It's a little later than we'd planned but our new 2RTW 2018 ADV Calendar is up and online and available for purchase.

We've created country specific versions our 2018 calandar, each with coutnry specific national holiday listed. So pick yours and we'll deliver it to your door. See below for a full ist of countries.

This is the 9th year we've produced our "ADV Photo Calendar" and we've chosen some of our favourite images from around the world.

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Country Specific 2018 Calendars

Choose the calendar that's right for you

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So, if you're looking for a stocking filler, or a simple way to brighten up a wall in your home or workplace, then check out our new 2018 calendar. We've selected a few thought provoking quotes, to help get your imagination fired up. Who knows maybe you'll visit some of the locations and grab your own photo's of these incredible locations.

Check out the calendar below and choose your favourite months.

  

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 If you'd like browse our calendars or buy one, you can use the links above and below or just click here: www.lulu.com/spotlight/2ridetheworld

As always thanks in advance for purchasing, every calendar sold help put a little more gasoline into the tanks and gets us a few more miles down the road.

 

Ride far, ride safe.

 

 

New Partner, New Website, New Ideas

Taking a journey give us the chance to meet with new friends, learn new ideas, see the world how it really is and in turn connect with like minded people who share our enthusiasm and passion for community, motorcycling, travel and adventure.

As “2 Ride The World”, Lisa and I are proud and excited to announce our latest partnership with Carl Parker and his team at ADVMOTO magazine.

After 14-years of global travel we have collected an unprecedented amount of experience, insight and knowledge which we share via our popular website 2ridetheworld.com.

The once small site is now burgeoning with journal entries and photo’s from almost 100 countries, along with product reviews, traveller insights and news from both the motorcycling and adventure world.

Over the last few months, we’ve worked closely with ADVMOTO who have supplied incredible support and expertise, in order to help us build a new digital home for 2 Ride The World.

 

Today, we are especially excited to launch the new 2ridetheworld.com website.

The site has been redesigned from the ground up and offers a new stream-lined look, improved search functionality and a super easy navigation, which ensures that visitors can find and enjoy the content that’s important to them quickly.

With new areas for bike, gear and Lifestyle product reviews along with an area providing insights into our latest projects, along with industry news, 2ridetheoworld .com the place to visit for all the latest ADV info.

The new site was made possible and is now being hosted by ADVMOTO. As one of the fastest growing digital and print ADV magazine in the USA, we’re excited to be able to share all our news with the support of such a an outstanding partner.

See you down the road.

Ride far, ride safe.
Simon & Lisa Thomas

Lisa is excited to be wearing the brand new Alpinestar Tech 7 Enduro boot.  Alpinestar is one of the most well-known motorcycle apparel maufacturers in the world, and is now Lisa's latest equipment sponsor.

 

Lisa was busy yesterday unboxing 3 sets of boots  in order to determine the pefect fit for her demure shoe size. Not every motorcycle boot manufacturer makes sizes to fit small adult feet, however Alpinestar does!

Normally wearing a size 5 shoe, she found the size 6 in the Enduro boot to be a perfect fit.

 

Lisa has had a long history with Alpinestar as she started our journey in 2003 by riding in a pair of Alpinestar Tech 6 boots.  Would you believe these same boots lasted until mid 2015, thats 12 years worth of abuse and many hundreds of thousands of miles!  Mid 2015 saw her in a different boot from another manufacturer, which unfortunately never seemed to fit quite as well as her favourite Alpinestar boots.  Needless to say she is like a kid at Christmas right now and very, very happy to be "coming home", as she dramatically put it this morning!

 

 

So, we'll let you know how the boots perform, in the mean time a big thank you to Dominic and the team at Alpinestar USA.

When one of the worlds fastest growing software giants ask's you to create an e-book from scratch you sit up and pay attention. Then you panic, and then you roll up your sleeves and get to work.

As passionate photographers Lisa and I work hard to capture and share our best images. Images, that are powerful, sharp and able to convey the beauty and texture of what we see around the world.

For years, like others, my go-to image editor was Adobe's Photoshop, but in the last few years that has been changing as I've dug into the power of programs like SKYLUM's AURORA HDR and more recently LUMINAR 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's worth mentioning that LUMINAR has just been announced as Apple's app of the year for 2017. When you think about the tens of thousands of new apps and programs that were released in 2017, that's one hell of an achievement and an impressive accolade!

When SKYLUM'S Vice President reach out and asked if I'd create an epic e-book to inspire photographers around the world, I was genuinely shocked but equally excited to be given this rare opportunity to reach millions of photographers and share some of our favourite locations.

The brief for the book was simple; To share twelve stunning, but little known epic locations that should be on every photographers bucket list.

The book is finsihed and available to you as a FREE E-book when you purchase LUMINAR 2018 along with a special December deal. 

  

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 I worked really hard to pack the book not only with beautiful images but with image info, camera settins for each of the photos, along with pro tips and ideas to help and inspire yoru own photography. The book was a labour of love but I'm proud and excited with the results and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did creatign it for you.

Why LUMINAR?

LUMINAR 2018 offers everything a modern photographer needs for photo editing, including new filters powered by artificial intelligence, major speed improvements, a dedicated RAW develop module and a forthcoming in 2018; digital asset management platform.

Users will also benefit from the new intelligent Sun Rays filter, LUT support, and real-time noise removal. With work-spaces that match different styles of editing, LUMINAR adapts to deliver a complete experience that avoids clutter and complexity.

LUMINAR 2018 has been re-built from the ground up for dramatic performance boosts. Existing filters deliver richer colors and depth in less time. A brand new streamlined user interface speeds up working with presets, filters, and masks. With the full support of pro options like layers, masks, and blending modes, complex repairs and photo composites can be easily accomplished.

It’s intuitive, simple to learn, powerful and best of all, it’s inexpensive. Most of my editing work today for both corporate clients and magazines is done using LUMINAR. I get the same results in 5 minutes that used to take me half and hour with Photoshop. The program ships with an impressive range of pre-set filters and is child’s play to learn.

 

Final Hours

You get my FREE E-book, along with a cracking deal with SKYLUM'S December deal. Which means LUMINAR 2018 is only $69 (usual price $99). Best of all the program is them yours and there are no monthly fee's, unlike Adobe's Photoshop (currently $18 per month)

LUMINAR 2018 is my go-to photo editor and I know you're going to love it. SO, buy a copy or take advantage of their free trial, and try before you buy. Either way have fun and I hope you enjoy the book. I'd love to hear your comments and feedback.

 

 If your interested here's an online tutorial Lisa and shared and shows what LUMINAR can do. https://www.facebook.com/A.D.Wheeler/videos/10214837241308506/https://www.facebook.com/A.D.Wheeler/videos/10214837241308506/