Why Come to a Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travellers Meeting?
You can meet people who don't think you're crazy for wanting to ride your bike to South America or Africa or across Asia, or even around the world! Admit it, all your 'normal' friends and most of your family fears for your sanity! So, this is your opportunity to meet the people who will encourage you in that craziness, share their experiences and advice on how to do it, and maybe you'll meet them again in Mongolia or Timbuktu! Quick Links: Previous Meetings stories
History of the HU Meetings, and what it's all about
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How to Host a Travellers Meeting in your area!
Present YOUR travel adventure!
From Brian Coles, who presented at the HU UK 2005 meeting:
"... Since attending the 2003 meeting a month before I set out to 'do the Americas,' I feel that I have now come full circle by presenting a slide show of my trip at Derby. It was an incredible feeling to have achieved my first public presentation. The thanks I received afterwards made it extra special. The HU meetings are unique in size and atmosphere. Everyone is friendly and more than willing to help, whatever the question. I felt that when I started the trip in 2003, and I felt that this weekend when I then presented it. I can recommend presenting your 'trip of a lifetime' to anyone that has been out there and done it. Thanks to you, Susan, and all the organisers, Brian"
Present YOUR Tech Clinic - good at something of interest to motorcycle Travellers? Please do a Tech Clinic for us! Please Volunteer to help out! Odd jobs, registration, gate, etc. We can use your help, and only a couple of hours makes a big difference to make it a better event for everyone!
Meetings Calendar If you haven't been to an HU Meeting yet, you missed... a lot of fun events! See below for the next event closest to you, and make sure you get to one. There's nine+ meetings this year, so you don't have a lot of excuse not to get to one. See you there!
2009 Dates
Mini-Meetings
Small "local" HU Community meetings, often held in someone's backyard/garden/field for a barbie, or in a restaurant or local watering hole. Often held to welcome a traveller passing through, or just as an excuse to get together and keep the travel fires burning. Join, and contact your local Community to get a discussion started on where and when, then let me know and I'll post it here! OR just post it on the HUBB in the HU Events Forum.
Meetings and Events, 2009
Belgium, Mini-meeting, Sunday Jan 11 details to come.
Thailand, Chiang Mai Mini-meeting, Jan 17 2009 - Register now!
Australia, March 13-15 2009, at Mitta Mitta, Vic. Details to come.
New Zealand, February 21-22, 2009 - confirmed.
Germany, May 21-24, and October 23-25 as well! Registration coming soon for both.
UK Spring, 18-21 June 2009. Ripley. Registration is open!
USA East - North Carolina, August 21-23
USA West - Colorado - to be confirmed. Planned - August.
HUMM Pyrenees 2009 - July 20-22, 2009. Fantastic on and off-road riding in the Spanish Pyrenees - not to be missed! Register now, limited spaces.
Spain, Malaga, 11-13 September 2009 - NOTE: There will be a One Day HUMM! UK Autumn, September/October 2009, location and exact date to come. Dates subject to change, more dates to come as we get them.
Previous Meetings:
Meetings, 2008
Viedma, Argentina, 6-7 December 2008 - The gathering point for travellers in all of Southern South America! Same location as previous years, report to come
Portugal 2008, 19-21 September, at a NEW location farther north. Report to come
Spain - Malaga, 12-14 September, report to come, HUBB discussion here. UK West (HUMP) Mini-Meeting - August 30-31
Even the weather cooperated - mostly - though the pig and cow invasions required some effort to beat off! Pics and report here HUMM Pyrenees 2008 - July 28-30, 2008. Fantastic on and off-road riding in the Spanish Pyrenees - not to be missed! Registration now closed. Next years reg coming in October. And yes, you can bring non-riding partners along - she will LOVE it! USA East in North Carolina, July 17-20, 2008 report soon
Colorado USA, Silverton, July 10-13, 2008 report soon.
UK Spring, 3rd July - 6th July 2008. We are limited to only 500 people - FULL UP! Canada West - 19-22 June, Merritt, BC. Mark your calendars - Full details, info on fantastic new location, report to come soon-ish
Germany, May 22-25, details here on location, photos and report to come! Morocco, April 24-27 2008 - The Mini-Meeting was at Maadid near the sand dunes of Erfoud - Details here.
Bristol, UK, March 8, Saturday 8th March Meeting at Midday. Details on the HUBB here. Australia, February 22-24 2008, Details here. New Zealand, February 16-17, 2008 - Details here. Arthurs Pass, NW of Christchurch. UK North, 6th Northern Mini-meeting, March 1/2, Cropton. Details here. Thailand Mini-meeting, January 19, 2008 report. Location: Khaomao Khaofang Restaurant.
Meetings, 2007
Viedma, Argentina, December 8-9. This is always a fun event, and a great stop on the way south to Ushuaia for the Christmas party, or even if you're heading north! If you're in the area, this is not to be missed. pics to come!
Portugal, 24-26 August 2007. Location is Gois. Story to come!
HUMM, Spain, 1-2 September 2007, This is a VERY different HU event with Austin Vince and Lois Pryce - if you're interested in an awesome and fun dual-sport / big trailie / little trailie event in the Spanish Pyrenees, check it out here!
Canada, Nelson, British Columbia, August 9-12, 2007 Story to come!
USA West, Silverton Colorado, July 12-15, 2007 Story to come! UK, June 21-24, 2007 Story and photos posted! USA East, North Carolina, June 14-17 2007 Story to come! Australia, February 23-25 2007 Tintaldra Hotel, near the border of Victoria/NSW, on the Murray River, east of Albury, and almost equidistant from Sydney and Melbourne! Meeting report. Thailand, Chang Mai, January 12-14, 2007, Report here. A good time was had by all in Chiang Mai!
Meetings, 2006
Viedma, Argentina, December 8-10 2006. Brief Meeting report and a few photos. The gathering point for travellers in all of Southern South America! Copper Canyon, Mexico, October 10-13 2006
Report and photos to come. err someday... Portugal, September 15-17 2006. Report and photos to come.
Belgium, September 8-10, 2006.
Report and loads of photos here - Perfect weather, and a good time was had by all - and yes, it's on for next year too!
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, August 25-27, 2006
Fabulous weather made for a record turnout and a fun event! See what you missed here! USA West, Leadville, Colorado, July 6-9 2006. Rain - but we had a good time anyway!
Story and pics, more to come.
UK, June 22-25, 2006 was awesome!
Pictures and writeup - send yours in!
USA East, North Carolina, USA, June 15-18, 2006.
Pictures to come - send yours in!
Meetings, 2005
Viedma, Argentina, Third Annual Meeting, December 16-18, 2005.
2005 event writeup here and 2004 event writeup here. Oscar Knecht, HU Viedma Community and organiser of the meeting says "...we will have some Argentinean moto travellers... very good asados and good wines on the river shore, or the beach, see some historic and interesting places..."
From reports so far, sounds like everyone had a great time - I'm so jealous! Grant First Photos here Copper Canyon, Creel, Mexico, MID-week - Oct 11 - 14, 2005
See webpage here for details. As usual we had a great time - awesome riding, fun presentations, and the usual glitches :) Australia, September 30 - October 2, 2005
Location was same as the last two years, in Ulmarra. Famous Australian RTW travellers Ken and Carol Duval did a great job of hosting, Shirley Hardy-Rix & Brian Rix show Ireland to Melbourne, Haydn & Dianne Durnell did a great show on Alaska to Ushuaia and other travellers discussed shipping, packing and first aid. For the first time this year, there was a For Women Only panel discussion with experienced women travellers answering questions. Report and pictures here! For 2006, we could use a little assistance - your help is much appreciated. Contact me here.
Portugal, Third Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2005. New location in Porto, again hosted by Antonio Caldeira. Note the Photo Contest! Report and photos coming soon.
Western Canada, Fourth Annual Meeting, September 9-11 2005 New location for 2005 in Nelson, BC, at a new motorcycle only campground in some of the most spectacular mountains in the world! Report and photos coming soon. Western USA, First Annual Meeting, Colorado, July 7-10, 2005 Awesome riding in a spectacular location - Report and photos coming soon! 108 of us had a great time!
UK 2005, Fifth Annual Meeting, June 24-26, 2005 Meetings over! Eastern USA / Canada, Second Annual Meeting, North Carolina, June 17-19, 2005
Meeting report coming soon here. We had a blast! 98 people showed up, almost double last year! Registration for 2006 and dates coming soon - reserve your place early, the cabins will book out!
Meetings, 2004
Viedma, Argentina, Second Annual Meeting, December 3-4, 2004.
2004 event writeup and photos here. Oscar Knecht, HU Viedma Community and organiser of the meeting says "...all was very good in the meeting, we had a great time, and lots of fun too. The weather didn't help us, so we only had five travellers bikes and five locals." Register for the 2005 Meeting here. Copper Canyon, Creel, Mexico, Oct 14 - 17, 2004 The new longer format worked really well - lots of riding, lots of time to talk and look at bikes, and plan new trips. We had a rider training course put on by Jim Hyde of Rawhyde Adventures, which got rave reviews, and we plan to repeat and expand on that next year. We're also working on having rental dual purpose bikes available for advance booking. 2003 Mexico Photos posted here! 2004 photos and report - coming, some posted now - please send them in by contacting me here! Australia, Second Annual Meeting, October 1-3, 2004 Same location as last year, Ulmarra, NSW. Ken and Carol Duval bravely volunteered to host it again this year. Story and photos coming here - soon. Western Canada / USA, Third Annual Meeting, September 10-12 2004 Carol Palladino and Peter Cameron hosted this event again, in beautiful Revelstoke, BC. Some of the best riding country in the world, rides of every description, including one to a local hot spring. Watch for new location for 2005! Meeting report and pictures coming.... Portugal, Second Annual Meeting, September 24-26, 2004. Held at a great new location, in Gois, and very well hosted by Antonio Caldeira. I did make it there, and had a great time - thanks to all the wonderful Portuguese hospitality! Meeting report and photos coming. UK 2004, Fourth Annual Meeting, was July 9-11, 2004 The 2004 meeting story here with pictures and a magazine article on it. Well over 200 people attended, and all had a a great time - Grant was unable to make it, but Susan made a surprise visit. Eastern USA / Canada First Annual Meeting, North Carolina, June 18-20, 2004 Local residents Richard and Karen Fawcett and Jim Donaldson organised a fantastic meeting. Great location, near famous Deals Gap, and hundreds of miles of fabulous roads. The riding both on and off-road was awesome! Details here. New Zealand, Sunday 18th January 2004 Mini-Meeting "spit-roast on the beach nearby here at Amberley (Pegasus Bay to be exact). Food supplied!"
Meetings, 2003
Viedma, Argentina, December 5-7, 2003
Oscar Knecht, HU Argentina Meeting organiser, wrote and said: "...We are very, very happy, because all in our meeting was very good." Event Report and NEW photos HERE. La Paz, Bolivia, November 8th, 2003. CANCELLED due to the political situation at the time in Bolivia, and consequent delays/rerouting. Copper Canyon, Creel, Mexico, Oct 31 - November 2, 2003 The Meeting at Creel, Copper Canyon was fantastic! A great turnout, unbelievable on and off-road riding, beautiful scenery and great Mexican hospitality contributed to a very successful meeting. Photos posted!. If you have any photos from the event please send them in! July 11-13, 2003, Portugal First Meeting, 2003,
(em Português abajo) Location: Odeceixe, near São Miguel. A great turnout, some thirty travellers from Portugal and Spain showed up for some super slide shows and rides. Unfortunately we (Grant and Susan) were not able to make it, and our apologies to those who expected to see us there. Full Details of the event and pictures here. If you wish to put on a slide show let us. Here's a .pdf of the 2003 rally, in English and em Português. em Português: 1º encontro do HU em Portugal, de 11 a 13 de Julho 2003 Local: Pq Campismo São Miguel, perto de Odeceixe INSCREVA-SE JÁ para assegurar lugar! Todos os detalhes do evento e os formulários de inscrição aqui.
27-29 June, Somercotes, UK 2003, Third Annual Meeting,
A blockbuster weekend with about 200 happy participants, described as "...uniquely typical travellers atmosphere that's an odd ball combination of mellow, and tail wagging enthusiasm." See story and pictures here. 25-27 April 2003 in Ulmarra, NSW, Australia, This was a great rally, with a terrific turnout. New photos of the rally. Details here. September 5-7 2003, Western Canada / USA Second Annual Meeting,
Carol Palladino and Peter Cameron (see the ezine for their rtw) hosted this year's event in beautiful Revelstoke, BC. Fantastic riding country, all sorts of rides, including one to a local hot spring. Report and pictures here.
Meetings, 2002
July 12-14 2002 Second Annual UK Travellers' Meeting in Derbyshire, UK,
Story and pics. July 11-14 2002 Eastern Canada / USA Travellers' Mini-Meeting, For information see the August 2002 newsletter. May 24-26, 2002 Western Canada / USA Travellers' Meeting in Nairn Falls, BC, Story and pics.
Meetings, 2001
May 2001 UK, the very first HU Travellers Meeting,
Story and pics. YOU could have a Travellers Meeting in YOUR area! If you are interested in holding a Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting in YOUR area, have a look at "How to Host a Travellers Meeting." We would like to see a Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meetings annually on every continent! History of the HU Meetings, and what it's all about
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