Michael van Vliet, Author at Expedition Portal

An orange overland motorcycle with a sidecar is parked on a rocky riverbank. In the background, a person is fly fishing in the river, surrounded by leafless trees.

Adventure, Adventure, Motorcycle

Third Wheeling It

Riding Ural sidecars across Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in Search of Trout and Adventure

A cast iron skillet filled with hash and two sunny-side-up eggs sits on a wooden table, surrounded by a coffee pot, two mugs of coffee, a fork, and a red-striped napkin—perfect fuel for any overland adventure.

Uncategorized

Overland Chef: Asparagus Pancetta Skillet Hash

Fresh of the Grid serves up another delicious campsite meal.

A golden-brown blackberry cobbler on a white plate with a red rim sits on a grill beside an Overland Chef's Dutch oven, covered in ash and surrounded by charcoal.

Cooking, Skills and Training, Uncategorized

Overland Chef: Dutch Baby Pancake

Take time for a better breakfast. Freshofthegrid.com shows us how.

A cast iron skillet filled with rice, sliced sausage, green bell pepper pieces, and artichoke hearts is cooking over an outdoor grill—perfect fuel for any overlanding adventure.

Cooking, Skills and Training

Overland Chef: Campfire Paella

Our friends at Freshoffthegrid.com show us their campfire riff on a Spanish classic.

A person in a red and white helmet sits on a red and black BMW overland motorcycle parked near a tropical beach, with palm trees and the ocean visible in the background.

Adventure, Adventure, Motorcycle

The Roads of Costa Rica

Touring the jungles and beaches of Costa Rica.

Moonlit desert landscape with rocky formations and a small, illuminated overlander campsite. The sky is partly cloudy and text reads A Mojave Solstice in large, stylized font on the left side.

Adventure, Adventure

A Mojave Solstice

It was the eve of the Winter Solstice, but before we were forced to succumb to the holiday spirit in full, we decided to escape into the desert for one last motorcycle trip to cap off the year.

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