What am I doing?

Welcome to my blog.  I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while and have finally got around to it.  Read on to experience my very own "look-at-me-aren't-I-awesome" page.

I've been living in Jordan for nearly 6 months now and have found the country and her people to be among the most interesting I've come across.  I say that having visited some 25 countries over my 31 years.
Jordan is exceptional in that the more you see the more you realise there is to see.  It's a seemingly endless place for exploration and, in my opinion, the best way to see it is from the back of a motorbike.  In my case a Triumph Tiger.
There are a number of very simple reasons that I rate the motorcycle above any other mode of transport for exploring a new place.  Foremost among which is the feeling that you are very much part of the place you are moving through.  You can feel the change of temperature, taste the dust and smell your surroundings (not always a good thing).  Second to this is the vulnerability. There is no doubt that you are vulnerable on a motorbike and some people will see you as an easy target.  However the majority of mankind is made up of decent people and they will recognise your vulnerability as quickly as those who wish to do you harm.  The difference is that they will go out of their way to help you, it amazes me to see the generosity of people who have nothing towards a biker, the experiences that come as a result will remain with me forever.  Finally, peoples reaction to a bike.  Unlike cars and 4x4s a bike immediately breaks the ice.  People want to know where you have come from, where you are going, why you're on a bike and not in the comfort of a car?  Children want to sit on it and adults offer a, sometimes grudging, amount of respect for what your doing.  That is why I choose the motorbike...    

Boys in Rum village try the Tiger for size.