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Look at your womanly physique in the mirror... decide that you need to lose a stone in 3 weeks, so make mental note to do workout, sit-ups, squats, etc, every day
Save small amount of your favourite toiletries, face cleanser, toner, eye make up remover, day cream, night cream, eye cream, factor 15 for the face and factor 8 for the body (the sun WILL come out), body lotion, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, hair product one (to give it body), hair product two (to make it straight), hair product three (to make it glossy) hair product four (so it does not frizz), hair product five (to keep it in place)
Two weeks before;
Buy new outfit (two of just in case), found using searches such as 'Biker babe', 'biker rally outfit', 'black goth', 'black basque ladies', etc...
Start tan-tastic preparations, scrub flesh and moisturise
The week before;
Dye hair, hair cut, buy new hair product
Eyebrows waxed
Get nails done in Biker themed design and/or to match bike (and pedicure if its summer)
Apply self-tanning creams (unless goth)
Look in shops for a new outfit (just in case you see one you like better than the two you bought last week)
The day before;
Sort out the clothing you are taking into piles
The clothing you are wearing on a hanger
All other items hidden, so that your Victor Meldrew husband does not say "Do you think you are taking that lot for two days!"
The day of;
Face pack, condition hair, shave armpits and legs, apply make up with no mascara (to avoid panda eyes on the way in gale force winds)
Try to pack 10 tops, three pairs of jeans, 3 sets of matching underwear, toiletries (as above), towel (the size of a small country) into small bag
Text mates to see if they are taking hairdryers and/or straighteners as you realise you have gone over your allocation baggage allowance
Moisturise whole body, get dressed putting on extra layers of clothing that you could not fit into small bag
Put extra items you forgot to pack into coat pockets
Men;
Put tent on bike
Take toothbrush if longer than one night
Moan at woman at the amount of luggage she is taking for two nights
Put on 'Rally' pants, club t and leather vest
Go...
Of course those apologies to all women who are lower maintenance and men who are higher...
Author - Sharon Rollisson-Slaughter @ THE BIKER GUIDE circa 2010
Somewhere Else Tomorrow won the "Best Feature Film Award" at the Tokyo Motorcycle Film Festival since it began streaming on Dream Racer TV.
Somewhere Else Tomorrow is the story of a naive dreamer, fearing stagnation and worried about getting tangled up in a boring job out of university, attempts the greatest challenge Daniel Rintz can think of: traveling around the world on a motorcycle - without money. Instead of wasting precious time saving up for the trip, he hastily decides to make money along the way picking up random jobs - an idea that makes his journey much more challenging and dangerous than he intended. There was no support team, no film-crew, and no budget to buy his way out of tight situations. Out of the hardship he encounters trying to survive comes a story of true freedom and global understanding.
The 2017 Award Winners were:
Best Feature Film – Somewhere Else Tomorrow by Daniel Rintz
Best Short Film – Boutonniere by Paolo Asuncion
Most Inspiring – The Frozen Few (Tokyo Edit) by Stephen Marino
Best Documentary – Chasing the Bullet by Chris Zahner
Peoples Choice – Tokyo Gone by JJ Koester
Judges Pick – Bing Brothers by Richard Bo Gardt
The Tokyo Moto Film Festival jury, team, sponsors and audience congratulate the 2017 award winning films.
"Our has been screened at a number of festivals over the years. To some of those festivals I was even personally invited. I always enjoy engaging with the movie lovers and travellers. A while ago I received an email from Japan, a place I have never been. I was asked if I wanted to submit "Somewhere Else Tomorrow" to the Tokyo Motorcycle Film Festival. I agreed and forgot about it. A couple of weeks later I received another email asking for my postal address. The organisers of the festivals want to send me a memento of the film fest saying that our film has won "BEST FILM". Wow! I was knocked off my chair. I heard Japan is a motorcycle-fanatic country. I gotta go ride around there soon. p.s. I'll let you all know when the memento arrives. I'm curious about what it will be." says Daniel Rintz, the subject of his film, as well as producer.
"Daniel's film truly deserve to win even more awards. His story is nothing short of amazing and a great source of inspiration to anyone wanting to travel the world. I am proud to be able to show Somewhere Else TOmorrow to audiences worldwide via Dream Racer TV. And as Daniel shows, it is possible to do so even without money. This is definitely a must-watch film for anyone" says Christophe Barriere-Varju, founder of Dream Racer TV.
About the Tokyo Moto Film Festival
Held August 5th & 6th 2017, the Tokyo Moto Film Festival is Japan's only international film and short film festival dedicated to motorcycles and moto culture.
About Dream Racer TV
Dream Racer TV is a digital video service available to viewers worldwide that features inspirational and true-life documentaries with an audience already covering over 60 countries. Dream Racer TV is a fully encrypted DRM digital video on demand platform that offers a content protected platform for film makers to host and commercialize their films . Dream Racer TV takes its name after 7x Award Winning Film, Dream Racer.
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... with friends to the hotel. They were due to come down on their motorbikes. Sadly the British weather was not at its best and they resorted to the car. During their stay, Debbie discovered that Pete and Lewis had organised a motorbike ride in aid of the Friends of The Wisdom Hospice in Kent.
They sadly lost their father in September 2016. The hospice is a charity close to Debbie’s heart, as she to lost her dad there, in 2007. Debbie raises money for the hospice through sending overnight holiday vouchers to them for raffles, collecting small change from guests through the year and Debbie’s children’s book “The Adventures of Mr Rusty Futteridge in Bournemouth” has been selling in the hotel and £1 of every sale donated to the hospice.
It was a shame not to have seen the group on their bikes, however they kindly have allowed us to share their photo, outside of the hospice in Rochester Kent from their charity bike ride. (Pete and Lewis are on the right of the photo)
The Rosscourt welcomes Bikers from all over the country and Europe. Free on site parking, en-suite comfortable rooms with plenty of space for all the motorbike equipment and flexible breakfast options, makes it an ideal location for rest and relaxation or a base to explore the Dorset countryside and beaches.
We recently asked the member of our facebook group, which books have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike...
Wondering if it was Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Jupiter's Travels, Race to Dakar (Charley Boorman), the very funny Bonjour! Is This Italy? or one of four great Adventure Motorcycle Travel Books by Sam Manicom? Or maybe even our own book from THE BIKER GUIDE!
