8. Tim Burke

Tim Burke is a photographer who is travelling the world on his motorbike. So far, he has hit 56 countries across 4 continents. He's spent 26 months on the road, got through 17 tires and travelled 72,000 miles. His story is pretty epic. In April 2017, Tim quit his job, sold his things, packed up his motorbike and headed to Europe where he began his adventure. He hasn't looked back since and he is currently on a 6/7 month journey from Cape Town to Scotland with the support of Rentamotorcycle - which, strangely, is kind of how I know Tim. In 2017, Tim went on a motorbike trip through Scotland with my dad for an article they were writing for Upshift Online and they became great friends. Tim stayed in contact with the team at Rentamotorcycle in Edinburgh who have now helped him to build a motorbike for his journey through Africa. I was lucky enough to catch Tim before he set off on his trip and record some of his incredible stories from his adventures. Trust me, you want to hear this. 

In our conversation we chat taking his motorbike up an erupting volcano to get the photograph of a lifetime, riding through Honduras on the brink of civil war and doing donuts in a Lamborghini in front of the parliament building in Bulgaria - plus loads more.

Tim's Instagram: @Timburkephoto

Tim's documentary: https://youtu.be/gsqw6pEB_XA

Our Instagram: @StorytimeForTravellers

 

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