[custom_adv] At age 23, I finished my MSc. degree in Geochemistry. I left for Australia to collect geochemical samples for the PhD research which was going to kick off as soon as I would return. It all turned out differently. [custom_adv] Not wanting to go back to Holland, I ended up working in gold mining - became rich and backpacked solo around the world for 2 years. [custom_adv] Completely broke and homeless I returned to Holland to find a job again. [custom_adv] The following 5 years I worked for an international contractor and did the craziest projects from the Bahama's and Brazil, all the way to Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Morocco and many places in between. [custom_adv] But working in all these different countries was never the same as being a full-time traveler. So I made a decision: I quit my job, sold my stuff and hit the road again! [custom_adv] After renting a Royal Enfield Himalayan in India and riding it for 3,000 kilometers through the Himalayan mountains, I had found a new motorcycle love! I decided to buy a brand-new Royal Enfield Himalayan. [custom_adv] With this motorcycle which I named “Basanti”, I rode 36.000 kilometers from India to Malaysia and via the Middle East and Iran, through the ‘Stans’, Russia, the Caucasus and via Turkey back to The Netherlands. [custom_adv] With this motorcycle which I named “Basanti”, I rode 36.000 kilometers from India to Malaysia and via the Middle East and Iran, through the ‘Stans’, Russia, the Caucasus and via Turkey back to The Netherlands.