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#1 ·
I saw this thread over on the ST-Owners forum for well over a month and wondered what was the big deal about it. Finally, I clicked on it. I watched a minute or so of the video and gave up on it. I was going on a trip and there wasn't time to get involved in it.

But the thread has continued and I watched one of the videos a week or so ago...and liked it. I watched another and liked it again. Finally, after the third or fourth video, I subscribed to her channel. It's good. How she manages to put together an extremely professional video on the road and do it day after day, is beyond me.

This video below starts with her starting her day outside her tent. She then heads off to an island off the coast of Sweden. When she rides down the streets to find her hotel for the night, it's like you're there. I hope you enjoy it.



Chris
 
#3 ·
I have watched videos of all of her trips since episode 1 where she bought a Royal Enfield Himalayan in India and took off through Asia, the Middle East, then South America, where she got stuck in Peru due to the pandemic a few months ago. She had to leave her Himalayan there and fly home just as the entire country went into lock down. After returning to the Netherlands, she bought a used Honda CB500X, rode that around Iceland and is now touring Europe. She is a very accomplished woman. I think she is 32 and has spent her 20's working for a big dredging company for about 5 years and visited many countries around the world before throwing in the towel and riding around the world. Also, she always tries to take the road less traveled.
 
#4 ·
My wife and I are watching her trip up through South America right now. Interesting to compare her approach to the Long Way Up series that just started. Noraly absolutely ROCKS. Gutsy, cheery and does an incredible job with the story/video. All Alone. Makes Ewan and Charley and the entourage look, well, really bad...
 
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I am in awe of her. I know how long it takes me to download and review photos, let alone video. That can take hours and hours for only minutes of video. Plus, she has to find a way to upload it. And the computers she has to use need both Internet and power.

And then she still needs to plan the next day's trip. You can blow hours doing that too.

Oh yeah, and she needs to eat and sleep some time. Usually, she camps and she's said it takes her two hours to pack it all up...each day.

Yes, I'm in awe.

Chris
 
#6 ·
Did you notice that in her recent trips into Europe, she was the only person that seemed to be wearing a mask? Not even indoors, like in the shot of her and the owner of the coffee shop in the initial post video clip. Very curious. I thought everyone in Europe was wearing masks and it was only in the U.S. where there was a partial mask revolt. :confused: At Alice's Restaurant the owners and all of their staff always wear face coverings and they will not serve anyone not also doing so.
 
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Different countries different laws. Here in Spain is mandatory to wear a mask EVERYWERE outside your house, with fines starting €100-€3000 depending on how you behave with the cops when they catch you. In Italy started to be mandatory a few days ago, as well as in France.. The rest not so much.
 
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My wife and I, too, watch her videos and catch up weekend mornings. My wife is in to gems and minerals so Noraly's (spelling??) references to geologic activities in Iceland were particularly interesting to her.
 
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I think there's two things going on there. Technology is getting better. And she's sharp. If I had a business, I'd hire her in a heartbeat. She knows how to think on her feet. She faces challenges and gets around them. And she seems to have a personality that can be positive in almost any situation. You can train someone on the skills needed for a job, but you can't train people on the basic character traits she has.

Chris
 
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Latest episode. There's a couple between this and the last one.



If you want to see stunning jaw-dropping scenery, watch this one. Don't quit at what seems like the "end". She has some drone footage at the end that you'll enjoy.

Chris
 
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I think that drone footage during the last couple of minutes is the best part of the video. [:)]
 
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Great episode...we've now watched everything except episode 99, which seems to have been removed. Wonder why?

Norway is now on our "list," assuming we can ever get back to Europe and start riding again. In a fit of optimism, I booked flights for next year. Cancellable, of course.
 
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That drone of hers is just amazing. Somehow it manages to follow her from quite some distance away while she is riding along. And of course it does a really good job picking up wonderful scenery when she is directly controlling it.
 
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I've seen videos made with drones like that before. There's some kind of control that makes the drone stay within range of the controller, which is on the bike.

I'm just amazed at how well she puts these videos together. And somehow, when she starts out at 7am for breakfast...and has been up for a couple hours already...she is cheerful, even when camping overnight in the cold and rain. She must have a great personality, because so many people meet her and want to help her out.

Chris
 
#22 ·
Absolutely agree with every ones comments above.
This humble and good natured woman has done more for motorcycle travel than many well known personalities; and with less equipment no entourage and absolute professionalism.

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The world knows Noraly Schoenmaker, a 32-year-old Dutch traveler and adventurer, as "Itchy Boots." This is the name of her insanely successful YouTube channel, which now boasts nearly half a million subscribers and allows Noraly to travel full time. However, Noraly wasn't always a social media star.
" says Magzter see link below.

https://www.magzter.com/article/Automotive/Adventure-Motorcycle-ADVMoto/ITCHY-BOOTS

https://www.itchyboots.com
 
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Noraly has produced her last video for a while. It looks like she has returned home to work on some "projects" during the winter. I imagine that she will go back to riding again when things warm up in Europe next year - or whenever it warms up there. Personally, I would really like to see her return to Peru where her Royal Enfield Himalayan is being stored until the pandemic crisis is over so that she can continue her trip north to Alaska.
 
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A friend who was considering a Himalayan told me about her adventures and I watched quite a few until she had to abandon the South America-Alaska trip. I got the impression she was doing all the editing work and yes, it's very well done. I hadn't watched for a while, but the other night she stole my motorcycle heart! She was getting a new pipe put on her Honda and then wandered off towards the sweet sound a Gixxer dyno session. The look on her face said it all, she really digs motorcycle. I hope she's able to keep her dream going..
 
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She was getting a new pipe put on her Honda and then wandered off towards the sweet sound a Gixxer dyno session. The look on her face said it all, she really digs motorcycle. I hope she's able to keep her dream going..
That's too funny that you mention that as my wife and I watched that episode Saturday and, when the GSXR started screaming so sweetly we saw Noraly's face and my wife said, 'she really loves her bikes!" :)
 
#30 ·
Unfortunately, Noraly has started a new series of episodes that seems to be focused on the local motorcycle scene and her experiences riding on a race track. The first video has her riding a mini-bike on a track. Not all that interesting to me. I preferred her travel experiences.
 
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