Pan-American trip resources: 

Horizons Unlimited – An excellent site geared only not towards motorcyclists, but is useful for anyone overlanding.  The forums are good too.

iOverlander – Superb resource and one of my top three when it comes to finding cheap camping through the Americas and beyond.

Life Remotely –  Redefining travel, living and working anywhere is possible for anyone, these guys will show you how.

S&M Boilerworks – Current and well-informed information about Central America and South America, created by a couple Mike and Shannon who even take the time to publish up-to-date reports on: borders, expenses and accommodation.

Route planning:

Garmin Zumo 660 or any other satellite navigation device

Free mobile phone applications: Maps with Me, Waze, Ride with me, Eat Sleep Ride and Rever.

US visa process (from Mexico)

NB: If you’re a European Union citizen and only wish to visit the United States for up to three months, apply online for a US visa via the ESTA programme, it costs $14 US and will hopefully be approved within 24 hours.

The process outlined below is for a EU citizen wishing to visit the US on up to a ten-year multiple entry visa, known as a Tourist B2 visa:

Completing the online DS-160 visa application

Finger printing appointment: Hamburgo # 213, PB Anexo, Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, 06600

US Embassy address: Paseo de la Reforma # 305, Col. Cuauhtémoc, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, 06500

The interview

Visa information

Reciprocity information (Not applicable to those travelling on a British passport)

Keeping healthy on the road:

Health and safety

Healthy eating on the road: an overlander’s cookbook

The raw food family

Fresh is best but there’s always the multivitamin as a short term back up.

Ladies new to riding:

Ladies on the Loose – Part 4 of the Motorcycle Adventure Travel Guide series

Global Women Who Ride

Women Riders Now

BMW GS Girls

Global Motorcycle Adventures of Women Riders

Lois Pryce’s books