Some people fantasize about doing it.
Others cringe with trepidation. Most of us simply can't or won't do it for one reason or another. The journey, which he conceived as project to promote international friendship and communication, was sponsored in part by many companies including Honda, Minolta and Kodak. Originally scheduled to take one year, Tom's trip evolved into a two-year odyssey. But this somewhat shy, easy-going guy, who had never ridden a motorcycle or motorscooter, became a veritable Indiana Jones on two wheels.