Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine and Connection with Allan Karl

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2014

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine and Connection with Allan Karl Food and motorcycles. What do the two have in common? Well, listen to Allan Karl’s story about his search for truth and his dream of exploring the world. Of how he linked food and motorcycles together as he travelled solo through five continents for three years on his motorcycle. After facing a crossroads in his personal life and selling everything he owns, he rode his BMW 62,000 miles through 35 countries, experiencing both highs and lows during his adventure. He then chronicles his journey in his new book “Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine and Connection”. Host, Jim Martin, asks Allan to explain how he came about writing a book about motorcycles and food. Believe it or not, there is a connection. Website: www.allankarl.com Website: www.forksthebook.com Travelog: www.worldrider.com/blog

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0:00.0	If you go out looking for the worst in the world or in anything,
0:03.7	you know what, you're going to find it.
0:05.1	But if you go out and look for what's the best
0:07.7	or what's beautiful, you're going to find that. It's not very often I make a direct connection between food and motorcycles.
0:17.0	I mean of course we eat when we're out riding you know if we go camping we make our food
0:26.0	today we're gonna make that connection food and motorcycles be about the beautiful
0:30.4	world beautiful people and the beautiful food that I experienced on this journey.
0:35.0	We're also going to talk about what a world motorcycle trip has to do with finding yourself
0:39.0	at a crossroad or a fork in your life.
0:41.5	And when you're riding through Columbia, they tell me, don't stop,
0:45.5	ride straight through. Why you should never, ever stop in an area where they told you not to.
0:51.3	Before I know it, I am flanked by two guys dressed in jungle fatigues carrying an AK-47.
0:59.0	I'm Jim Martin.
1:00.0	This is Adventure Rider Radio.
1:01.0	We got a good one for you today.
1:02.8	And then he asked me the questions that most travelers get,
1:06.2	except he's using the point of his gun for punctuation
1:08.8	and pointing it at me.
1:10.1	Where are you from?
1:11.6	Where are you going? And where'd you get the motorcycle? Force. I'm going to. Hi, this is Grant Johnson from Horizons Unlimited.
1:46.3	Hi, this is Grant Johnson from Horizons Unlimited.com
1:49.6	and you're on Adventure Rider Radio. The man is Alan Carl.
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