MEET THE TEAM

As the driving force behind Ride Expeditions, Toby is relentless in his determination to offer great tours to riders from across the globe. Starting his business after extended travels around the world that saw him doing everything from hiking in the Amazon to building houses for poor communities in Vietnam, his enthusiasm for motorcycling has carried the business forward.

With tours now across Asia, Africa and South America and with hundreds of customers each year, Toby’s focus on great customer service and faultless organisation has allowed Ride Expeditions to become a world class tour company. And over the many years spent leading motorcycle tours he has only broken his leg once! Now that’s good going.

They say behind every successful man there is a woman and Anna is very much that woman – the company simply wouldn’t have been able to grow without Anna’s effortless organisation of all the hidden logistics and tour administration that Toby can’t do while he’s belting around the world on a motorcycle!

Anna has been there from the start, having met Toby at University and together they have built the company from humble beginnings in Cambodia. She did start out driving the support truck but unable to resist the urge to bring home each and every stray animal she came across on the tours, Anna now oversees the sales & operations team, ensuring all the finer details that make our tours run so smoothly are on point.

Stealing the crown for ‘coolest name on the team’, South African Henk is an absolute gent and invaluable member of the Ride Expeditions team. Henk’s love of motorcycles came from his father, who apparently spent much of his time catching butterflies on a bike! Not only is this the most whimsical thing we’ve ever heard but netting a Cabbage White on a motorcycle is also far harder than you’d think!

Henk has taken his early experiences of motorcycle lepidoptery and, like many members of our team, built his life around bikes. He presented an Adventure Bike TV series, owned a motorcycle tyre business and also found time to run an adventure motorcycling academy! Not only that, if things don’t go to plan, his training as a medic will help to patch you back together again – he’s a handy guy to know.

Bonkers about Bikes, Greaser has lived all over the world combining his love of making friends, experiencing new cultures and riding bikes.

West Africa, North Africa, Siberia to the Middle East he has lived in and met some amazing people. For 7 years he was leading friends all over beautiful, unspoilt Oman from 3,000m rocky ascents to 4,000km unsupported trips deep into the deserts bordering Saudi, the UAE and Yemen.

A veteran of Clubman Enduro’s, the insane Weston Beach Race, Greaser’s main passion is Desert Rallying. He has completed the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (a World Championship round, a 5 day mini Dakar) 4 times, with a top finish of 13th overall and best in class. He now returns every year as a member of the Sweep team, assisting stricken bikers and car drivers, attempting to prolong their adventure.

2-stroke, 4-stroke, road bike, dirt bike, big bike, small bike… they’re all brilliant.

Greaser wants everyone to share his experiences and show people just where they can go and what they can do… famed for his expression
“Just follow me…it’s easy!” we hope you will.

When not cutting down trees or leading our adventures somewhere exotic, you can find Joe riding his GS 1200 or one of his XR 400s on Suffolk’s green lanes.

As one of our friendliest tour leaders, Joe will make you feel extremely welcome from the first moment you meet him until you’re back on home soil.

Luke’s career as a professional cameraman has seen him travel to all corners of the Globe. But being a passionate biker, his travel bug is not fulfilled if it’s not travelled on two wheels.

An exceptional leader, Luke will do everything in his power to ensure you have the experience of a lifetime while on one of our trips. You’re in very good hands with this guy.

Luke is an enduro guy at heart, with an orange bike parked in his living room (yes, living room!) back in the UK.

Tuto will have you smiling and laughing from the moment you meet him. A Colombian born and bred, Tuto is naturally welcoming and friendly and will ensure you have the experience of your life. Oh and his wife is an exceptional cook – join Tuto on one of our Colombian dirt bike tours and you’ll likely meet her and the rest of his family at his home in the countryside.

Justin’s love for biking started as a kid, scooting to football practice (and feeling super cool) on the back of his dad’s Triumph Daytona. Football came and went, but the feeling of being on top of the world on a bike didn’t. He now enjoys combining his love for travel and his passion for riding. 

Exchanging weekend blasts on a sports bike for multi-day, adventure-bike trips around Thailand, Vietnam, and India and the unparalleled exotica of mid-Wales puts a Cheshire cat grin on his face while relieving his (grateful) knees and wrists. (He still wants another sports bike, though). 

When not hooning around on two wheels, Justin’s guiding Scuba diving trips or navigating the pitfalls of team members’ muted Zoom calls as an IT project manager. We’ll leave it up to you to decide which one is cooler.

Stuart might be one of the newest faces on the Ride Expeditions team, but he’s no stranger to adventure. A lifelong rider and full-time thrill seeker, he’s as steady under pressure as he is at full throttle. Riding is just one part of the picture for him, though. He’s big on anything outdoors, whether that’s travelling off-grid, climbing something tall, hiking somewhere remote, or camping in places most people would politely decline. If there’s fresh air, he’s probably already packed. And yes, cliff-edge camping with his partner is absolutely a regular weekend activity, purely for the fun of it.

What really sets Stuart apart is how much he loves seeing other people push their own limits. He gets a huge amount of joy from helping riders achieve something they weren’t entirely sure they could do. Watching that switch flip from doubt to pure buzz is the kind of moment he lives for. Add in the joy of seeing riders experience new cultures for the very first time, and you’ve got someone who genuinely makes every trip richer for everyone around him.

We’re still trying to work out if there’s anything he can’t do. So far, no evidence.

As the man behind the incredibly successful and popular blog section of the Ride Expeditions website, Julian’s musings on all things bike-based are informing and helping riders from California to Canberra on a daily basis. A motorcycle journalist for just short of fifteen years, Julian’s riding has taken him all over the world, from testing Yamahas in Corsica, racing Husqvarnas in Temecula and touring KTM’s in Morocco. He’s ridden many of the recce tours and customer tours with Ride Expeditions, his experiences featuring in magazines across the world. Aside from blogging, copywriting and filling the Ride Expeditions Facebook feed daily, Julian’s life is all about riding and tinkering with any of his five bikes, except of course when he’s collecting vintage clocks and watches. OCD? We’re saying nothing.

Ian or ‘Wiggy’ as he’s affectionately known, is our video guy, responsible for all the bits of cinematic eye-candy that appear on our website and media channels. Prior to this, Ian actually spent 20 years working on the railways in the UK, so if your train was late, delayed or indeed totally cancelled any time from the early 90s, Ian would like to personally apologise.

He actually started making films back in 1998, and since going professional Ian has taken his cameras to New Zealand, West Africa and even Vanuatu – you Google it – we had to! He’s made everything from feature films, cult movies and documentaries to videos for the Gambian Tourist Board, five-star hotels and community groups. He moved to Cambodia in 2012, loving the culture and positivity in this vibrant and colourful country. Sadly, Ian sometimes rides a scooter, a source of some embarrassment for the rest of the Ride Expeditions team …

Sometimes it’s good to hear the calming voice of a doctor, and they don’t come much calmer than Dr Ross. Drafted into the Ride Expeditions team for advice and assistance for all things medical, Dr Ross’s list of achievements is enough to make us all feel slightly embarrassed and distinctly under-qualified. He’s currently an Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology at Cape Town University alongside being the Chief Medical Officer at Wild Medix where he oversees training, education and research. He’s also been an Expedition doctor, taking a full year off his busy schedule to support an intrepid team of explorers – ideal training for his role with Ride Expeditions then!

In his spare time – whatever there is, he’s also a volunteer flight doctor with South Africa’s Red Cross Air Mercy service, flying all over the country doing good deeds and saving lives – Jeez he should be dubbed Saint Ross!

Stop it Ross – you’re making us all look bad! What a guy.

Megan is a true super power and loves the challenge of organising all of the finer details required to ensure the smooth running of our tours. Book onto one of our trips and you’ll no doubt get to know Megan well in the build up for your trip!

Megan is Henk’s wife, so of course she rides and currently has a KTM 690 Enduro R in her garage.

When someone describes themselves as a jack of all trades, you don’t expect them to have such an impressive skill set as this…

Dr Lynne has training in paediatrics, emergency care, general surgery and anaesthesia, and she was the first female African to receive a fellowship in wilderness medicine from the Wilderness Medical Society in the USA.

She’s a volunteer flying doctor with the Red Cross Air Mercy Service and has worked on or in most modes of transport with the exception of trains and space craft (she hopes to tick those off of her list soon!).

Be it code for the website, settings in our CRM or fancy reports for our support teams, NK has a natural ability to figure things out.

Originally from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, NK moved to Cape Town to pursue a career within the events industry and has since developed a keen interest in travel & tourism.

A self confessed cat lady, Myra brings a wealth of administrative and bookkeeping experience to the office side of the business.

While her main responsibility involves everything that has a number in it, she is also a natural super power when it comes to assisting other teams in keeping things running smoothly and efficiently.

Danie is just about one of the most likable people you will ever meet, and his Afrikaans accent makes him extra endearing. Born and bred in Southern Africa, he is passionate about sharing the magic of this region with visitors.

Danie’s first career was as an environmental management consultant, but he was touring on his trusty BMW, Barbara, whenever he could, tackling any available mountain passes.

His love of traveling has led him to see all seven continents. He is also a major food and wine enthusiast, and some tour groups may be lucky enough to see him whip up a feast on the braai (South African barbeque).

Danie stays cool as a cucumber in sticky situations. Combined with his medic training, you are in safe hands with him.

Kerry’s role is in Sales and is your first point of contact at Ride Expeditions. She will ensure you are well looked after right from the start of your Ride Expeditions journey.

Having left South Africa after studying, Kerry found herself living and working in the UK for a number of years. From luxury hotels to working on farms, she was firmly bitten by the travel bug and after a few years of travelling extensively she settled in Dublin, Ireland. 10 years of Irish weather and it was finally time to come home to the blue skies and sunshine of Cape Town.

A mother of two busy boys and her Irish rescue Whippet Ziggy, Kerry’s sense of adventure has taken her far and wide across South Africa, favouring wild camping and the back roads to get there. When she is not planning camping trips, Kerry’s next best place is on the beach. The icy Atlantic waters hold no fear for her as she is currently qualifying to be a Lifeguard.

Besides a love for water sport, her spare time is also spent on her bicycle as her passion for riding lives on. Kerry started her riding career riding her motorcycle to school and in later years enjoyed motorcycle rallies across the Western Cape.  It has been some time since Kerry has been on a motorcycle but hopefully Ride Expeditions can turn this around soon enough.

Michelle is the person who keeps the entire Ride Expeditions marketing team from flying off the rails.

She keeps the team aligned, the projects moving, and the chaos contained… most of the chaos. She keeps marketing moving with sharp organisation, quick thinking and a sense of humour that saves the day more often than she’ll admit.

Michelle has an easy, dry humour that makes work feel lighter, and a genuine desire to help that makes the whole team better. She loves animals with her whole heart and treats her dog Ozzy, like the royalty he clearly believes he is.

We’ve managed to get her onto a few of our bikes – engine off. Small victories. She’s eager to start riding properly, though, and her dream adventure would be tackling the landscapes of Vietnam or Mongolia.

Chane is a positive and adventurous woman who enjoys embracing challenges. Her optimistic outlook infuses every journey with a sense of excitement and possibility. Along side her love for adventure, she has a soft spot for motorbikes, especially for the Ducati brand.

In her workspace, she excels with a good blend of time and organization skills to get the job done. Her quiet appreciation for the connection between her work and personal interests adds a unique and positive dimension to her daily professional life.

Our very own Dirt Addict, Anja is one of the few ladies in the office who knows how to ride a motorbike. Ladies – you have some catching up to do!

More recently, she’s swapped out her motorised two wheels to clock miles on her trusty bicycle. Not exactly the two wheels we prefer, but we’re always eager to remind her that the roar of an engine and the thrill of a motorcycle are way more fun!

When she’s not breaking a sweat cycling, she’s running her own business – An active lifestyle community for women, built by women, to provide connection, education and support.

In the office, Anja is our go-to for problems that need solutions. She currently assists with sales, admin, HR and operations, and that list is growing. Don’t be surprised if you catch her changing a tyre on your tour soon.

She’s fast, efficient and doesn’t stop until the job is done – properly.

Reinette is the creative chaos commander of Ride Expeditions. Design? She nails it. Content? She elevates it. Visuals? She makes them look like a Netflix adventure series. She’s the reason our online world looks polished, punchy and completely irresistible.

She’s the ultimate jack of all trades and somehow the master of them all. She can jump from creative brainstorm to detailed design work to a content strategy deep-dive without blinking.

Between work and mom-life, she balances more than most but still finds time to bring humour, energy and just the right sprinkle of sass to the team dynamic.

She’s not riding yet, but trust us – she’s watching, learning and documenting everything. When she finally hops on a bike, we’ll all pretend we didn’t see it coming.

Luke is the sorcerer behind Ride Expeditions’ videos, the guy who takes thousands of clips, hours of dust-coated chaos and way too many helmet-cam angles and somehow turns them into stories that make riders look like absolute legends.

He grew up in Durban, chased film editing to Cape Town and still manages to function without coffee, which remains one of life’s great unsolved mysteries.

Luke doesn’t ride bikes himself, which is probably why he still has all his bones intact, but he’s brilliant at making everyone else look like they’re starring in the coolest adventure film ever.

His superpower is turning real-life adventure into stories that hit you right in the chest, the kind of edits that make you want to pack your bags, call in sick and chase the next ride.

Taylor arrived at Ride with soft charm, quiet determination and gaming reflexes sharp enough to dodge half our nonsense. She’s slowly transforming the office one plant at a time and nobody can stop her from turning it into a jungle soon. She avoids coffee entirely but drinks milkshakes like it’s a competitive sport. When she’s not sipping those, she’s deep into her games, unbothered, focused and usually winning. She’s also softly lobbying for an office zoo, and we’re 60% sure she’ll pull it off. She’s an introvert, but she brings a steady, grounded vibe that somehow balances out the rest of our… louder personalities. Thoughtful, quietly hilarious and naturally calming, Taylor has already made Ride brighter, greener and way more fun.

Vut is our Number 1 man, taking charge of leading all the Ride Expeditions tours in Cambodia and sometimes venturing to Laos too. He’s a scarily talented Supercross and enduro rider and when not out on tour is busy beating the opposition in local and national races. But if there’s one thing our customers will know him best for it’s his marshalling cry of ‘Helmets on Gentlemen’! Like his sweep rider Lux, Vut is annoyingly good on the trails, standing and carving beautiful lines without batting an eyelid – copy Vut and you’ll do just fine.

After the Dali Lama, Anu is probably the calmest and most chilled man in Asia, and takes care of all the bike logistics for our epic Himalayan tours. After a short stint at 13 years old guarding apple orchards from pesky monkeys, Anu has worked on Enfields his whole life and there’s nothing he doesn’t know about classic machines. He opened his first motorcycle rental and mechanic business in Northern India at age 20, having borrowed money from the local bank manager by assuring him he needed it to build a house! He now oversees the fleet of bikes and leads the tours with effortless riding, gentle charm and endless professionalism.

If you have met Nono you won’t forget him. As the baby of the team, Nono joined us from the 2017 season in the holidays outside his computer programming course at University, and his wide smile and irrepressible happiness made him an instant hit on the tours, particularly with the ladies! Although in his early twenties, Nono rides a bike like a veteran, tackling whatever the Himalayas can throw at him with a casual confidence and almost infuriating ease. When not on the Royal Enfields, Nono can be found on his beloved KTM and taking selfies that highlight his Bollywood good looks and rugged cheekbones.

Lux is another one of the regular faces on our dirt bike tours in southern Asia, his calm and irritatingly smooth riding style a reminder to Julian of how good he could look if he had a tad more skill. Lux is based in the bustling city of Phnom Penh and when not riding, helps out on the maintenance and preparation of the Ride Expeditions fleet, from fettling WR450’s to slimming down and upgrading our KLX250s to become the distinctly more exciting KLX300s. His prowess in mending punctures is legendary, sometimes firing off five repairs in an hour during the apparently regular Cambodia nail spreading season. Lux doesn’t say much, but with skills like his, he doesn’t need to.

Topy is one of our regular tour staff on our Himalayan expeditions, accompanying the hordes of riders on their way to the highest passes in the world and beyond. A native of Manali in the North of India, Topy’s abilities on a motorcycle, particularly on a Royal Enfield, have to be seen to be believed. While we struggle over rocks in fully protective motorcycle gear, Topy is likely to pass by in a T-shirt and sandals with his trademark smile and cheery wave. As an experienced mechanic with the trusty Enfields, Topy can also fix anything from a broken headlight to a wobbly wheel bearing before you’ve finished your biscuit. A useful guy to have on the team? You bet!

TK is our man in Laos. Stationed in the rather beautiful capital city of Vientiane, TK is possibly one of the best and most enthusiastic promoters of his wonderful country and having ridden there, you’ll know just exactly why. A confirmed off-road rider, TK loves his Hondas, from his near immaculate XR250 to the fleet of ultra-reliable and endlessly capable CRF250Ls that we use on our cross-border adventure from Laos and on to Vietnam. TK’s friendly and gregarious nature does mean that wherever we stop he seems to instantly strike up a rapport with everyone he meets as if he’s known them for years. And as for his knowledge of the trails in Laos – there’s no one better.

As the newest lead guide on the Ride Expeditions Himalayan tours team, fresh-faced Tinku has a lot to live up to, not least because he sounds like a stand in member of the Teletubbies! Born and raised in Manali at the heart of the Himachal Pradesh region, Tinku has the Himalayas in his DNA and has spent a lifetime exploring the incredible landscapes that surround his home.

His bike riding must be pretty good too as he’s managed to impress Anu, our own Indian motorcycling guru, although his penchant for rallying and autocross has let the side down a bit. In the winter, Tinku likes to spend his time snowboarding on the slopes around Manali, which goes someway to make up for the whole unsavoury four-wheel activity thing.

When away from the bikes, cars and sliding down hills on a plank, Tinku admits to a thoroughly acceptable appreciation of beer, something he shares with most of the Ride Expeditions team. Good work Sir!

Duc Phu might sound like something you might order while on one of our tours, but rather than a tasty snack, Phu is our fearless guide on our Vietnamese adventures. Sat aboard his diminutive Honda 230, Phu is unexpectedly swift on the trails, slicing his way past paddy fields and across rickety bridges without stopping for breath, motoring his way across the country without maps, GPS or anything other than an encyclopaedic knowledge of the trails in the region. Mrs Phu also gives him a shopping list for each tour, so don’t be surprised if he stops to purchase everything from black garlic to livestock – legend!

Cuong started out in the early 90’s as a mechanic and just so happens to be one of the very best in Vietnam. With larger ambitions he then opened his own shop where people could repair, buy & sell Minsk motorbikes. Now an experienced tour guide, Cuong is an extremely knowledgeable and laid back kind of dude who’s knowledge of the trails in Vietnam is unsurpassed.

Ah Ernesto, where to start? A fun, enthusiastic, yet laid back & truly generous guy, hospitality comes naturally to Ernesto. Combine this with the fact that he’s a keen bike enthusiast and you have yourself the perfect guide to take you around Colombia!

Our local tour partner, Baagii, was born and raised in Mongolia & is an avid traveller. His hobbies include photography, history, kayaking and motorbiking. Baagii has been leading expeditions in Mongolia since 1999 and we couldn’t have asked for a better team mate & tour leader!

Eddy practically lives on the road! When he’s not driving one of our support vehicles on our expeditions in Southern Africa, he’ll be driving one of those massive expedition trucks, stopping only to spend time with his family back in Zimbabwe.

He’s a licensed guide and his knowledge of the African bush is incredible. Point out a beetle, snake, bird, tree or flower to Eddy and he’ll be able to tell you all about it… In between fixing up the truck and preparing your lunch. What a guy!

Originally from Chile, Rodrigo relocated to Argentinean Patagonia when he was 23 and has lived there ever since.

He is a professional fly fishing guide, a nature lover and he knows the routes of Patagonia like nobody else. He says he is not a chef, but we don’t believe him.

You’ll find Acho guiding our trips in India, usually wearing cool sunnies. An exceptionally chilled guy, Acho effortlessly deals with all the complications en route during our expeditions.

Argemiro is our chief mechanic on our dirt bike tours in Colombia. Be it a flat tyre, drowned bike or worse, Argemiro will be sure to keep the wheels on the bikes going round and round.

Alejandro drives the support vehicle on our tours in Colombia. He also arranges meals, phones ahead to hotels, sorts the logistics, takes care of your luggage and manages a wealth of other jobs that pop up during the trip.

Andres may be one of the youngest on our Colombian support team, but he is a truly talented trail mechanic that is exceptionally passionate about his role on tour.

Always calm and collected, Ramoo makes light work of servicing both the Royal Enfields and support vehicles on our Indian expeditions.

There’s never a dull moment when Lenoy is guiding our motorcycle tours in Laos! While not guiding our trips, you can find him on kayak or cycling expeditions somewhere in Laos, so he knows the countryside better than most!

A man of few words, Pow remains chilled whatever the situation may be on our tours in Cambodia. Be it a punctured radiator in the middle of the jungle or cracked engine casing on a steep rocky hill climb, Pow will be totally unphased and will get it sorted, always!

Always smiling and always wanting to help, Rajesh supports our trips throughout the Himalayas.

Pramod is never shy to get stuck in during our Himalayan expeditions… Be it a dropped bike in a river or flat tyre, he’ll be there immediately to get it sorted.

Ramesh is responsible for keeping our bikes in tip top shape during our motorcycle tours in India. To date, we’ve not seen him fail to fix any mechanic issue at the roadside!

Nitraj supports our Himalayan expeditions as a mechanic, and he loves it… You’ll never see anyone so happy to fix a flat tyre!