South of the Border

Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy, Book 2

By: Tiffani Burkett

Narrated by: Tiffani Burkett

Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's Summary

Losing her job was an opportunity, not a tragedy.

Fresh off of a nine-month journey, camping off her 2015 Yamaha FZ-07 sport bike through 49 US states and three provinces of Canada, Tiffani Burkett wasn’t ready to return to a nine-to-five. She had picked up a freelance gig as a motorcycle journalist, she had met someone, and she still had a little bit of her dwindling life savings left in the bank.

Naturally, the only logical course of action was to to set her sights toward the next set of landlocked states in North America: Mexico. Despite growing up in Los Angeles, she had never been south of the border, didn't speak any Spanish (except for the swear words she learned in high school), and even without the recent political unrest, it seemed that everyone had plenty of stories to tell about cartels and crime and violence.

But if fear was enough to stop her from living out her dreams, she wouldn't be a motorcyclist in the first place. Whether it's dealing with broken-down equipment in the wild west city of Durango, a passport debacle in Costa Rica, or a last minute flight to help a friend race the North West 200 in Ireland, people are far better than the media implies, and what she finds is a wonderful journey through new cultures, new environments, and newfound strength in both herself and her growing relationship with her travel partner.

Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy: South of the Border is the second book in a series of memoirs. Originally published as a travelogue in Motorcyclist Magazine as Girl Meets World, this full-length memoir has been rewritten from the ground up to include the untold stories and the details that were a little too racy for the blog.

If you loved Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman's Long Way Round and Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels, you'll love Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy!

©2019 Tiffani Burkett (P)2020 Tiffani Burkett

Another great adventure!!

I loved this one as much as Tiff's first book. Love her spirit and determination, it does inspire ya! She does a good job bridging not only the ride itself but also educating the reader/listener on all the local people and their customs and beliefs but also describing the beautiful and not so beautiful landscape along the way. I really do hope that she and Hollywood continue to tour and publish their riding adventures!! I'm 45yrs old and a fellow rider but have yet to undertake any long distance rides but books like these Fuel the Adventurer's Spirit like crazy...so much so that when I'm done going thru things on my own bike then I too hope to experience these fantastic wonders and beauty that a person will experience with Iife on 2 wheels!!👍🏻

A truly rewarding tale of adventure.

Personally I really enjoyed the fact that you chose to embark on your journey on a bike that made you happy, despite it not being an "adventure" bike...this was definitely a story of adventure!

Part 2 of a great motorcycle travel adventure

Tiffani's story is an interesting one. I definitely recommend reading book 1 first. I see the two books as telling 3 stories. Her first cross country trip. Her continued travels with her "friend" Hollywood. And then this book and her exploits as they travel down to and back from Panama. It's interesting how I love the story of the travel but started this book waiting to see if Hollywood was along for the ride. Clearly I was as invested in her travels as I was in her relationship. And its an interesting relationship. Anyway, great motorcycle travel stories through Mexico and Central America. I prefer the story be read by the author when the author is a decent reader. Tiffani does an excellent job of reading the story. It's a well told travel tale but also an interesting look at someone traveling while also seeing that they don't have a clue where life will go next. The epilogue is as important on this book as the rest of the story. And I was googling for Book 3 while listening to the epilogue. Unfortunately, I didn't find one. But I will say that I bought a copy of Taffy's Tales. Google it. Will be given to my daughter to read to her younger cousins. Hoping I can get them all thinking about motorcycle travel. And Costa Rica is the only central american country I've been to. And I loved it. So motorcycle travel in Costa Rica sounds like a great theme to get into their heads. Anyway, I loved Tiffani's sotry and her presentation of the story. Highly recommended.

Very enjoyable

Did not know the author or her story. Very well done and happy I took a chance on her book. Makes me want to get back out there...dang covid.

sequels are tough

I enjoyed the original book with the focus on learning oneself by setting off for an unscripted adventure and dealing with what may come.
I was looking forward to reading book 2, South of the Border, but this is more the story of a relationship that happens to involve motorcycles.
Probably a good story if you like that kind of stuff but not for me.

Just as good as the first

love this book and the first one. once again Tiffani's performance makes it even better with all the humor and just the right amount of sarcasm and snarkiness.

Great Adventure

I really enjoyed this book. Its modern day, a lot of the stories and flash backs I could relate too. If your an adventure rider or thinking of going on adventures this is the book for you.

I want to like her books..

She needs to work on her writing. Her story has the potential to be interesting but her writing skills are amateur. Her reading is even worse. Please have someone else read your books for audible. Your words are mumbled and run together without using any punctuation. The cocaine jokes with lack of delivery got old.

Another great read from Tiff!

Second book in what looks to be a series, can't wait for the third!

It's basically a continuation from the first book which I thoroughly enjoyed.

No frills, "telling you how it is" travel writing from a very relatable and down to earth person.

Unlike celebrities or people with knighthoods Tiff has had a similar upbringing to most people and you can tell that in the way she just writes it down.

If you have any interest in bikes, travel, bikes, outdoors, bikes, or bikes, then you will love her books.