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From the Book THE LONGEST RIDE:
My 10-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey



Many people, companies and organizations contributed to the development of my journeys. The truth is that Emilio Scotto, the Traveler –me– would not have been succeeding without YOU.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PEPSI: Singapore, Malasya, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Australia, Guam, Hong Kong. PEPSI Asia Pacific Division: Philippines, Taiwan, China. PEPSI Ecuador and PEPSI Bolivia. PEPSI Spain. PEPSI Argentina. PEPSI California.
AGIP PETROLI, Italy. AGIP, Singapore.
METZELER: Spain distributor, Barcelona.
MX ONDA from Spain.
MQP from Netherlands.
ARAI HELMETS from Japan.
 

Latino Sports Ventures from New York. Emery World Wide from USA & Spain. Gaseteria, from USA. Tibet Travels and Tours, from Tibet. Havanatur, Cuba. Universal Travel & Tourism, Yemen. Paris Vision, France. Mundo Moto Villalba, Spain. Moto Diseño, Madrid. Alfa, Spain.

AIRLINES: AIR FRANCE & AIR FRANCE CARGO. LUFTHANSA & LUFTHANSA CARGO. AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS. IBERIA. AIR GABON. AIR MADAGASCAR. AIR MARSHAL. AIR NIUGINI. AIR NEW ZEALAND. AIR SINGAPORE. KOREAN AIRLINES. CONTINENTAL AIR MICRONESIA. DRAGON AIR. GARUDA INDONESIA. GREENLAND AIR. ICELAND AIR. LITTLE AMY. MALAYSIA AIRLINES. QATAI PACIFIC. QUANTA’S AIR. SAS CARGO. UTA.

HONDA dealers and distributors: Honda Australia, 1992. Honda Bangladesh, 1991. Honda Manaus, Brazil, 1985. Honda Finland, 1994. Honda France, 1986. Honda Ivory Coast, 1989. Fahonda, Guatemala City, 1985. Honda Italy, Chieti, 1988. IMSA, Argentina, 1995. Japan R&D, 1993. Midmacor, South Africa, 1989. Motor City, Madrid, 1990. Pekka Laine, Helsinki, 1994. Honda Venezuela, 1985. Very special thanks to MID CITIES from Downey, California. To AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO -U.S.A. And to HONDA SPAIN -MONTESA HONDA.

DEL AMO MOTORSPORTS, Los Angeles -who provided the helicopter used in the demo for CARAVAN project.

SHIPPING COMPANIES: Eimskip, Island –Greenland. Grace Kennedy & CO Shipping, Jamaica. Juba Enterprises, Somalia. Maritime Internationale de Tahiti, Polynesia. Polynesia Shipping Services. Sotama Shipping. South Sea Shipping, Vanuatu. Sudamericana de Vapores, Chile. Tradco Shipping Limited, Guadalcanal -Salomon islands group.

GOVERNMENTS: China, 1992. China Beijing 2000 Olympic Committee, 1992. Cuba Tourist Development, 1994. Guinea-Conakry Government, 1988. President Suharto, Indonesia, 1991. Muammar el Qadhafi, Libya, 1988. Ministry of Transportation of India, 1990. Ministry of Transportation of Venezuela, 1985. Government of Mozambique, 1990. Mayor of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1994. Pope John Paul II, Vatican City, 1988. President of the Federates States of Micronesia, 1992. Sheikh Fahd Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait, 1989. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Al Thany, Qatar, 1990. Russia Olympic Committee and Russia Embassy in Beijing, China, 1992. President of Taiwan, 1992.

ARGENTINE EMBASSIES & CONSULATES in: Ankara, Turkey, 1991. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 1988. Abu Dhabi, 1989. United Arab Emirates, 1989. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1989. Beijing, China, 1993. Cairo, Egypt, 1990. Dakar, Senegal, 1988. Helsinki, Finland, 1988. Hong Kong, 1993. Jakarta, Indonesia, 1992. Johannesburg, South Africa, 1989. Kinshasa, Zaire, 1988. Lagos, Nigeria, 1988. Libreville, Gabon, 1988. London, England, 1988. Madrid, Spain, 1987 and 1994. Moscow, Russia, 1993. Nairobi, Kenya, 1989. New Delhi, India, 1991. Paris, France, 1987. Philippines, 1993. Pretoria, South Africa, 1989. Rome, Italy, 1988. Tunis, Tunisia, 1990. Other countries embassies and diplomats: Ahmed Ibrahim Hamad Al-Humaidi. Canadian Consul in Bogotá and Madrid, 1985.

French Squadron MIRAGE F1, 4/30 Vexin, Vikings of Mer Rouge, Djibouti, 1990. Group 5 Tanks of Foreign Legion, Djibouti, 1990. Mr Rosilongui, Italian Ambassador in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, 1989. Italian Embassy people in Saana, Yemen, 1989. Mexican Consul in Singapure, 1991. Mohammed Khalifa Sharooqi, Youth & Sports, Bahrain. Nasser Mohd Al Jheyab, Qatar. Save the Children Foundation, Mogadishu, Somalia, 1989. Spain Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, 1989. Spain Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, 1990. United States Embassy in Mexico City, 1985. United States Ambassador in Micronesia, 1993. United States Embassy in Suva, Fiji, 1992. United States Embassy in Madrid. Venezuelan Ambassador in Teheran, Iran, 1991.

HOTELS: Aggis Grey's Hotel, Western Samoa. Dashprakash Hotel, Madras, India. Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. Hilton Singapore. Hotel Caribe, Cartagena, Colombia. Hotel Playa, Cartagena, Colombia. Hotel Apollo, Bombay, India. Hotel Samudra, Puri, India. Toshali Sand, India. Hotel New Elgin, Darjeeling, Sikim. Hotel Bhagwan, India. Hotel Regency, Guam. Hotel Soloy, Panama. Hotel Taj Sheba, Yemen. Hotel Excelsior, Dubai. Hotel de Kantipur, Pokara, Nepal. Holyday Inn, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Katmandu Guest House, Nepal. Le Meridien, Africa. Melia Varadero, Cuba. Rainmaker Hotel, Pago-Pago, American Samoa. Shangrilá Camp, Nepal. Sheraton Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Village Hotel, Pohmpei – Micronesia; Gran Hotel San José, Costa Rica, Hotel Manila Pavilion, Philippines.

University of Matanza, Argentina. University of Congress, Mendoza, Argentina. University Complutense of Madrid, Spain; Argentinian House, Cité Université of Paris. University of Beijing, China. Inti Ilimani, Musician Group, Chile.
Darwin Hospital, Australia.

Circle Friends of Motorcycles, Argentina; IMBI, Indonesia; Gold Wing Road Riders Association, USA; Gold Wing Road Riders Association Quebec “D”; Gold Wing Club of Argentina; Gold Wing Association of Spain; Gold Wing of Finland; Libyan Motorcycle Union, Tripoli – Libya; Moto Club Condor, Mendoza, Argentina. Peña Motera el Masclet, Spain. Trasandinos Sporting Club, Australia.

AND NOW MY FRIENDS:

Adam Kaufman & Misao, Japan, 1992
Adelita Baltodano Rivas, Costa Rica.
Adnan Chehadi & Veronique, Guinea-Bissau, 1988.
Adolfo y Rosita Arnau, Puerto Rico, 1993
Adolfo Barreiro Fernandez.
Adolfo Nanclares (Arg. Ambassador)
Agustin Ramos
Ahmed Al Oum
Akemi Maeda (Tokyo)
Alejandra Scotto (My sister)
Alejandro Bertolo
Alberto E. Ham (Arg. Ambassador inTel-Aviv. 1990)
Alfonso Oliveros Cervera (Motor City)
Alan Raabe
Alfred Bob Moody
Alfredo Vargas (Chile)
Alfredo Ortiz Baeza (Arg. Diplomat)
Alberto Halac
Alejandra Limas Forner (Journalist)
Alejandro Alen
Alejandro Gil
Alejandro Pineiro (Arg. Ambassador in Manila. 1992)
Alcides Campusano
Ali Hagi Yusuf (Imam. Mogadishu, Somalia. 1989)

Amanda Brooks
Amal Nasser (Dubai)
Angel Belmont and family
Ana Maria Pino
Antonio Bava
Antonio Perez
Angel Belmont
Arthur J. Turvey (Honda Dubai, 1989)
Arturo Bothamley (Arg. Ambassador in Jamaica, 1994)

Arturo Burillo (El Tigrito, Venezuela)
Augusto Moreno de Carlos (Motociclismo, Motorpress Iberica)
Aurelio Antunia
Augo Enoksen (Nuuk, Greenland)

Avtar Singh
Barry Oxford
Bebo (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)
B. Nasan (Ulan Baator, Mongolia)
Bernardo Bravo (Royal Brunei Polo Club, Bandar Seri, Brunei)
Boob Pool (Los Angeles Times, 1992)
Bruce Darren
Buzz Aldrin (Astronaut, Apollo 11)
Cacho Portet & Family
Captain Khan Badiuzzaman (M. V. Gobwein)
Carlina Sanabria
Carlos Tortorella and family
Carlos Menen (former President of Argentina)
Carlos Vallejos
Carlos Viñas (Metzeler. Barcelona, Spain)
Carlos Gonczar
Carlos Haddi & Estrella (Jordan)
Carlos Neira
Carlos Rubio Reyna Jr. (Arg. Diplomat in Mexico 1985. And General Consul in Hong Kong in 1993)
Carlos Rubio Reyna father (Arg. Ambassador in New Zealand, 1992)
Carmen Tortorella (My mother)
Cecilia Boloco (Miss Chile. Miss Universe, programa Ocurrio Asi)
Cesar Fernandez (Hotel Caribe, Cartagena, 1985)
Cesar Agüí (La Moto. MPI)
Chay Pheth Bouron (Laos, 1991)
Cherryl Anderson
Christian de Rochefort (Spain)
Christine Mao
Chris Duceynski
Chauve Bsaibes (Monrovia, Liberia)
Chuburu Lastra (Arg. Ambassador in Ethiopia. 1989)
Claudio Boet
Colleen Camp (Actress)
Consepcion Leal Galliano (Sevilla)
Conrado Escudero (Villa Escudero. Philippines, 1992)
Cristina Lamarque (Dakar, Senegal. 1988)
Darlene de Menezes (Manaus, Brazil. 1985)
Davis Bales
Dave Glover (Hawai. 1982)
David Tejada (Majuro. Marshall Islands. 1992)
David Zucker (Movie Director)
David Hawksett
Dean Lawrence
Diane Nell
Dick Doyle
Don Camp (Photographer)
Donald Ahern (USA Consul in Micronesia, 1993)
Dr. Greco (Guinea-Bissau. 1988)
Edgardo Franzetti
Eduardo Perez Ibarra (Addis Ababa)
Eduardo Vigas (Honda Spain)
Egizio Falaschi (Italian General Consul in Djibouti)
Elena García de Guinea
Emilio Moreno y Leticia.
Emilio Augusto Scotto (my father)
Emilio Jimenez (Photographer)
Enrique Gratas (Journalist)
Enrique Kogan
Enrique Ros (Putoline, Spain)
Enrique and Ana Maria Vanderhoeven (Kinshasa)
Eugenio Lloma Monat (Inti Illimani)
Fabian Serna
Fabrizio Rossi Longhi (Italian Ambassador in Dar el Salam, Tanzania. 1989)
Farhat Freres (Honda Abidjan)
Federico Mirré (Arg Diplomat)
Fernando Taboada (Arg Diplomat)
Francois Fillatre (Paris)
Francesco Brusca (Italian Embassy in Sana, Yemen. 1989)
Francisco Guerra
Francisco Albisua
Francois Emmanuel
Francois Taschereau (Canadian Diplomat)
Francisco “Paco” Montes (Madrid, Spain)
Franck Schmuck
Francine Machenaud
Frank Butler (Dive Centre. Papua)
Frank Le Boucher (Journalist)
Gabriel Calderón (Arg. soccer player)
Gabriel Scochet
Gabriela Juliano
Geronimo Cortez Funes (Arg. Ambassador)
Gerard Duviau (Air Gabon)
Giles Deratz (French Foreing Legion. Djibouti, Africa. 1989)
Giles Pare
Gonzalo Padilla (USA)
Gunnar Bernhard (Honda Reykjavik, Island. 1994)
Gustavo Cesario
Gustavo Ferrari
Gustavo Cuervo and Chelo
Gustavo de Rosa
Gustavo Beguet (Arg. consul in Dakar, Senegal. 1988)
Gunter Carlos Jung (Bridas)
Güillermo Chiffi and Family
Gunnlaugur Rognvaldsson “Gulli” (Island)
Gustavo Urrutia (Arg. Ambassador)
Hans Marwitz (Chile)
Hannu Kotilainen
Hatsuo Taniguchi San (Tokyo, Japan)
Herber (Hilton cheff, Sigapoure. 1990)
Hedy Mor (Hong Khong. 1993)

Hector Cademartori (USA)
Hirokazu Nagahshi Shiga
Horacio Basso (Arg. Diplomat)
Horacio Wamba (Arg. Diplomat)
Horacio Ernesto Echeverry Sarrat (Arg. Consul Pretoria, South Africa. 1989)
Hugo Blas De Villa (Journalist)
Hugo Urtubey (Arg Ambassador, Gabon 1989)
Ignacio Melero
Ioanis Mamakis
Ida Marini (Rome)
Ive Romero
Ivo Von Kursell (Lufthansa Madrid. 1990)
J. Pat Goodall (Cape Town, South Africa.1989)
Jaime Potenze (Helsinky, Finland)
Jane Davis (Professional tennis player. Nairobi, Kenya. 1989)
Jari Saarelainen (Finland)
Javier Aparici (Voice of Americas)
Javier Herrero (Journalist)
Javier Sarda Bassas
Jacques Gentil (Andorra)
Jacques Grimal
Jacques Bechkor
Jair Santos Neto and family (Salvador Bahia, Brazil. 1985)
Jacques Custou and the Calypso Crew (New Caledonia. 1992)
Jacques-Marie Bourget (Journalist, Paris Match)
Jan Boer (Moto 73)
Javier Pedroche (MPI. TM)
Jesus Fernando Taboada (Arg. Ambassador)
Jerry Cohen (USA)
Jerry Zucker (Movie Director)
Jesica Terry Cesareo
Joe Rotramel
Jolie Chain
Jordi Fortuny
Jorge Valdano (Arg. soccer player. Real Madrid, 1987)
Jorge Belaustegui and family (Arg. Ambassador in Cairo, Egypt. 1990)
Jorge Krase
Jorge Trabuchi
José Bronfman
José Franco
José Francisco Flores (Venezuela)
José Pando (Hotel Soloy, Panama)
José Torres Acero (MPI. Madrid, Spain)
José Bebo Avellanet (Puerto Rico)
José Abades Saenz (Arg. Minister Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
José Eduardo Valenzuela (Arg. Diplomat in Nairobi, Kenya. 1989)
Josie Cruz
Josep M. Armengol and family (MPI. Madrid, Spain)
Josephe Nchia Ako (Burquina Fasso, Africa)
Juan Carlos Kreckler (Arg. diplomat in Paris. 1987)
Juan “el Pelos”
Juan Paladino (Mendoza, Argentina)
Juan Jose del Olmo (Madrid, Spain)
Juan Lizariturry (Spain)
Judy Hasbun (Medellin, Colombia)
Julio Pabón (New York, USA)
Kaiden Norbu (Nepal-Tibet)
Kaoru Yoshimura (Arai Helmet. Japan)
Keith Yorston
Kelly Hopkins
Ken Lee
Ken Vreeke
Kenji Osawa (Tokyo)
Keiji Ando (Tuvalu)
Kitty Rato (Brazil)
Laurent Mennelet (Journalist. AFP)
Lithow Hued & Mariza (Domican Rep)
Lourdes Coll
Lourdes Klawans (Miami. USA)
Luis Cavallini (China)
Luis Mendiola (Arg Diplomat)
Lucien Desbiens
Lucy Bonazo (Australia)
M. A. Samad (Bangladesh)
Manuel Guerrero Yanez (Seción de Motos Guardia Real El Prado. Madrid, Spain)
Mark Tuttle (Rider)
Maria Marrero
Mariano & Maite Perellada (Pingüinos)
Maradona (Arg. soccer player)
Marcos Bednarski
Marigen Molina
Mark Jawors (Los Angeles, California. USA)
María Pilar Ruiz (Harare, Zimbabwe)
María Cristina Ueltschi (Arg. Diplomat)
Marina Orellana
Marina Laskarieva (Journalist. Moscow, Russia)
Marilena, Lorena, Maricruz and Luciana Zuniga (Costa Rica)
Mario Vargas Llosa (Writer)
Mario Bondioli-Osio (Italian Ambassador in Yemen. 1989)
Martin Naaktgeboren (MQP. 1993)
Martín Rivolta (Arg. Diplomat in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 1988)
Maximo Bechi
Max Berru (Musician. Inti Illimani)
Massoud Khalifa el Jirb (Libya)
Melchor E. P. Echague (Arg. Ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela. 1985)
Miguel & María Cristina Angeli (Mexico)
Mike Kirkland (Nairobi, Kenya)
Mike (Motociclismo)
Mike Rey (South Africa)
Miguel Rebellado Iglesias
Michael Lasel (Austria)
Miguel Angel Aguado
Mohsen Saeedy (Los Angeles, California)
Munir Menen (Arg. Ambasador in Sirya. 1990)
Najah Hussain (Dubai)
Nestor Medina (Australia)
Noemí and Gabriel Pugliese
Norman Cholette and Doris
Norberto Auge (Arg. Ambassador)
Norbert Buisson (Papeete)
Oky Maria Arguello Figul (Guatemala)
Olivia Afanassieff (Arg. Diplomat in Damas, Sirya)
Omar Del Azar Suaya (Arg. Ambassador in Tunis. 1990)
Oscar Porcelli
Oscar Rasmussen (Arg. Ambassador in Suecia. 1988)
Osvaldo Ardiles (Arg. soccer player)
Pablo Rende (Argentinian Federation of Sub-Aquatic Activities)
Pablo Veglia (Del Amo Motorsports)
Palito Ortega (Arg. singer)
Paloma (Banesto, Madrid)
Pamela Dulong Williams
Pamela Crescini
Paolo Vergoni (Rome)
Paolo Casteneto
Patrick Mao (Cotonou, Benin. Africa. 1988)
Patricia Lobo
Patricia Restrepo (Hotel Caribe. Cartagena, Colombia)
Paul Bernetel (Air Gabon)
Paul Kennedy
Pedro and Pauline (Bali, Indonesia)
Pedro Moriyón (Spanish Diplomat in Lagos, Nigeria. 1988)
Pedro Aritio (Iberia)
Peter Lewin and Ángeles (Madrid)
Peter Tsao
Penny Metia. “Filomena Lodge” (Funafuti, Tuvalu. 1992)
Philippe Maillot (Reunion island. Africa. 1989)
Piermaria Rossi Longhi (Dar el Salam, Tamzania. 1989)
Pierre Ives
Pier Marini
Pilar Aupetit García
Rafael Moyano (Journalist for El Mundo. Madrid)
Rafael Vaquero
Raisa & Luisa Burillo (Venezuela)
Ramiro Castillo (Fahonda, Gutemala)
Ramón Ramirez (Guatemala)
Ramón Peñaranda (Colombia)
Rasool Ghuloom (Bahrein)
Raúl Alfonsín (Former President of Argentina, 1982-1987)
Renato Quinto and family (Rome)
Ricardo Ramayón (Arg. Ambassador at Rome. 1987)
Rinna and Bruce Kuyper
Roge Blasco (Journalist. Spain)
Roberto García
Roque & Jose Matute
Rodolfo and Nancy Rivarola (Australia)
Roberto and Rosa Morales (Australia)
Robert Laperche (Paris)
Roberto Osmar Lopez (Kuwait)
Ruben Lineiro (Kuwait)
Ruben Olague (Journalist. USA)
Ruben Smulovich
Ruth Massinger (New York)
Salomón Fratachi (Djibouti, Africa. 1990)
Salvatore Zocco (Aden, South Yemen)
Santiago de Estrada (Arg. Ambassador at Vatican City. 1988)
Sara Jaroslavky Giles
Sara Bastreri
Sara Mata (USA)
Selena Oh (Singapoure)
Seng Chanh Yanasan (Laos. 1991)
Sergio Giles
Sergio Ley Lopez
Sergio Turiase
Sharad Pandey (Nepal)
Silvia Spagnolo (Dakar, Senegal)
Sira Sosa (Caracas)
Sophie Hermet
Soun Thone Syrysack (Laos. 1991)
Stella Maris Derats
Stewart Newport (Guinness)
Stuart Claxton
Taha Salam (North Yemen)
Takayuki Tei (Japan)
Takuta Murakawi (Tokyo)
Tamara, Anabelle, Angie, Francisco, Maritza, Javier (Caracas)
Tanaka San, Honda Spain
Teresa Garcia
Terry Gamabruxx (Micronesia)
Tom Cruise & Paula Wagner (USA, 1998)
Trish Ayoub (Papua)
Udson Leal Borges (Boa Vista, Brazil. 1985)
Victoria Semiso (New York)
Vincent Sequeira (Dubai)
Vilmar Antonio (Santarem do Para)
Victor Beauge (Arg. Ambassador)
Walter and Cuqui Jovine
Wago Tamigo (Papua)
Willem Paul Broggel
Xavier Hermet (Reunion)
Ximena Villaran
Yadi Budhisetiawan (Indonesia)
Yolanda Castro Benedetti (Cartagena, Colombia)
Yousef Abdula al Sai (Cleopatra Travels)

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THE LONGEST RIDE, first published in 2007 by MBI Publishing Company LLC and Motorbooks. Copyright 2007 by Emilio Scotto
Editor: Darwin Holmstrom
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Scotto, Emilio
Voyages and travels.
Motorcycle touring.

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