XPLOR Rider - Lisathomas

LisaThomas

2002 F 650 GS

Member since: Jun 13, 2007

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Homepage: http://www.2ridetheworld.com

ABOUT ME

Right now I’m 4-years in an ‘around-the-world’ trip and enjoying being in the USA, country 57.

The youngest of three sisters, I experienced the nomadic lifestyle from an early age. After being born in Darlington the UK in 1962 ( a vintage year!) the family moved back to their home town of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, for a few short months proir to leaving the UK for the German town of Gilenkirchen.

On returning to the UK I spent the rest of her childhood in Cheshire and my teenage years in Buckinghamshire.

After finishing my ‘O’ levels, in 1978, and also having earnt a diploma with the violin in classical music I left school, prior to attending collage, and began my first of many motorcycle trips across Europe, this first time as a pillion on a Honda CBX 500.

In 1980 I began my working life with the Inland Revenue. However, from an early age, music had always been a major part of my life and I juggled my music career alongside my office life. By doing this I was soon able to afford my first motorcycle, a Honda C90!.

Alongside the music came the introduction to the ‘Jane Fonda’ ‘80’s fitness revolution and I decided that I would also become a qualified fitness instructor. After working for many years for the inland revenue whilst also teaching excercise classes and playing for dances most weekends, I made a major career change by making a permanent and full-time move to the Health and Fitness industry.

After many years of owning and running a sucessful Health and Fitness centre my first marriage came to an end and I began a career in the specialist industry of marketing & promoting health clubs. It was during this time that I and Simon first met.

After many years in the Health and Fitness industry I then made the decision to return to full-time education. I commenced a 4-year degree course at the age of 35 and sucessfully obtained a first class BSc honours degree in Computing and Information Systems.

In 1998 my father underwent a quadruple heart bypass. I also suffer from cardio ‘complications’ and for these reasons, we are today trying to raise funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation.

During my time within the water industry as a technical I.T computer analyst I also became involved with the charity WaterAid. With so much of WaterAid’s work benefiting regions and countries that we would be travelling thorugh extensively, raising money and awareness for this worthwhile and life-saving charity seemed like the natural thing to do.

Hobbies….well luckily for Simon they are also motorbikes and travel! For over a period of 26 years I have in some way been involved with motorcycles and if I’m not riding or modifiying my bike, I’ve got my head buried in dozens of maps and books deciding on the next place to explore.