Itchy Boots

I think these days the USA's immigration policy is rather unpredictable, and what's written in policy manuals and in laws passed by Congress may not be the final word anymore.

Due to this uncertainty hanging in the air,
I can understand foreigners-- even white Europeans--wanting to stay away at this time.
 
kiltman said:
She was traveling with four people who were looking out for her, (a bodyguard, a guide and a driver, all of which were carrying weapons) getting through checkpoints, and making sure she was safe.
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Was that in the video?
 
MerlF said:
Best female rider vlog I've seen yet

On Her Bike. 57,103 views 9 months ago. Motorcycle diaries of adventure seeker Kinga Tanajewska Solo from Australia to Everywhere since April 2017
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We enjoyed meeting Kinga in Big Bend in 2023. We were able to put her up for the night on a very cold day.

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I'm not subscribed to either, but YT is popping up their vids from time to time, and I think that she's no worse than Itchy something, or maybe even better. She's being more of herself in my view, (and without the fake laughs).
Yet she's much less popular for some reason
 
I like watching these guys.
Emily is so sweet and just being herself, and Sean is too. Down to earth, interesting conversations and great filming.

 
Published in English in the USA on June 3rd. I had pre-ordered it so it turned up in my Kindle account on my iPad. Read it all in two days.

It essentially covers season 1 when Noraly started her Itchy Boots YouTube channel and rode from India down to Malaysia, and then from Oman across to Iran, through the 'stans and back to Europe. If you have watched all the videos of this season much is familiar in the book. What it adds are much more of her personal thoughts, joys, sadness and fears. It digs lightly into a failed relationship that gave impetus to her adventures and some other stories that help fill out Noraly's character.

It touches briefly on the awful mysogony and hate that follows her. It is probably what she fears more than the "dangerous and scary" places people criticize her for visiting.

A central theme reinforced in the book is how kind and helpful people all over the world are in real life. The less those people have, the more they want to give.

The book is already a New York Times best seller.

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amorley said:
What it adds are much more of her personal thoughts, joys, sadness and fears. I
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Too bad she's isn't that open in her clips. It would take her videos on a different level.

She probably got hurt too hard emotionally by a guy, to say that men are trouble (in one of her videos).
I think the subsequent book is following.

Anyway, thanks for posting it. Now I don't need to buy the book, lol.
 
amorley said:
Published in English in the USA on June 3rd. I had pre-ordered it
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Received my hard copy on the 3rd. Read it over 3 days. As a long time fan and admirer (since the first year, have seen every one of her vlogs/videos, and every other one with her in it, interviews, etc.) I found it delightful. Fleshed out her character and personality. Highly recommended, even for a casual observer.

John
 
FastST said:
Too bad she's isn't that open in her clips.
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Not really the venue for that dialog. Probably many would accuse her of wearing her heart on her sleeve and faking emotions all to manipulate of the viewers for clicks and write it off as marketing technique. Even without reading her book I'm sure she gets enough baseless grief without inviting more.
 
Cross posting from ADVrider, where I remarked,
"Noraly is interviewed on a very recent Adventure Rider Radio podcast with Jim Martin.
If interested, ARR podcasts are easily found on iheart radio app, others, or just go to the ARR website (spell it out.)
She talks about the book and other things... if you're interested. I liked it."
Jim ventures into a forbidden topic, and with a sassy laugh she tells him, "That's none of your business!"
 
Sadlsor said:
"Noraly is interviewed on a very recent Adventure Rider Radio podcast with Jim Martin.
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Thanks, Mark.

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Itchy Boots - Noraly Schoenmaker — Motorcycle Podcasts Adventure Rider Radio & RAW

Noraly Schoenmaker was living a comfortable life in the Netherlands, building a career as a geologist, when her world was suddenly turned upside down. For some, heartbreak might mean retreating inward, but Noraly chose something radically different. She walked away from the life she knew, packed up
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John
 
Noraly was interviewed a couple of years ago on another podcast, maybe Revzilla's "Highside / Lowside" with Zach and Spurg? I listen to several moto-podcasts, all the time, and I'm always looking for other good ones.

From Uncle Google:
Itchy Boots (Noraly Schoenmaker) has been featured on several motorcycle-related podcasts. She was interviewed on the season finale of Highside/Lowside and has also appeared on Adventure Rider Radio. Additionally, she was interviewed on Chasing the Horizon.
 
Sadlsor said:
Cross posting from ADVrider
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I just finished listening to that interview. Very enjoyable. Thanks for that.

She was also interviewed a long time back on a low tech interview where she had to pass the mic (some of you must remember when they were called "mikes") back and forth between her and the host. Still a fun listen.
 
John OoSTerhuis said:
BTW - Couldn’t find this in English audio, but viewed on YouTube, their closed caption option works well, making it easy to follow along. FYI
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:rofl1: I clicked on the video without reading your comment. For an instant — I thought "Wow she really speaks Dutch well." Oh... Right. Then it was "she does a great job with English". I did turn on the CC.

So this was episode 1. I hope there'll be more.
 
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