A solo female motorcycle travel channel -on and off road - by Amanda Zito. Expect episodic road trip series, and helpful stand alone videos about adventure travel & camping.
Amanda Zito was born and raised in Montana. She moved to Portland, OR in 2010 to attend PNCA where she earned a BFA in Illustration.
Bikes: Lazarus, a 1980 Suzuki 850gl, Hephaestus a 2005 Honda Shadow Spirit 750, Paul Bunyan a 1972 Honda CB175, Briareos a 2016 Honda CB500x and Icarus a Batavus Moped.
Currently Borrowing a 2022 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES DCT from Honda.
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Amanda Zito
PO BOX 220420
Milwaukie OR 97269
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Both Episodes of the Arizona Trip are now up for you to watch :)
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Southern California Friends!
I'll be at @overlandexpo So-Cal Content Creator Area this weekend! March 15-16, 2025 // SAT 9-5 | SUN 9-4
OC Fair & Event Center // Costa Mesa, CA, USA
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I'll have a few paperback cookbooks with me and my Twin will be with me so you can see all the scratches up close and personal lol
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So I guess things happen in three's right?
First: I AM OK. I promise. Just tired 😅
Early early Tuesday morning I got really sick probably stomach flu, I got super dehydrated and my heart kind of tripped into AFIB (essentially my heart was beating super fast and out of rhythm). I had to go to the ER and they gave me the shocky shocks to reset my heart rate.
I got to go home right after and now I'm just really tired and have spent the last couple days taking it slow and giving my body a chance to recover from what feels like I ran a marathon 😅
Why am I telling this to you?
Mostly because I don't know if I'm gonna be able to get the video out this Sunday and I don't want you to think I disappeared. Lol
Thank you all for your kindness and if you saw this on Instagram already thank you for your love and well wishes.
I'll be back at it in no time don't worry!
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PS. That being said, please do not send me drug recommendations, I know you mean well but I will only be accepting medical advice from my cardiologist ☺️💛 thank you!!
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Hello beautiful people! This week's episode training with the BMW US Rider Academy has been delayed to next Sunday Feb 2nd.
Unfortunately my poor truck had a little fuel pump issue this week and it has absorbed all my editing time dealing with it. Thank you for your patience! I'll see you in the comments next weekend :)
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This Sunday the Cross Country Series returns to take us through Shenandoah, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina .... and the Anxiety Attack that almost ended my trip.
Coming Sunday 1.19.24
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This Sunday the Cross Country Series returns to take us through Acadia National Park, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Delaware!
I just need to say that I'm extremely jealous that all ya'll who live on the East Coast don't know how good you have it with access to some of the best Italian restaurants in the US.
Coming Sunday 1.12.24
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Hello beautiful people! After a little delay (I was sick, sorry!) 2025 Illustrated Moto Wall Calendars are now available for Pre-Order until January 10th for my US Folks: www.asthemagpieflies.com/store/pre-order-2025-illu…
More info:
Physical Wall Calendars will open for Pre-Orders until Jan10th.
I will not be making more so if you want one this is your window. They will begin shipping to you Jan 20th.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS (or friends who don't want to pay for shipping.)
For the first time ever, I will be offering a Digital Download/Print-at-Home Calendar.
I haven't done this in years past because I have had a lot of issues with people stealing my work and using it without my permission. I'm letting go of that worry this year to make the calendar available to more people and internationally, but also because well -a lot of people asked me to.
The Print-at-Home Calendar will go up for Sale January 14th 🙂
Thank you so much for your patience if you've been waiting, and thank you for being here 🙂
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The Cross Country Series Returns this Sunday to take us through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine!
Episode 4 Drops Sunday 1.5.25
Missed the first three episodes? Catch Up: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL...
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Happy New Year!
Here's some of my Goals for 2025
⭐ To teach at the new Overland Expo in SoCal March 14-16
⭐ Redeem my Pacific Coast Highway Trip with my Brother in May
⭐ Teaching at Touratech Rally West June 26-29 Plain,WA
⭐ *knock on wood* Do the whole IDBDR with my Brother in July! (another redemption trip lol)
⭐Year 10 of hosting Rocky Mountain Roll! (ps have you got tickets yet? ;) bit.ly/rockymtnroll )
⭐⭐ Riding to Alaska and Back with my Brother in August!!! ⭐⭐
⭐Teach at Overland Expo East again in Virginia! Oct 3-5
⭐Spend November working on the 2026 Illustrated Motorcycle Calendar
⭐Start Releasing the Alaska Series in December!
Other more vague goals:
⭐ To have more than 4 days at home between trips this year so I can stay on top of my desk work and editing, even if that means only one trip per month (instead of the 2-3/month I squeezed in in 2024 -which led to me being so behind in editing videos)
⭐ Dehydrate and Pack at least Half our Meals for the Alaska Trip before August
⭐ Work on converting the Motorcycle Camp Cookbook into an ePub format so I can launch it on the Amazon Kindle Store to make it accessible to more people!
Share some of your goals or trips you want to do in 2025 in the comments!
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This Sunday is the long awaited return to the Cross Country Series! If you haven't watched Ep 1 and 2 or just need a refresher be sure to catch up before Episode 3 Drops Sunday 12.29.24
Catch Up: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL...
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