When most people enter retirement, thoughts turn to a well earned rest, indulging in golf or fishing, maybe a holiday with the spouse or time with the grandchildren but Malaysian lady rider, solo motorcycle adventurer and Givi brand ambassador Anita Yusof is doing things a little differently. Opting for early retirement from her sports science lecturer job, Anita will set off on the second version of her Global Dream Ride in November, starting from South Africa.
Anita’s plan is to visit all seven continents, including a visit to Antartica, and pass through 70 countries. Not content with the usual ‘snap photo and go’ type travel, Anita plans to spend time with communities in each country, notably with the less privileged.
This came about after her last trip to South Africa, where she travelled around the country and was struck by the disparity between rich and poor. Of note was something she noticed there, where the women folk had to walk long distances to carry water for cleaning and cooking, while the men played chess and smoked cigarettes in the shade of a tree.
Beginning in Cape Town, Anita will ride her Yamaha FZ150i – named “Mr GD” or “Global Dreamer” – up the continent of Africa to Cairo. She will then ride into Saudi Arabia, performing her umrah in the holy city of Mecca, before proceeding to Europe and then onwards to the Americas before heading to Australia and returning to Malaysia via Indonesia.
Her trip is self-funded, including the Antartica leg which is expected to cost some USD 10,000 (RM42,000). While she has not set any time table for completion of her second Global Dream Ride, Anita thinks the entire trip will take between two to five years.
Anita is not expecting any public contributions for the trip but rather is raising funds through the sale of her second book, “Global Dream Ride (Episode 2)”, with a portion of the proceeds going to help under privileged children in the countries she visits. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book, Anita can be contacted directly via her Facebook page.
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Bravo Cik Anita!! girl power
lebih afdal jika ikut rombongan agihan zakat di My. Duduk 2-3 malam dengan faqir miskin
dia ada visi. dia melihat dunia dr sudut perspektif lain. Mlysia sudah ada badan2 kebajikan utk urus fakir2 miskin slain bantuan kerajaan. di luar sana survival utk hidup berbeza dgn ngra kita.
Susukotak ni memang dari dulu kalau tak kondem usaha org mmg tak sah. Ada jer la dia pny cdgn lebih afdal konon2. At least ada juga usaha rider tu nak berbakti. Susukotak pny bakti apa ekk? Byk ke buat sedekah jariah?
wah.. tak sangka ada peminat. saya beri cadangan juga salah satu bakti. saya juga tak bangkang apa dia nak buat. pada saya ayat mengatakan dia nampak orang luar lebih susah menderita teramat sangat macam dia tak pernah tengok orang susah di tanah air sendiri.paham??
kalau bagi cadangan tp dengan mengatakan lebih “afdal” indirectly awak mengatakan apa yg dia buat ni tak afdal@tak baguih..hg tau ka dia pernah pi ka dak rombongan zakat?
Pemikiran macam ni laa meletakkan bangsa sendiri wayyyyy behind dalam segala bidang..
Btw, hg pernah ikut rombongan zakat?sembang deghaih tak mau laa..
cerah minda anda.. memang ramai lagi orang susah di tanah air sendiri – Bersamamu tv3.
Susukotak, kau tak follow fb dia, tu pasal kau tak tau. Dia rajin share ttg kehidupan masyarakat di tpt yg dia visit. Yg miskin, bkn papa lagi, tak tau nak habaq apa dah. Jauh lagi miskin dari yg dok ada dlm Bersamamu TV3 tu. Baca perkongsian dia dlm fb pun rasa sedih sgt. Baru2 ni dia pi Afghanistan, pun dia share psl kehidupan serba daif org sana. Kita jgn jadi katak bawah tempurung, asik2 nampak org kita saja. Ehh malas la aku nak cakap, kau bukak la FB dia, Anita Yusof
Daripada saudara Susukotak buang masa baca artikel ini dan letak komen bodoh macam ni, lebih afdal jika saudara buat benda lain dan tidak memperbodohkan diri sendiri.
wah fz150i? super though…africa twin more suitable choice
Agree.. but fzi150i very2 cheap to maintain..
Dia sudah bikin dulu bro. with the same bike. gdr1 round the world to 4 continents in 2016 if not mistaken
As long as no India route in the plan is fine…
a rare species with normal bike- proof big dream not always required big advance machine
safe and steady ride, Anita
Aku pakai fzi150i untuk kerja 170km daily. Capai 80k km dalam 1tahun setengah tanpa ada apa2 masalah. Maintanance pun sangat murah. Minyak hitam aku cuma guna yamalube harga rm18je. Dan motor no sangat2 jimat minyak. Sesuai untuk pandu jarak jauh dengan kos murah.
ko sanggup/boleh buat? ada bran?
Way to go Anita, drive safe and enjoy.
I mean ride safe