In October 2016, I set off on a motorbike journey to the Bardenas Reales in Spain - 4,000 kilometers in just eight days. It was the kind of trip that strips life down to its core: just you, the road, and whatever you can carry. Complete self-reliance. Absolute freedom.
The Bardenas Reales is a surreal, semi-desert region in the southeast of Navarre, spanning some 42,000 hectares. It’s a landscape of stark, sculpted beauty - windswept plateaus, jagged clay formations, and arid plains that feel more like the American Southwest than northern Spain. Despite its desolate look, the place hums with a quiet, raw energy. There's something cinematic about it - no surprise it’s served as the backdrop for films and series like Game of Thrones.
Riding through the Bardenas on two wheels, surrounded by wind and silence, feels like stepping into another world. A world shaped by time and erosion - wild, untamed, and utterly unforgettable.
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