Solo Motorcycle Travel Through South America with Lala Barlow
Photo: Lala Barlow
Lala Barlow was working in musical theatre in Melbourne, Australia, when the pandemic brought the industry to a halt. Drawn to motorcycles, mountains, and Patagonia, she spent years preparing for a solo motorcycle journey through South America, including a four-month shakedown ride across Australia. Lala shares what it takes to plan a major adventure, travel alone in unfamiliar countries, manage fear and uncertainty, and ride through Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Patagonia. A conversation about preparation, perseverance, and turning a dream into reality.
Lala Barlow is a Melbourne-based adventurer, writer, and motorcycle traveller with a successful career in the performing arts. After earning her motorcycle licence during COVID, she set off on a solo ride through the Queensland Outback before embarking on a two-year, 40,000-kilometre journey across South America from Colombia to Argentina. A presenter at Horizons Unlimited events in Australia and Colombia and a contributor to Adventure Rider Magazine Australia, Lala is currently writing her first book and planning future adventures through Asia and beyond. Her mission is to inspire others to step outside their comfort zones, embrace adventure, and discover what they're truly capable of.
