
Free Ride
Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey That Changed My Life
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Imani Jade Powers
By the YouTube sensation with two and a half million followers, the inspiring account of a young woman who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride—and along the way found a new sense of purpose.
Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirtysomething geologist living in the Netherlands when she learned that her live-in partner had been having a long-term affair. In desperate need of a new beginning, she decided to quit her job and jet off to India. But her plans were dashed when she fell quickly and helplessly in love: with a motorcycle. Behind the handlebars, she felt alive and free—nimble enough to trace the narrowest paths, powerful enough to travel the longest of roads.
First, she set off toward the Pacific, through the jungles of Myanmar and Thailand, then into Malaysia. Rather than satisfy her appetite for the open road, this ride only piqued it. She shipped her bike to Oman, at the base of the Arabian Peninsula, and embarked on a journey through Iran, across Tajikistan along its border with Afghanistan, over the snowy peaks of Central Asia, and into Europe, all the way back home to the Netherlands. She covered remote and utterly unfamiliar territory, broke down on impossibly steep mountains, and pushed too many miles along empty roads, farther and farther from civilization. But through her travels, she discovered the true beauty of the world, the kindness of its people, the simplicity of its open spaces, and a new and unshakable belief in her capabilities.
Free Ride is an inspiring story of self-discovery and renewal. Filled with unforgettable figures, hilarious disasters, and powerful human connections, it shows you what happens when you open your heart and let the world in.
©2025 Noraly Schoenmaker (P)2025 Simon & Schuster AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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Should this be a series?
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A must read for motorcycle lovers
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Good story, needed different narrator.
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Based on the scope of the story I foresee more books forthcoming. I would definitely be interested.
In the meantime, God speed.
Good book!
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Stoking my own adventures
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I've always heard that there is a fine line between bravery and insanity. I'm still on the fence about which side of that line Noraly falls! In watching her videos I never fully realized how ill-prepared she was for her big adventure. It was inspirational to here her story of how she just did it! she did what many people dream of, but no one actually goes through with for all sorts of excuses.
Bravo Noraly!
great listen for a YouTube fan
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