This year's motorcycling programme comprises two trips - to Antarctica and to the Arctic. The serious theme will be 'Climate Change - Calamity or Con, Preventable or Preordained?' The poles are the most sensitive areas of the globe to changes in climatic conditions which makes this year's trip an ideal opportunity to bring together all the climate change anecdotes from our previous worldbybike trips, and combine them with our observations from the polar caps, and with a literature search of the research by climatologists, geologists, anthropologists, archaeologists and palaeontologists to get an informed layman's view of what it all means.

So February 2008 sees us aboard an ex-Russian Icebreaker headed for the sub Antarctic islands and then into the Ross Sea, the Dry Valleys, Scott and McMurdo bases to experience the deep downunder desolation that is Antarctica. We have an opportunity to ride the bikes in this challenging environment and to interact with the occupational species of the region - both human and other. The 'Antarctica Antics' trip will be for a month and seasickness willing, we're looking for a rewarding and unique experience from the combination of tramping, biking, kayaking and scuba activities on the menu.