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In this episode of the OverlandEurope podcast, Mike speaks with Sherri Jo Wilkins, a traveller whose life has unfolded through movement rather than plans.

Born in the United States and later based in Australia, Sherri Jo’s journey began with a deep pull toward travel that eventually led her to sell everything and ride a motorcycle around the world … solo. What started as an 18-month plan stretched into three and a half years, not because she got lost, but because she chose to slow down.

We talk about that first leap: choosing a lightweight KTM, learning on the road, navigating visas, fear, logistics, and the mental shift required to stop “doing distance” and start paying attention. From there, the conversation moves into her transition from two wheels to four—life in a 4×4 motorhome in Australia—and the lessons that only come when things go wrong far from help.

Flat tyres on the Birdsville Track. Unexpected kindness in the outback. Knowing when an adventure has run its course.

Most recently, Sherri Jo has returned to motorcycles, this time on three wheels, riding a BMW GS with a sidecar built around travelling with her dog, Cody. We talk honestly about why vans didn’t fit her, why Europe changed the equation, and how travelling lighter again feels like coming home.

This is a conversation about listening to instinct, adapting when something no longer fits, and understanding that adventure isn’t linear … it evolves.

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