PressGo > discover

mission & purpose

People moving presage book

momentum – journey – identity


A book + venturers journal – Sharing everything discovered from a million miles over-land.
insights from several very different life journeys.
un-scripted < > spontaneous


My Father fled Russian occupation of Budapest in 1956
Decades later, I followed the road back & ventured into Russia + beyond


simple – personal – overland

1 camera
2 decades
3 evolving silk routes


20 years, recorded whilst repeatedly crossing half the world

A father and son connected spiritually, whilst conflicted in person. Reconnecting by a challenging road trip.
Families disrupted & separated by distance. Challenges to keep moving, re-discover and re-build.

re-connecting lost connections from east to west

Istvan fled the Russian occupation of Budapest in 1956, on foot, leaving behind his family forever. Starting afresh with nothing. Not a single document, no phone, no contacts, no internet – It evolved into an after-life motorbiking adventure –

Returning to his Hungarian homeland, aboard an Africa Twin, in his son’s left motorcycle pannier.

Deceased in 2006, gathered from the crem and ashes boarded straight onto an Africa twin for a final overland adventure back, retracing his journey to Budapest and family who’d not seen or heard from him since the 1950’s – quite an adventure really!

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Africa twin honda motorcycle used to carry deceased Istvans ashes back to Budapest, Hungary

The African Twin carrying Istvans ashes in the left side pannier, back to Budapest – I tended to park his side of the bike on the sunnier side! seemed a bit more pleasant

Personal diaries, film, journals and photography – repeated routes along the Silk Road
2 decades exploring Eastern Europe & beyond

kazak rally lada car

PressGo is about discovery – starting out at something new, with little training, keeping things simple. Following your heart and natural instincts to keep moving forwards.
It provides the reader with open space and inspiration to explore and discover their own purpose, mission or journey.


old lada car in kazakstan rally

There’s a large part of training which de-trains us, it throws us off our natural course and tries to align you onto someone else’s track. Keep it simple > Pressgo


simple lada car
Lada everyday rugged resourceful car works internationally

aspirations, spontaneous, exploring, escape, change, momentum, over-landing, routines, travel, freelance, trucking, motorcycling, identity, human connections, inspiration, journey, discovery >


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Kazakhstan Moto Adventures

PressGo – an eclectic mix of a random, simple life –
un-scripted travel

challenging conventions

It’s also a way to gather inspiration to go discover something for yourself, just as you like to find it

bus journey on the Silk Road

inspiration & information > to set out and discover what ever you might be searching for > new directions. It all started with Istvans escape from Soviet occupation in 56′ > one journey leads to another


PRESS GO – discover
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2026 © Steve Hotson | writer | motoexplorer | photographer
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photo diaries and short films + writing from the road – work in progress…. >


exploring overland kazak rally road

Overland routes explored during the 20 years east include; Europe, Slovakia, Czechia (formerly Czech Republic) Poland, and Hungary – on the discovering Istvan’s homeland journey. Extended into; Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia. Silk Road overlanding across; Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Thailand.