Alex Chacon, author of “The Modern Motorcycle Diaries,” will be the next presenter in Liberty Hall’s Texas Speaker series, scheduled for Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Chacon is an adventure rider, philanthropist, public speaker, professional photographer and videographer.

On the cutting edge of motorcycle riding and exploring, Chacon contributes to major motorcycle magazines around the world and is a professional freelance photographer. His experience has led to collaborations in the product development of prototype gear, testing and production. He currently runs the only motorcycle consulting business in the world for travel in Latin America where he occasionally runs tours.

Chacon’s most famous expedition to date has been a 500-day solo round trip from Alaska to Argentina on which he raised money for the Children of Uganda in Africa. Thanks to the success of his blogging, writing and his own personal “Motorcycle Diaries,” he was able to document this epic adventure through unique pictures, videos and viral YouTube films.

His body of work has been featured around the world in thousands of magazines, newspapers and on international TV news and interviews.  Through his travels, Chacon endeavors to work directly with the less fortunate children in each of the Latin American countries that he visits. He has faced life threatening situations, bureaucratic difficulties, politics, crime, natural disasters, sleeping in parking lots and running out of money while at the same time raising funds internationally for charity.

Chacon attended University of Texas, where he graduated with honors in biomedical sciences, nutrition and chemistry. Before beginning his doctoral studies, he embarked on conquering his lifelong dream of traveling the world by motorbike. He sold everything he had at the beginning of his journey, and departed from his hometown of El Paso, living only from his motorcycle for the next three years. During those years, he rode through more than 36 countries, drove across more than 200,000 kilometer and crossed more than 75 borders around the world.

Tickets cost $15 or $10 with a student ID and may be purchased online at www.libertytyler.com.