Across the Altai (Siberia)
Day 44 - Monday 25th of July - Gorno-Altaysk - 0 km We had a day rest in Gorno-Altaysk, doing some laundry ( as always) and having a small walk…
Day 44 - Monday 25th of July - Gorno-Altaysk - 0 km We had a day rest in Gorno-Altaysk, doing some laundry ( as always) and having a small walk…
And so we left Tomsk and our friends there. The last evening, Anton invited us to dinner at his flat and we met with all his family. It is quite extraordinary…
We spend the week end ( 16th and 17th July) in Novosibirsk. Andrey left us the use of his beautiful flat and went to his parents'. They live in the…
Day 29- Sunday 10th of July - Perm, 0kms Perm hasn't got the touristic charm of Petrozavodsk, with its bohemian bars and Parisian cafes, it hasn't got the faded beauty of…
Day 24 - Tuesday 5th of July - Velikiy Ustyug - 0kms Velikiy is an ancient town that is now enjoying a sort of Renaissance since 1998. This is when…
There is something that has been bothering me for a while. Over the last two years, we have ridden thousands of miles across Russia (west, southern and central Siberia), flew…
Outside town we refuelled and reassessed the situation. No place to stay for a long time. What to do? Camping was pretty much out of the question. Every time we…
Day 21 - Sat 2d July - Pudozh - 370kms We packed up and left Petrozavodsk under a glorious sun! We had decided to ride around the north shore of…
On our last day in St Pete, the weather was not so nice. In the afternoon we took a stroll to the local botanic gardens. Sadly we could not visit…