Into the wilderness: western Mongolia – Part 1
Saturday 28th of June - 154 miles ( apologies to my readers about the constant bad typing, very hard on an iPad, the blogger app gives me a tiny window…
Shortcut in Northern Mongolia
25th of June 2014 - Olgii - zero miles We had a day rest in Olgii to do some chores, like laundry, bike maintenance, catching up on the blog, buy…
Crossing into Mongolia
Our hotel, or room in someone's house to be more precise, was in the main square. We went to buy some pot noodles for dinner as we had a kettle…
From Kazakhstan to the Russian Altai
Wednesday 18th of June - 174 miles - Taldikorgan We left Almaty after breakfast. Then we got on the road, straight north. Now you must be wondering, we ride south,…
Back on track
Wedsnesday 11th to Saturday 14th June - Bishkek On Wednesday afternoon, Sergei, a friend recommended to me by a fellow motorcycle traveller, came to pick us up at the hotel…
Considering giving up!
Saturday 7th of June - Sary Tash ( about 110 miles) We left Osh and started climbing into the mountains. In a valley, we got drenched as we rode into…
Bouncing back!
Tuesday 3rd of June - 0 mile - Osh The guest house was a bit of a building site and had no inside parking for my bike. I cannot stand…
Get to the border!
With a broken down motorbike, in the middle of nowhere, we did not have many options. "Let's stop a truck" I said. And I positioned myself by the side of…
Total breakdown
Thursday 29th May - 204 miles - Tashkent After a week in Samarkand, my ankle and hand had improved enough that i could ride. For my hand i could use…
Crash in Samarkand
Thursday 22d of May - about 1 mile! Soon after breakfast we packed the bikes and got ready to ride off. We had decided to go to Denau, and…