Samarkand
Monday 19th of May - o miles - still in Bukhara Completed 5,005 miles ( on the bikes only, not including ferries! ) so far! After breakfast, near 10 am,…
The silk road
That evening, we asked Dilshad, the hotel owner, where we could buy some fuel. He told us he would take us there the next day. As he spoke very good…
Khiva and beyond
Thursday 15th of May - 202 miles We packed up early and were getting ready to leave. View from our window: Our moldovian friends left. As we were waiting to…
About spermicide and desert riding!
While in Astrakhan, we bought some tooth paste in a minimarket. Look we found the display with soap, shampoo, tooth brushes and some tubes. You may think it must be,…
where is the road?
Saturday 10th May - 300 miles We leave the very pleasant town of Budennovsk early, as no breakfast is provided. We are not registered with the police yet. This is…
Into the Motherland
Tuesday 6th May - 229 miles We spent the night in Batumi, in a brand new guesthouse. It remind us a lot of south america with the funny plumbing! Smell…
Georgia and the road to nowhere
Sat. 3rd May - 223 miles. We left Niksar, a pleasant little town, nestled around a canyon, with steep streets and stunning views over the mountains. Turkey has been awesome…
Riding into the storm
Thursday 1st April - 264 miles (Turkey) Sorry for typos but not easy to type on an ipad! As we woke up, the weather was cloudy but dry. We left…
Miserable day
Weds. 30th April - 147 miles ( Turkey, Afyon) What a day! It started gorgeous enough with the most impressive breakfast buffet! There was an incredible amount of stuff to…
Ferrys to Turkey
Sunday 27th - 5 miles We went to get some fuel and rode to the ferry terminal by late morning. It was a massive ferry and we got a nice…