Into Russia
Day 10 - Tuesday 21st June 2016 - Zarasai (Lithuania) - 320 kms We left Poland and cross quickly into Lithuania. The raids were straight for miles on end. This…
Meeting friends in Warsaw
I read a quote a long time ago: "strangers are only friends you have not met yet"... This has been so true on all our trips! As I just published…
Crossing Germany and Poland
Day 4 - weds. 15th June - Waren - 410 kms. We left the sleepy town of Visbek, and rode through country lanes and small roads, across valleys and many…
Russia here we come!
Sunday 12th June - near Norwich - 211kms. Note that this time round, distances will be in kms, as my bike is Japanese import and data is only in metric.…
Wr are off today !
Today is the day! Just showing few photos as we tried fitting our luggage on the bikes yesterday. XT below: The TTR with the panniers: Wish us good luck. Over…
Frantic last few days!
My work's leaving drinks came and went last Thursday, I left work on Friday and that was it! Since then, the last 5 days have been very busy as we…
Me? Drama queen???
You may think that, being rather experienced on motorcycle overland trips, I would be calm and collected and serene…. Everything under control and ready, right? Hmm… Pre-trips nerves are kicking…
12 days to departure!
Departure date is approaching fast. You may think that, by now, we would be ready. After all, this is not our first trip…. Well, we are almost ready… but…
6 weeks to departure
Only 6 weeks before departure. What is left in the “to do” pile? The bikes still need few bits but they should be ready by end of next week. The…
Maps and planning
I finally bought all the road maps required for my trip. That includes several on Russia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Northern Poland, Baltic states…. And I have been amazed at the…