Skip to content
franglais riders
  • Home
  • Motorcycle Trips
  • Campervan trips
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • About Us
Menu Close
  • Home
  • Motorcycle Trips
  • Campervan trips
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • About Us
  • Home
  • Motorcycle Trips
  • Campervan trips
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • About Us

preparations

  1. Home>
  2. Blog>
  3. Russia / Central Asia Trip>
  4. preparations

Frantic last few days!

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:June 8, 2016
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingFrantic last few days!

Me? Drama queen???

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:June 2, 2016
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingMe? Drama queen???

12 days to departure!

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 31, 2016
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue Reading12 days to departure!

6 weeks to departure

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:April 27, 2016
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue Reading6 weeks to departure

Maps and planning

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:April 12, 2016
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingMaps and planning

2 months before departure

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:April 4, 2016
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Two months before departure. It is now time to put an update. Our itinerary is slightly different. I put a map below. Instead of crossing Scandinavia, we will ride through…

Continue Reading2 months before departure

2015 was about work… 2016 is about riding!

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:November 11, 2015
  • Post category:preparations/Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Remember how i said we were planning to go back to South america at the end of 2016? Well, I started getting quotes to fly our two motorbikes to Buenos…

Continue Reading2015 was about work… 2016 is about riding!

Recent Posts

  • Back on the bikes
  • Costa del Sol
  • Round Andalusia
  • Gibraltar
  • The Mary Celeste

Recent Comments

  • Abalone2019 on Crossing into Mongolia
  • Vietnam Dirt Bike Tour on Crossing into Mongolia
  • franglaisriders on Ending the trip
  • Patrick MONIOTTE on Ending the trip
  • Vietnam Motorbike Tours on what if… your bike is stolen?

Archives

  • May 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • June 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • June 2019
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • March 2018
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • November 2015
  • July 2015
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013

Categories

  • Accidents and trouble
  • Africa Trip
  • Balkans
  • Baltic States
  • Bike problems
  • Europe
  • Europe
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lesotho
  • Life in a Van
  • Malawi
  • Mongolia
  • Mongolia Trip
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Planning
  • Poland
  • Preparation
  • preparations
  • Preparations
  • Russia
  • Russia
  • Russia
  • Russia / Central Asia Trip
  • South Africa
  • spain
  • Swaziland
  • Turkey
  • Uncategorized
  • Uzbekistan
  • Zambia

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright Maria Robinson

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Contact