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Maps and planning

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

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2 months before departure

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

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2015 was about work… 2016 is about riding!

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

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Katu Yarik pass grand finale!

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:July 13, 2015
  • Post category:Russia
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We had had more storms and rain overnight, which was not ideal for the sort of roads we were going to ride. Vladimir had us up before 6am, as he…

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Back to Tudtuyaruk

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:July 12, 2015
  • Post category:Russia
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In the morning, we left the hotel and made our way to Tudtuyaruk yurt camp. We had a good 250km to ride, mainly on alphalt. Back in June last year,…

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The heart of the Altai

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:July 11, 2015
  • Post category:Russia
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After a fabulous breakfast that included yet more cheese, we strapped our bags into the motorbikes and got back on the gravel roads and tracks. They were fairly easy to…

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back to Siberia

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:July 9, 2015
  • Post category:Russia
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As I watch from the view point of the Katu-Yarik pass, I ask Anton, standing next to meet smoking, which way we go from there. He points to what looks…

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Ending

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:August 20, 2014
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Once we left Russia, our trip turned into a Holiday. We took our time, through Estonia, then an overnight ferry ride to Stockholm. We then rode across to Gothenburg. Arriving…

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Someone shooting at us???

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:July 21, 2014
  • Post category:Accidents and trouble/Bike problems/Mongolia Trip/Russia/Uncategorized
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Friday 17 to sunday 20 of July - 154 miles - Staraya Russa We left the holiday camp with no rush, as we are well ahead of schedule. We continued…

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where is Mr Spock when you need him?

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:July 18, 2014
  • Post category:Mongolia Trip/Russia
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Wednesday 15 July - Moscow At 9 am we were back to the depot to pick up our bikes. In the train , 5 others bikes had been travelling with…

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