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…
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…