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Get to the border!

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:June 4, 2014
  • Post category:Accidents and trouble/Bike problems/Kyrgyzstan/Mongolia Trip/Uzbekistan
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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…

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Total breakdown

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:June 3, 2014
  • Post category:Accidents and trouble/Bike problems/Mongolia Trip/Uzbekistan
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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…

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Crash in Samarkand

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 26, 2014
  • Post category:Accidents and trouble/Mongolia Trip/Uzbekistan
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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…

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Samarkand

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 21, 2014
  • Post category:Mongolia Trip/Uzbekistan
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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,…

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The silk road

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 19, 2014
  • Post category:Mongolia Trip/Uzbekistan
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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…

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Khiva and beyond

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 17, 2014
  • Post category:Mongolia Trip/Uzbekistan
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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…

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About spermicide and desert riding!

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 16, 2014
  • Post category:Kazakhstan/Mongolia Trip/Russia
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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,…

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where is the road?

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 11, 2014
  • Post category:Mongolia Trip/Russia
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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…

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Into the Motherland

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 9, 2014
  • Post category:Georgia/Mongolia Trip/Russia
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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…

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Georgia and the road to nowhere

  • Post author:franglaisriders
  • Post published:May 6, 2014
  • Post category:Georgia/Mongolia Trip
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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…

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