Someone shooting at us???
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…
where is Mr Spock when you need him?
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…
Into Siberia
Tuesday 8th of July - 206 miles - sukhbataar The weather was less wild and we decided to finally leave Ulaanbataar! I was sick of pot noddles and could not…
the ride to Ulaanbaatar
Thursday 3rd July - Tsetserleg, 127miles We woke up very early in our Gers! Mainly because it was so cold! Alistair got the wooden stove going, which involved using some…
into the wilderness: western Mongolia – Part 2
Tuesday 1st of July - Tosontsergel - 70 miles After a good night sleep we visited the dreadful pit (!) before trying to get some breakfast. We asked if we…
Into the wilderness: western Mongolia – Part 1
Saturday 28th of June - 154 miles ( apologies to my readers about the constant bad typing, very hard on an iPad, the blogger app gives me a tiny window…
Shortcut in Northern Mongolia
25th of June 2014 - Olgii - zero miles We had a day rest in Olgii to do some chores, like laundry, bike maintenance, catching up on the blog, buy…
Crossing into Mongolia
Our hotel, or room in someone's house to be more precise, was in the main square. We went to buy some pot noodles for dinner as we had a kettle…
From Kazakhstan to the Russian Altai
Wednesday 18th of June - 174 miles - Taldikorgan We left Almaty after breakfast. Then we got on the road, straight north. Now you must be wondering, we ride south,…
Back on track
Wedsnesday 11th to Saturday 14th June - Bishkek On Wednesday afternoon, Sergei, a friend recommended to me by a fellow motorcycle traveller, came to pick us up at the hotel…