Cold and wet in Kazakhstan
Day 49 - Saturday 30July - Oskemen - 0km We had a day rest in Oskemen, after moving to a slightly better hotel. I was still unwell with my stomach…
Across the Altai (Siberia)
Day 44 - Monday 25th of July - Gorno-Altaysk - 0 km We had a day rest in Gorno-Altaysk, doing some laundry ( as always) and having a small walk…
Into the Altai
And so we left Tomsk and our friends there. The last evening, Anton invited us to dinner at his flat and we met with all his family. It is quite extraordinary…
Siberian friends
We spend the week end ( 16th and 17th July) in Novosibirsk. Andrey left us the use of his beautiful flat and went to his parents'. They live in the…
Into Siberia
Day 29- Sunday 10th of July - Perm, 0kms Perm hasn't got the touristic charm of Petrozavodsk, with its bohemian bars and Parisian cafes, it hasn't got the faded beauty of…
Riding East
Day 24 - Tuesday 5th of July - Velikiy Ustyug - 0kms Velikiy is an ancient town that is now enjoying a sort of Renaissance since 1998. This is when…
The missing cattle mystery
There is something that has been bothering me for a while. Over the last two years, we have ridden thousands of miles across Russia (west, southern and central Siberia), flew…
Northern Russia taking its toll
Outside town we refuelled and reassessed the situation. No place to stay for a long time. What to do? Camping was pretty much out of the question. Every time we…
Cosmodrome and KGB… just another day on the road!
Day 21 - Sat 2d July - Pudozh - 370kms We packed up and left Petrozavodsk under a glorious sun! We had decided to ride around the north shore of…
Republic of Karelia
On our last day in St Pete, the weather was not so nice. In the afternoon we took a stroll to the local botanic gardens. Sadly we could not visit…
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