Ukraine Whoopsie
Minor crisis. On the last afternoon before entering Russia, whilst oiling the chain (an utterly easy and standard procedure), the bike rolled forward off its centre stand, fell on its …
Minor crisis. On the last afternoon before entering Russia, whilst oiling the chain (an utterly easy and standard procedure), the bike rolled forward off its centre stand, fell on its …
Again it’s been a while since I updated this. Although I enjoy keeping this journal, I’ve been more proactive with my blog lately. I’m also having great difficulty focussing on …
The mission of the past few days has almost been completed. Steps have been retraced through Turkey and Bulgaria, I’ve had some pre-Russia maintenance done on the bike in Lasi …
Georgia was fun and beautiful, and I bumped into a fellow biker chap called Jannick, who was on his first long ride-out after only recently getting his bike licence. After …
I’ve finally come off the bike! The first spill has been made, as well as two others. After over 6,000 mills of accident-free riding, I’ve now had three falls in …
It’s taken me all day to ride only about 80 miles! Knackered. I hope my ankle is okay tomorrow. Talk about adventure riding. Today was shattering! I’ve now fallen off …
Oops, it’s been a while since I added to my diary. My bad! Right. Getting out of Samsun was DEFINITELY the right move. Heading to Cappadocia was good fun. Nice …
It really is beautiful here, so I’ve stayed a little longer than I planned to. Not that this trip has really involved much time-planning or route-planning in first place. Let’s …
After hanging out in the city of Samsun for a full week, I’m finally back on the road and exploring Turkey. Goreme, to be specific. It feels great to be …
I’ve been in Samsun for a week now. Same town, same camping pitch, not travelling, for a week. It’s been nice, resting and relaxing. It’s also been fun getting the …