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 …

Somewhere in Bulgaria?

Whizz Back Across Turkey

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 …

Back on Track

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 …

A Beach on the Black Sea

Return to Plan ‘A’

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 …

Riding in Central Georgia

Georgia On My Mind

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 …

Near Ushguli, Georgia

Northern Georgia

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 …

Cappadocia Houses, Turkey

Let’s Off Road!

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 …

Wild Camping in Central Turkey

Goreme, Kapadokya

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 …

Samsun by night

Hanging Out in Samsun

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 …