25th July 2014 28-32’C 421km Almaty – Karakol (Kyrgyzstan) I’d become very well settled in at the Holiday Inn Almaty, a king size bed, fluffy...
Sadly, bribes tend to be a fact of life in some of the countries I’m travelling through. Here is the updated running total: Laos Border Police ...
21st July 2014 36’C 0km by bike Almaty I got up early and prepared the bike to go out to collect my...
20st July 2014 Almaty – Kapshagay – Almaty 36’C 0km by bike After just a few hours sleep, Oscar and Viktoriya reappeared in...
20-21st July 2014 30’C 10km Almaty A huge couple of days, I started Saturday by doing a service on the bike, as I’ve clocked another...
18th July 2014 22-30’C 305km Taldykorgan – Almaty After an excellent breakfast, I proceeded to checkout from the hotel, much to their disappointment....
17th July 2014 21-29’C 306km Usharal – Taldykorgan The ride today took me through more desert, although the views were magnificent to...
16th July 2014 12-29’C 540km Oskemen – Ayagoz – Usharal It was raining and cool as I left Oskemen in the morning, stopping briefly to see the mosque and fill up...
15the July 2014 19-30’C 282km Rubtsovsk – Oskemen (Kazakhstan) I’d left the window to the hotel room open last night, to afford some cool,...
14th July 2014 19’C 320km Barnaul – Pospelikha – Rubtsovsk I left Barnaul at 930am, stopping briefly for fuel before continuing down the Russian A349 towards...