Singapore to Ireland

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...