Gone Walkabout

Borjomi. Driving slow is simple and convenient. Low fuel consumption and no fines and you see a lot more around you. But it is so boring!...

One night's sleep can change a lot of things. Even if I haven't slept at all, or hardly anything. During this night I came to realise t...

What a day. I can't say anything more. A few hours ago I was about to quit. If even this is possible, I guess not. I left this morning...

Quite an easy ride today. No worries , no police men, hardly any rain and I arrived in Batumi before 17:00h. Not bad isn't it? And fina...

I planned to wake up early. But no alarm is set during the weekend, and how could I possibly know today was Saturday? I am on holiday !...

It took me three days to get there. I already did about 2000 km and I am more or less halfway to Iran. So, what happened today before ge...

Two days on the run. Two days of rain. And to-day it also felt cold. I have been complaining and moaning to myself for the whole 650 km...

How do you prepare your annual motorcycle trip? Apart from boring administration to get your visa, re-tuning your ride, buy the necessary...

I left Aralsk with mild temperatures and a gentle breeze. It wasn't as cold as I expected. That would soon change. Isn't there not one ...

Since the biggest fresh water lake in the world dried out due to irrigation needed for the cotton fields in Kazakhzstan and Turkmenistan,...

Two years ago , I arrived in the same place as today. But only now I realized the real purpose of Hotel Kaigan. 5 stars. Very cheap, co...

After the Pamir Highway , everything seems dull. I must say , and to normal terms, it was a beautiful ride. Temperatures got high , I...

I woke up during the night and needed a drink. The high altitude somewhat dis-hydrates you, I guess. In complete darkness, there was a p...

The weather has cleared, the sun is shining brightly with only a few clouds on the horizon. Today is my day, my last chance to climb the 
 In three days I must be in Shymkent heading west again. I left early, at least to my terms, and at noon I already entered Sary Tash at the petrol station. I might become a regular customer. I was recognized as 'The Italian', but unfortunately no extra benefits. Maybe next time. To get tho Murghab , you have to cross a border, which go

I gave myself a 2-day rest because the previous days had been quite heavy. I guess I earned it. Laundry, netflix and sleep. These were ...

And this is how I found my ride in the morning. A nice touch of the landlord to cover the bike with a blanket. Furthermore , nothing but...

Same mantra today "What could possibly go wrong? Any mountain pass, even 3600 meter, is no big deal when the flooring is perfect. Windin...

Sunny skies, cash money from the ATM, a good mood, early in the morning and I had a very funny chat at the gas station with some guys wh...

Tick , tick , tick was the sound that woke me up. Rain falling on a steel roof. Darn, I want to go back to Almaty... My moral was low. ...