450 kmMay 17, 20182 minKegenWhen leaving the hotel in Almaty this morning I was spoken to by a Kazakh man. In plain Flemish dialect I replied to him that I hadn't...
maintenanceMay 16, 20182 minAlmatyAs a regular customer here in Almaty BMW Service Centre ( it is the second time in two years) they did a bike maintenance. Little things...
650 kmMay 15, 20181 minAlmatyI still cannot understand how, 2 years ago, I made twice the distance in one single day. Half sick and under a constant treat of nasty...
Dietrik VRMay 14, 20181 minBalkhashSomewhere between Astana and Almaty is a little town called Balkhash. Nothing special if only the distance between both other cities is...
Dietrik VRMay 13, 20181 minAstanaThis is how Kazakhstan looks like, partially. Endless strait roads through a vast land. It never seems to end. I still have 2000 km of...
320 kmMay 12, 20181 minKostanay, KazakhstanTwo days of hardcore driving have claimed their toll. I was completely exhausted yesterday evening and realizing this, I decided to take...
960 kmMay 11, 20182 minChelyabinskWhen leaving Kazan, it wasn't as cold as I suspected. So far so good. Nevertheless, I still had to cover 960 km to Chelyabinsk and cross...
830 kmMay 10, 20181 minKazan, TatarstanGetting here in Kazan seems an impossible task. This is the third time yet and always temperature will drop dramatically. Last year I...
Moscow city strollMay 9, 20181 minMoscow 9th of MayRemembrance day is a special one. The whole of Russia is celebrating. Including me. So let the pictures speak for itself.
650 kmMay 8, 20181 minMoscowToday I spent about 2 hours at the Russian border, which is normal at the Terehova border point. Anyway, it still is pretty nerve...
600 kmMay 7, 20181 minRézekneI could easily become a citizen of honor in Rezekne. After all this is the third time I come to this little village. Even in the hotel...
820 kmMay 6, 20181 minBialystok and applesToday I was crossing Poland. Somewhere near Warschau, a serious car crash just happened not long before I arrived at the place of the...
890 kmMay 5, 20181 minDresdenMore than 10 hours to get to Dresden in Germany, if not for: A: a cappuccino in Laveno before leaving. I grabbed every opportunity...
Dietrik VRApr 6, 20181 min2018 ItineraryThis is the 2018 plan, in clockwise sense. Unfortunately I had to change the first itinerary crossing the Himalayas over the Karakoram...
Dietrik VRFeb 21, 20181 min...coming soon...I am currently preparing a new itinerary, I am trying to get the necessary visa and a Carnet de Passages. Not to mention the bike who is...
1200 kmJul 18, 20171 minEpilogueAfter landing in Gatwick, a bus brought me to Heathrow where I could collect my bike. Few hours later, I already was in Dover to cross...
Dietrik VRJul 13, 20171 minTorontoShipping my motorcycle to London was a piece of cake. I brought it to the cargo division of Air Canada, disconnected the battery, loaded...
Dietrik VRJul 12, 20171 minCN TowerAM: Changing tyres again. A costly and time consuming occupation. Not what I expected, but I cannot carry on without them. And Safety...
350 kmJul 11, 20171 minNiagara FallsNiagara Falls is also called "The Honeymoon place of USA". And it looks like it, there is only plastic pleasure around the falls. Little...
690 kmJul 10, 20171 minToronto, OttawaThe arrival in Toronto was my last long distance ride in Canada. And I am happy for that. As always, the traffic was terrible. Nothing...
