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Introduction:In July 2004 I set out from Moscow on an attempt to cross Russia, most of Central Asia, the lower Caucuses, Turkey and Eastern Europe on...
Introduction... I spent a while in this site looking around & there sure are a lot of adventurers out there. I've been back since March of...
IntroductionIt had to be England, it was raining! It was not a good start for a month long trip. I rode down to Portsmouth from North Yorkshire on my...
Well where do I begin? It all happened back in mid June 1999, at the Leek camping weekend, when, after a few beers (my downfall) that Heather and...
EastboundWhat follows was originally posted as a series of mail notes to a private website that connects me to family - cousins and our children,...
Introduction66 degrees, 33 minutes latitude north. Arctic Circle. The motorcycle is buried in a trail of mud and snow, and at your feet you feel the...
Next morning we awoke with no noticeable side effects of our gluttonous behaviour, and rode back through the now receding waters to Tamworth, via...
Following our cruise, we headed out of Kakadu and back to the Stuart Highway, planning to stop at the Daley Waters pub for another night. However by...
The ride to Katherine was uneventful, with the exception of the heat, which was bloody hot. We had found that on most days we were able to remain...
Next morning we rose, discovering that Tilmann had left at first light, and shared breakfast with Josh and his mother. After we bade them farewell,...
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