December 25, 2006 GMT - The final (O)leg...You are not a real biker!
One of the great things travelling alone by motorcycle...you simply flag down any biker and a world of generousity and hospitality will open to you Sacha pulls up on his CBR and the biker network starts to hum....
December 06, 2006 GMT - 'Russian' for the border
The weather was closing in. My visa problems at the hotel in Krasnoyarsk, made me concerned about my date with the russian border guards. Without my merino thermals, I was already numb with cold....
November 21, 2006 GMT - BEAUTIFUL BAIKAL
Riding solo on OK roads I was able to make good time. As dusk approaches - automatically start scanning for secure, convenient camp site....
November 06, 2006 GMT - CHITA
After five days on the road, a little R&R at the Hotel Turist was just what the doctor ordered....
October 27, 2006 GMT - Bumping and grinding to Chita
The sun beat down on gravelled ground On and on we rode...
October 23, 2006 GMT - Escape from Skovorodino...
Here's Nikolai's stemming the flow of blood from his hand. He's also bootless as he had to surrender his boots when he was pinned under the bike....
October 18, 2006 GMT - West to Skovorodino...
Good roads for the first hundred miles to Birobidzhan....
October 14, 2006 GMT - KHARBAROVSK KISSES
Igor was showing us the way out of the city in his car when the unexpected happened!!! Following him closely in the heavy traffic, he suddenly jammed on his brakes with no warning as the car in front of him...
October 12, 2006 GMT - Kharbarovsk
Beautiful paved road from Vladivostok to Kharbarovsk. Weather was beautiful, as was the countryside...this Russian Far Eastern stuff was a breeze!!!...
October 10, 2006 GMT - Vladivostok
The road from Slavyanka to Vladivostok was good for the most part. This picture above is very typical of all Russian roads west of Ulan Ude. There is obviously going to be a very swank highway one day, as...
September 12, 2006 GMT - 1st September: Russian Motorcycle Diaries
Off the ferry into a bustling, very hot customs hall filled with Koreans and some Russians.
The customs doors open and the Russian officials start processing people through at about one every 20 minutes.
I'm spotted by a sharp eyed official who brings me to the front of the queue. I suspect that this was a little side business for the officials but for a few dollars more I was glad to be out of the broiling crowd.
September 12, 2006 GMT - 27th August in Korea
Joanne drops me at the airport and I leave the States for South Korea. Uneventful flight, arrive at Incheon (Seoul Airport) with little idea of how to even find the bike, clear customs and transport it to Sokcho...300 miles away...
September 12, 2006 GMT - Shipping bike and Visas...August 14th
I was still waiting for my Russian visa and my time slot at the Triumph dealership. Tim Whitting at Schenker of Vancouver proved to be my main man for shipping the bike. Another very helpful Tim! Tim arranged shipping to...
August 20, 2006 GMT - STURGIS AND BEYOND - INSTALLMENT #2
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