September 05, 2005 GMT - New Zealand - home at last.
What an amazing feeling arriving in New Zealand after such a long absence – eight years away and only 3 trips back between us. We had been on the road for 18 months since leaving England and visited 22...

January 20, 2005 GMT - Australia - Down Under
Southern Australia - almost the last leg of our odessy. Click here to see the first vehicle to drive overland from UK - Aus in 1927 Our journey is not all that is nearing it’s end, Lisa is pinning for...

December 04, 2004 GMT - Australa - the top bit
Q: What is bloody huge, red in the middle and covered in flies? A: Australia. It’s also stinking hot. click here to see a quality Aussie road...

October 26, 2004 GMT - Indonesia (Nusa Tengara) and Timor Leste
After our luxurious break in Bali we reluctantly packed the bike again and left for the island of Lombok in search of more adventure. Click here to see Lisa and friend The four hour ferry crossing became a seven hour...

September 24, 2004 GMT - Indonesia - Sumatra, Java and Bali
With it’s steaming jungles, smoking volcanoes and pounding surf Indonesia is a land for adventure. Our first adventure was getting the bike over here. click here and see the bustling port we shipped from We had left B.O.B. (Brutish.Obsolete.Behemoth) in...

August 19, 2004 GMT - Malaysia and Singapore
This month we celebrate one year on the road, 37,000 miles traveled and 20 countries visited. click here to see temple roof detail We crossed into Malaysia on a late Friday afternoon and the road changed from a busy Thai...

July 19, 2004 GMT - Thailand - again
click here for another image It gets boring saying it but our return back into Thailand from Laos was through yet another hassle free border. We crossed the border near Vientiane and clocked up 350 miles through some lovely...

June 20, 2004 GMT - Laos PDR
Lovely Laos. ‘The Land of a Million Elephants’, or so they say. Personally, I saw two. It is however, at this time of year, the land of umpteen trillion butterflies which are very beautiful except when you have to constantly...

June 04, 2004 GMT - Thailand
click here to see Lisa, Merill and reclining Buddha You can always trust your Mum! Many had promised to visit us on this journey but so far the only one to come through with the goodies was Mum. She...

May 03, 2004 GMT - Thailand - Cambodia
We arrived in Thailand by air; not at all our usual style but we thought it was impossible to come overland from the Indian subcontinent to Thailand. Firstly the crazy money China demands from those bringing in their own vehicle...

April 07, 2004 GMT - Nepal
One last photo of India, shot on the way to the Nepalese border, to show that even cows don’t escape Holi, the Festival of Colours. We had an easy border crossing from India into Nepal - no baksheesh and $30US...

March 11, 2004 GMT - Public transport in India
Its been six weeks since we last wrote due in part to our not having the laptop with us. We have a confession to make – purporting to be motorcycle travellers whilst really we have been scumming it on public...

January 25, 2004 GMT - India - Jaisailmer to Goa
Got sick of gorgeous hilltop forts, opulent palaces, coloured cites, snake charmers and Rajasthani women in colourful dress trying to sell us silver ankle chains and brightly painted puppets. We were really feeling the winter too (down to 20 degrees...

January 03, 2004 GMT - India - Rajasthan
We were shocked and saddened to hear about the earthquake that has devastated Bam. Our hearts go out to the survivors and we hope the wonderful people we met there are OK. A German biker passed through the day after...

December 17, 2003 GMT - Pakistan - India
click here to see a TDM850 Lowrider Bugger. Mechanical meyhem....

November 17, 2003 GMT - Pakistan
Deserts are hot, mountains are cold. A rather obvious concept that has been reinforced by our experiences here in Pakistan. From Bam in Iran through to Quetta in Pakistan is a 1000km ride across the desert through the bad lands...

October 26, 2003 GMT - Out of Iran
We had planned to stay for only 2 days in Esfahan but in the end it was 5. Famous for its delicious nougat, it probably is, as our guidebook states, Iran's masterpiece, the jewel of ancient Persia and one of...

October 13, 2003 GMT - The Islamic Republic of Iran
Click to see Lisa and friends In over 24 years of riding I thought I had encountered pretty much every conceivable road surface but Iran had a new one in store for us - the freshly oiled road!! Iran...

September 29, 2003 GMT - Eastern and Central Turkey
click here for another exciting image Leaning B.O.B. (bastard old bike) into yet another sinuous series of bends, Turkish music playing in my helmet and another gorgeous vista unfolding before me, I thought to myself this was one of...

September 13, 2003 GMT - Greece - Western Turkey
click to see Aya Sofia One month of sunny weather, one continent, one major breakdown. Two out of three isn't too bad and at least it wasn't Rich or I that had the breakdown. Bob the bike is now...

August 29, 2003 GMT - Romania/Bulgaria
click for larger image Trans Fargasian Highway The last 10 days have seen us travel from Hungary to Romania (the Romanian Embassy issued our visas next day in Budapest), through Bulgaria to Greece where we are now on the...

August 18, 2003 GMT - Hungary
We're still knocking around Hungary rather than exploring Romania due to visa hassles - but more of that later. We left Slovenia 6 days ago and continued on to Keszthely on the shores of Lake Balaton. Not so impressed with...

August 12, 2003 GMT - Italy - Slovenia
Bugger. My Kiwi 'she'll be right' approach to the amount of miles I've clocked up on the TDM over the course of 2 years blasting around the south of England for my job has finally caught up with us. The...

August 05, 2003 GMT - England, France & Italy
Finally, we've done it! Only 2 days later than planned we finally managed to depart on our oddessy on a fittingly grey and drizzly English morning. click for larger image Leaving London On Wednesday morning we finally departed London, crossed...