Hi Kayjay, nice to meet u on HUBB, I came from China. Refers to the rules you mentioned, "5 persons of the same nationality have to travel together", i'm sorry to hear that and you give up China part by this reason.

Hope my info is making sense for all friends:
1. For China, in principle there is no such rules. You can travel even just 1 PAX and there is no requirements on same nationality.

2. Some autonomous area sometime may have their requirements like Tibet. For this rule in Tibet, it happened before but it's not a absolute rules. Normally the policy of Tibet is not very fixed and we would update each March-April.

For more discussion welcome to write to me, by my HUBB email or abby.zhang@navo-tour.com.

Sincerely hope more guests visit and explore in our vast China and won't be trapped by government rules.
:welcome:

please update my entry

Start / Finish: UK to Perth, Australia
User: 'K3nny' (Kenny), Male, Australian, 32
Route: EU, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan*, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan**, China (KKH), Pakistan***, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (poss East Timor), Australia
Main Dates: Depart UK April/May, KKH Aug/Sep I guess, Aus before XMas nice but not essential
Vehicle: 96 Honda Transalp 600
Notes: Looking for travel partner/s through South Asia and share cost KKH. Keen for hiking side trips (Everest Base Camp anyone?).
*alt route via Georgia, Azerbaijan, cross Caspian, but shouldn't be necessary
**easier than Tajikistan by looks for AUS citz, plus the Badahkshan region might be a bit sketchy atm?
***alt route if Pak goes to pie would be to continue through China into Nepal, but cost for KKH alone already seems high

April 15
 

Start / Finish: UK to Vladivostok (or possible UK south east asia if we can sort out where to ship from and find someone to travel through China with!!)
User: overlandlass and overlandhusband
Rout:Not set in stone but probably through Europe via Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan across Caspian sea Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Russia - this is fairly flexible and could add Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at some point.
We are also considering travelling to China and would probably enter in Mongolia and exit in Laos - although we need others to travel with and at the moment is proving difficult. hence Vlad plan
Main Dates: Leave the UK mid April to arrive in Vlad around
Vehicle: VW Syncro 4x4
Notes:Happy to team up going over stans or defo for China
Links:

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Synky57

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K3nny
Pdegroote

What year is your Syncro?

Syncro
 

I don't know much about the vehicle I'm in charge of route and visa's but here is a breakdown from John - chief mechanic and husband

We have a 1988 T3 14” LHD Syncro with a Weinsberg conversion bought in Barcelona a couple of months ago. It hasn’t seen rain or a gritted road in a long time as its almost rust free!

We are currently doing a lot of mods having stripped everything out and re-building the interior the way we want it with the appliances we need.

Mechanically…
We are upgrading the read swing arms to a longer reach to accommodate the 16” wheels and 235x70 tyres we are going to use.
Presently we have Trailmaster shocks and springs but may end up changing these as they are rather stiff and don’t seem to be pre-loaded.
The front arms we are changing from the pressed steel to cast.
The rear brakes are changing to disc’s from the current drums to allow for the extra weight we will be carrying.
We have an auxiliary 70l fuel tank under the van between the cill and prop protectors and on the opposite side is a similar water tank.
We are upgrading the headlights and wing loom, probably the dash lights as well as these are all really dim – like me! – just thought I’d get that in before someone else does!
Changing the gearing in the new box to give us a taller top end so possible cruising speed of 65-70 instead of 55!! zzzzz
Adding cruise control for motorway driving
Adding an intercooler to the 1.9TDI engine
Adding power steering using original VW parts as they all fit the engine an original but old rack.
Building a new rear bumper with a pair of wheel bearings to support 2 spare wheels on swing arms which will also carry the waffle boards and trasheroo.

Interior
Webasto diesel cooker
Webasto diesel air and instant water heater kit mounted in the engine bay by moving the battery under the driver’s seat.
Waeco compressor fridge
2 – leisure batteries 110A and T max tyre inflator ( along with the heater matrix ) under the rock and roll bed / seat
Solar panels – not finalised yet but will probably have 3-40w flexi panels plus the existing unknown rigid panel in the roof cargo area at the rear of the pop top.
Cushions and pillows and curtains of course
A few more cushions probably
And some nice cushions
A power inverter about 1000w
A big sound system to counter to tyre and road noise!

Germany to Australia
 

Start / Finish: Germany to Australia
User: Taylor Chapman, Male, 28, Australian, 2up with girlfriend Nat, Australian, 27.
Route: Europe, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, (Tajikistan), Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indo, Australia.
Main Dates: Late June 2015 - KKH September - Burma October
Vehicle: 2005 Honda Transalp
Notes: Looking to split guide costs for KKH and Burma, as well as team up for any other part of the trip!

Start / Finish: France and go back
User: 2 /men.
Rout: French/ancone/ Grece/Turkey/Georgia/armenia/Iran/STAN/ China/Mongolia/Russia: irkousk by Train
Main Dates: 9mai/5 July
Vehicle:800GS/12300GSA

Notes:Happy to team up with others.
And happy to team up for: to ride in Mongolia by the north traks (ulangom/Mörön /UB )
to ride in tean to crossing China, Sary Tas or Kara Balta/ to Bulgan in Mongolia)
Links: www.lesroutesdailleurs.com


Tiger

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Re-thinking my route plans as posted on the 1st page of this thread..

Start / Finish: UK / Australia > RTW
User: trackdayrider (Mark)
Route: UK -> Belgium > Germany > Italy > Greece > Turkey > Georgia > Azerbaijan > Turkmenistan > Uzbekistan > Kazakhstan > Russian > South Korea > Indonesia > Aus > (onto NZ and USA)
Main Dates: April 2015 - > for 12 months
Vehicle: Kawasaki KLE650 (Ad)Versys
Notes: Delayed from 2014 depart following emergency eye surgery. not planning on any more bits dropping off !
Links: http://chasingdreams2014.blogspot.co.uk/

Start / Finish: London/Vlaivostok
User: stubdetoe
Route:Turkey, south of Black Sea, North of Caspian, 'Stans, Pamir Hwy, Mongolia, Russia
Main Dates: July 19 for two months
Vehicles: BMW 1200GS LC, 1200 GSAs, 800 GS
Notes: Special permission to compete in the Mongol Rally
Links:

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Tiger3
Stubdetoe

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Trackdayrider


Sorry for the delay everyone

Start / Finish: Germany / Germany
User: Christian Vogel / Male / 33 / German
Rout: Round The World / Germany - (by plane) USA - Canada – Alaska – USA – (by plane) Russia – Mongolia – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan - Tadzhikistan – Kyrgyzstan – China - Pakistan – India – Pakistan - Iran – Turkey – Bulgaria – Slovenia – Czech Republic - Germany
Main Dates:19th May 2015 / 19th May 2016
Vehicle: BMW R 1200 GS ADV (2011)
Notes: 1. Like to ride with others. 2. Want to share the costs to travel through China in September/Oktober 2015 (Route: Kyrgyzstan – China - Pakistan)

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Hello everybody.

Start / Finish: Germany / Malaysia / (back to Germany)

User: Pat80637

Rout: Germany>Austria>Hungary>Romania>Bulgaria>Turkey>Iran>Turk menistan>Uzbekistan>Kyrgyzstan>China>Laos>Thailand >Malaysia>Cambodia>Laos>China>Mongolia>Russia>Estonia>Latvi a>Lithuania>Poland>Germany

Main Dates: Start - Early Sept. 2015 / Kyrgyzstan-China-Border late October 2015 / End - Sept. 2016

Vehicle: LandRover - Defender 110

Notes: Still Planning and want to share the costs of travelingl through China in Oktober 2015 (Route: Kyrgyzstan – China - Laos);

We: My wife and me (37)


...UPDATE...
well plans can change and now its ours
.....

We came to the conclusion the best way to so our journey is going long distances by plain and traveling at the specific country by mass transportation, hitchhiking or rental car/moped. But the plan going with the 4WD is not out of the world just not now ;)

See you soon at a far destination...

Start / Finish: Klagenfurt (Austria) - and back.
User: pheb, Male, Austria, 23
Route: take the car-carrying-train to Istanbul (already rode down there 2 years ago) -> Iran -> Turkmenistan -> Uzbekistan -> Kazakhstan -> Russia -> Ukraine -> Hungary -> Austria.
Vehicle: Honda Transalp 600 1994
Notes: right now my plan is very vague. did not check any routes so far, just a rough idea of what i want to do. i got like three months of time (july, august, september).
-> got some offroad experience.

Start / Finish: Greece to Australia and back
User:Overlanddiaries (Rochelle & Yianni
Route:Italy-Slovenia-Czech R-Slovakia-Hungary-Romania-Bulgaria-Turkey-Georgia-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran (We are at the moment)-UAE-Oman-India(South)-Malaysia-Thailand-Indonesia-Australia(Perth).Back to Indonesia (different Route)-India(North)-Nepal-Pakistan-Iran-Armenia-Georgia-Bulgaria-Greece
Main Dates: Started on 8/8/2014.Crossing to India 15/1/2015.Crossing to Malaysia 1/3/2015
Australia 1/5/2015.......................
Vehicle:Honda HRV 2000
Notes:Happy to team up with others
Links:Overland Diaries

2015 - Heading east from Europe, add your itinerary / plans
 

Hi,

Good idea and means to find travel cpmpanions.

I will be jobless from April 2015 and so there's no pressure to be back on time :)
I haven't fixed the itinerary yet. Here's my first idea....

Start / Finish: Munich


User: pmcl77, swiss, male, 37 (speaking german, english, french and sapnish)


Rout: Munich - Switzerland (my country of origin) - Italy - Slowenia - Albania - Bulgaria - Turkey - Georgia - around the black sea (if possible, russia/ukraine) -
romania - Hungary - ...


Main Dates: Start around 05/2015, no end date


Vehicle: BMW R1200GS


Notes: I like to take my time. I'm not only keen on riding all day, I want to experience the country and culture as well.


As a matter of fact, I am keen on going for a bigger trip, even around the world. However my current bike, which I do like, is filled with electronics, hence I am hesitating to go any further east than Turkey/Georgia...

So I am considering the options as follows:

a) Stick to the "Europe" Tour above, return, and if I want more, get another bike and leave again (maybe fly to south americas then).

b) getting another bike (something that is known for reliability like an Africa Twin or Tenere) asap, then go east, east, east....

However since I am still working till end of March I do not have time for to much planning, so starting date might be some time later. On the other hand I am really not the plan-it-all type of guy and would just focus on the core issues (insurance, carnet, security issues, and "pimping" up the bike).

So More probably I will just start with option a) and move to plan b) asap after :)

Best Phil

Hi, this is Jaime from Spain


May

Start / Finish: Madrid(Spain) - RTW
User: jimmyjei
Rout: Madrid---->East----->KKH---->India--->Nepal---->Thai, Laos, Cambodia, Malasya,Australia----->Brasil/Argentina----->North to Alaska---->Africa...
Main Dates: Not any in special
Vehicle: 1200GSA
Notes:Happy to team up with others for KKH between Kyrgyztan&Pakistan

:D

Welcome to India. Give me shout when any of you come to India. Can host help and meet up.

Christian Vogel welcome to India. Would love to ride with you. Also be my guest and spend a few days with us.

Plan changed as follows:

Start / Finish: Sweden to Thailand
User: Channey
Rout: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
Main Dates: Start August 2015
Vehicle: BMW F800GS
Notes: We are a group of 2 or 3 riders wishing to form a group to share cost to enter Myanmar in October 2015.

I'm keeping my evolving plans up to date on -> This thread

Just seen this on Real Russia

Following the presidental order, as of 10th December 2014 all applicants over 12 years of age applying for their Russian visas in the UK, Denmark, Myanmar and Namibia are required to provide their biometric data at the time of having their visa documents submitted for processing at the consulate. Whilst we can still support, advise and assist you with preparing and completing all your paperwork, lodge your visa application pack to the Russian consulate on your behalf and pay for it, you will have to visit the Russian Visa Application Centre in person in order to give your fingerprints.

Now confirmed dates
 

Start / Finish: Irkutsk (Russia) to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (shipping bikes with ADV Factory)
User: Wildman & Modman, UK
Rout: Northern route through Mongolia into the Altai, down through Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan and if there's time, Tajikistan to ride the Pamir Highway/Bartang Valley before heading back up to Bishkek
Main Dates: leave Irkutsk 12 July, arrive Bishkek 31 July 2015
Vehicle: G650X-Country & F800GS
Notes: Modman and I met up to ride Iceland in 2013 (http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...dic-saga-71950) Anyone wanting to join in, drop one of us a line.

Start / Finish: start : Mongolia and finish: Laos
User: christian & mireille
Rout:China
Main Dates: September or October 2015
Vehicle:sidecar URAL
Notes:we are 1 French couple with 1 sidecar and we want to meet other bikers and 4x4 to share the crossing of China

Start / Finish:Ireland-Mongolia-Ireland solo
User: ROO141
Rout:europe-France, Switzerland,Italy,Austria,Romania,Bulgaria,Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Stans, Mongolia, back through russia into Latvia, Poland, Germany, France, Ireland or otherwise ship back from mongolia or vladivostock
Main Dates: 1st May onwards possibly earlier
VEHICLE: DR 650
Notes:looking to meet people along the way on motorbikes or car, wether it be travelling for a few days or weeks all very welcome
Links:

Start England finish Thailand
User Paul15
Route -not finalised but looking at via Russia then a organised 25 day tour through China into Laos, once in Thailand to base myself in Chaing Mai and explore Laos ,Vietnham, Cambodia, Malaysia and Burma at length.
Vehicle- KTM 1190 Adventure ( very Orange)
Main dates -as late as I can leave and do the trip in 2015 until March 2016
Notes- on my own would appreciate ideas as how best to do it.Happy to meet others.

Start / Finish: Hungary-Russia-Siberia-Hungary
User: TuruczTibor male 48
Rout: Hungary-Serbia-Bulgaria-Turkey-Georgia-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbegistan-Tajikistan-Kirgizistan-Kazakhstan-Russia-Mongolia-Russia (Magadan)-Belorus-Poland-Slovakia-Hungary
Main Dates: Depart 10th of May, Kazak, Uzbeg, Kirgiz, in June, Mongolia mid July, Siberia begining of August, Back to Hungary 10-15th of September)
Vehicle: F650GS Dakar 2004
Notes: Ready to meet up with bikers on the way. E-mail: rentcotel@tolna.net

Start / Finish: Germany to Southeast Asia
User: Thomas_HH
Rout: Germany-Russia-Mongolia-Russia-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan*-China-Lao-Thailand-and then we'll see what's next
Main Dates: Start in April, Mongolia May/June, CentralAsia July to September, China October if not first heading to Pakistan, Northern India and Nepal
Vehicle: Mitsubshi L300 4WD, Petrol
Notes: German couple with some overland travel experience looks for nice travel mates particularly for China to share costs, but also for all other countries some company is always highly appreciated!!!
* alternative Route: kyrgyzstan-China-Pakistan-Northern India-Nepal-China-Lao
depends on the costs.
Links:

WOW this thread has got bigger than I expected, we are up to 60 routes now!!!!

Added
Pat80637
pheb
Overlanddiaries
pmcl77
jimmyjei
laroche
ROO141
Paul15
TuruczTibor
Thomas_HH

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Wildman
Channey

i have some plans for this summer
Start / Finish: The Netherlands / The Netherlands
User: Diekooi
Rout: Europe-Turkey-Azerbejan-Georgia-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmeniestan-oezbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-kazachstan-Russia-Mongalia-Russia-Europe.
Main Dates: 17-7 / 16-8
Vehicle: Honda XRV 750
Notes: figuring out visas. and satellite communication. and open for everything. my first trip was to Austria and Italy. and in Istanbul I turned around to get home in time. so my planning isn't very good.
Links:

Start / Finish: France-France
User: monnomania
Route: Paris-Belgium-Germany-Austria-italy-Balkans-Greece-Turkey-Azerbejan-Georgia-Russia-Kazakstan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan-Russia-Mongolia-Russia-Europe (Finland, Sweden, Norway-Denmark-Paris).
Main Dates: Depart Mid-May
Vehicle: 2001 Mercedes Benz Sprinter, Westfalia James Cook, Iglhaut 4x4
Notes: Canadian/France couple, English, French and Spanish able. Feel free to contact us through our blog. We are not in a hurry, taking the long route.
Links: www.bipbipamericas.blogspot.com

Start / Finish: UK / Australia > RTW
User: dazcarts (Daren)
Rout: UK -> France > Germany > Poland>Romania > Bulgaria > Turkey > Georgia > Azerbaijan > Kazakhstan > Uzbekistan > Russia > Mongolia > South Korea > Aus > (onto NZ and USA)
Main Dates: 22 March 2015 - > for 5 Years?
Vehicle: BMW 1200 GSA
Notes: This is a very flexible route as I have no time scale to complete the trip so happy to meet other travellers along the way
Links:

Hi David,
Thinking about same for travelling,from May 2015 to Nov 2015
Pl. let me know how it will work,

Thanks
Aamir

Start / Finish: UK / India
User: Dave Nunns
Route: UK, Western Europe, Dalmatian Coast, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Indian Himalayas
Main Dates: Depart Manchester April 20th 2015. Aim to reach India by May 23rd to meet family. Himalayan loop 2 weeks to end around June 20th.
Vehicle: BMW f800gs
Notes: Currently juggling visa applications. Interested to hear from people with experience of Iran and Pakistan, also travellers (UK / USA / Canadians) interested in sharing guide costs for Iran (early May)
Links: Here's a rough route outline https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer...k.k37wvZE_vmO4

Start / Finish: Belarus / Vladivostok
User: louiekiwi
Rout: Ukraine Russia Georgia Azerbaijan, ferry crossing to Kazakhstan (Altay)Russia Vladivostok.
Main Dates: May 2 - June 10
Vehicle: Suzuki V-Strom & Suzuki V-Strom
Notes: Two New Zealanders 45 and 50yo on holiday, been across Russia 3 times before. Meet for a drink or travel partway together. Not interested in Mongolia.
Links: louienicholson@yahoo.co.nz

How did you find Russia I am riding to Thailand in August and that is one of the routes I have read mixed reports and would welcome your thoughts ?
Safe riding
Paul

Hi Paul, I found it to be very good. Everything I'd heard read and seen on TV turned out to be nothing but lies. The people food and culture is excellent. Im actually considering moving there to live. It was a bit of a struggle with the language the first time however I can almost speak ... well enough to get by these days. Would pay to learn the bare basics. Usually younger kids .. about 50% of them can speak a bit of English especially in cities, the older they get the percentage goes down.
Driving style there is different but to my liking, they are not afraid to go as fast as the road will allow and come very close to you but dont worry they are good drivers, they have to be good otherwise they don't survive.

Thanks I had read GrahamFields book and he didn't seem that keen ,so good to get other options it may go back into my route now

Bonsoir, Nous sommes 2 véhicules français à partir du Kirghizistan pour le Tibet, puis le Népal, le 28 septembre 2015.
Traversée de la Chine du 28 septembre au 18 octobre 2015.
Si vous voulez vous joindre à notre convoi, voir les informations sur notre blog : Voyage à l'autre bout du monde en Land

Cordialement,
Robinland

Start / Finish: Zürich/Irkutsk
User: RLG_660
Rout: Zurich to Turkey/Iran/Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan/Russia/Mongolia/Russia
Main Dates: Departure mid July
Vehicle: Yamaha XT660Z
Notes: Have to return to work by end of August start of September. Route is open to some change. Travelling solo but happy to meet up with people on the way for part of the journey. Mongolia - would like to do northern route if not alone, otherwise some southern/central route if solo.
Some off road experience.
Flying back from Irkutsk, bike to be returned by freight forwarder.
Links:

Like everything its down to personal experience.. One mans bad experience is another mans adventure.

Travel with an open mind, a willing smile and an honest heart and the world is a beautiful place.

:yinyang:

To Thailand from England
 

Mark
Good point I have committed to the trip now

Paul15 the best part of my journey from India to Uk last year on an old enfield was Russia, the best, in contradition to the number of blogs I had read. Actually I was fearing going thro Russia due to bad experiences many have posted esp with the highway police. I met some amazing bikers there who exhibited warmth and generousity. Young riders are very rash but thats all individual. I would love to go back and ride there again. All the best. If you are coming to India give me a shout.

Start / Finish: Austria to Nepal and hopefully on to Thailand

User: Atta

Route: Austria, balkans, greece, turkey, georgia, turkey, iran, pakistan, india, nepal (maybe on to: myanmar, thailand) fly back to Austria.

Main Dates: Start from Vienna end of July (about 25th). Nepal in November-ish

Vehicle: Honda Transalp 600V PD06 from 1997

Notes: Considering taking a ferry from iran to india instead of crossing Pakistan depending on security situation, but ideally I would ride all the way. 2up for the first section/month of the trip. Will be doing a lot of camping to save some money. Happy to meet fellow travellers on the way :)


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Start / Finish: Vienna - Stans - Mongolia - Vienna
User: klausmong1
Route:Vienna - Hungary - Serbia - Bulgaria - Turkey - Georgia - Russia - Kazhakstan - Uzbekistan - Kirgistan - Kazhakstan - Russia - Mongolia ( Northern Route ) Russia - Latvia - Lithuania - Poland - Czech - Vienna
Main Dates: Leaving 29th June trying to get in Mongolia 16 - 20 July- Return Vienna End of August
Vehicle:Honda Transalp 600
Notes: happy to meet on the roadside, maybe some route together.
I like to hurry up a bit because I need to stay in Mongolia with my wifes family. But still a want to see a lot and stop for pictures.
Links: Infos on Klaus Reisepage - AKTUELLES / NEWS 2015

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KKH
 

Hi everyone, I am travelling from England to India on a motorcycle starting late April and hoping to cross china on the KKH either before monsoon rains in late June/early July, or after rains in September. I would love to team up with people especially for the China section in order to lower costs of the guide and permit etc, but also keen to meet people at any stage throughout the journey, would anyone be crossing China at this time? If so, please get in touch as that would be ideal! Thanks v much, Emma

A long way east
 

Hi everybody, here's my first post on HU and I think that a travel sharing should be a good start... bier

Start/Finish Milan/Australia
User TourTube, male, 24, IT
Rout Milan, Balcans, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Burma? (seems to be possible!), SE Asia, Australia
Main Dates Leave Milan on april 18 2015, enter in Iran on first days of june than India on half july, SE Asia on end of december or first days of 2016, Australia on about may 2016
Vehicle Suzuki V-Strom 650 k5
Notes I'm going to travel alone, slow and low cost; it should be great to meet along the way or better to share a part of the travel, maybe also in "not so easy" travelling areas like east Turkey or Pakistan.

Crossing China in September 15
 

We are looking for at least one other car to transit China on a guide less itinerary

Start / Finish: Bishkek or Almaty through China to Mohan, Laos in Sep/Oct 2015
User: paulmoody
Route:Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan , China, Laos
Main Dates: Leaving mid September from Bishkek
Vehicle:Toyota Hilux 4wd
Notes: We are on our way to Australia driving in 2-4 week stages. We park up the 4wd then have to go home for spells to work & make money!
In March we reached Istanbul and in May we will be into Bishkek or Almaty.
We have already done one rtw trip in the same car and we are now on the second!
Crossing China is so expensive so we have sorted out a guide less itinerary and are looking for one other car to transit in no more than 18 days.
We are two long term Brit buddies called Paul based in Gibraltar.

Please call if you are interested on paulmoody2@gmail.com



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Update 2015
 

User: DrWolle
Start / Finish: Hamburg-> Ulaan Baatar-> Hamburg
Route: Hamburg-Russia-Kazachstan-Uzbekistan-Tadjikistan/Pamir-Hwy/Bartang Valley-Kyrgisistan-Kazachstan-Russia/Altai-Mongolia-Russia/BAM-Mongolia and flying back home, mostly offroad following parts of this track: Sibirsky Extreme 2012 - The Toughest Ride of Them All - ADVrider
Main Dates: About 90 days on the road, Departure 30. of May 2015, ending up in UB round about 30. August
Vehicle: BMW XChallenge
Notes: Riding with a Friend and hoping to meet a lot of other two wheeled Travellers bier

Link: Rods to Siberia 2015

starting point
 

Hello all,

I made it to my starting point. Sagres in Portugal. The bike runs well, very well after a complete engine overhaul, and I have my Russian visa in my passport (thats what the agency tells me).

There a lot of question marks still up for my trip, but I made it until here, so I will inshallah make it all the way. China is going to be the first problem, lets see what the agency tells me about the visa. Than its going to be Iran, I know I will manage this on my own. Last but not least, Saudi Arabia has started a war with Yemen, so lets see what this will be like when I get there in the end of the year.

See you on the road
mikabeer

Hi all
If any of you coimg to India you are welcome to come and stay over or meet up and ride a distance. Let me know your plans. I stay in gujarat state.

Great posting idea....

Start / Finish: Ireland and back anti clockwise around the Black Sea
User: Declan (Irish, Male 53...going on 18)
Rout: Ireland Romania Bulgaria Turkey Georgia Armenia Georgia Russia Ukraine Moldova Romania Hungary Ireland
Main Dates: 18th May to Mid June
Vehicle: R1200GS
Notes: Fly to Bucharest May 18th to pick up my bike, riding solo from there. PM's welcome :)
Links:

Kashgar (Chine) - Tibet - Katmandou
 

Bonjour,
Nous traverserons le Tibet depuis le Kirghizistan du 28 septembre au 21 octobre 2015 et nous sommes à la recherche d'autres véhicules afin de diminuer le coût. Pour l'instant 2 véhicules sûrs sont inscrits dans l'agence Chengdu Greatway Tour Co (Voyage au Tibet et Trekking au Tibet, Self-drive au Tibet, Kailash Trekking | Voyageautibet.com). C'est l'agence la plus intéressante qu'on ait pu trouver. Si voulez la contacter, demandez Nicolas.
Pour plus de renseignements, notre blog :
Voyage à l'autre bout du monde en Land
Bien cordialement,

Pierrette et Denis Robin
pierretterobin@hotmail.com

Kashgar (Chine) - Tibet - Katmandou
 

Bonjour,
Nous traverserons le Tibet depuis le Kirghizistan du 28 septembre au 21 octobre 2015 et nous sommes à la recherche d'autres véhicules afin de diminuer le coût. Pour l'instant 2 véhicules sûrs sont inscrits dans l'agence Chengdu Greatway Tour Co (Voyage au Tibet et Trekking au Tibet, Self-drive au Tibet, Kailash Trekking | Voyageautibet.com). C'est l'agence la plus intéressante qu'on ait pu trouver. Si voulez la contacter, demandez Nicolas.
Pour plus de renseignements, notre blog :
Voyage à l'autre bout du monde en Land
Bien cordialement,

Pierrette et Denis Robin
pierretterobin@hotmail.com

Hi, what a great idea. Here it goes.

Start / Finish: Portugal - Mongolia
User: JoaoPCF, Male, PT, 29
Route: EU-Turkey-Georgia-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan-Russia-Mongolia
Main Dates: Started in February, currently in Turkey, hoping to be in Mongolia before winter.
Vehicle: Honda Africa Twin 96
Notes: Route not set in stone. Happy to meet others. email: joaofernandes33@gmail.com
Links: www.facebook.com/KangarooRoute

Start/Finish UK - AUS then maybe RTW
User: BeeeeJ, Male, AUS / UK , 45
Route: London-Turkey-Stans-Pamir-KKH-Nepal-Thailand-Indonesia-Oz
Main Dates: Leave UK AUG 2015
Vehicle: KTM690R Enduro
Notes: Hoping to share costs for the following:
China/KKH Sep/Oct 2015 (depending on safety advice nearer the time)
OR Stans/China/Tibet/Laos Sep/Oct 2015.
Route is flexible and company welcome

Il s'agit d'un site anglophone ! Pour voyager avec d'autres personnes, l'anglais s'impose ...

This is an English site ! To travel with other people , you have to speak English ...

i'm pretty sure you dont have to! :innocent:

2015 - Heading east from Europe, add your itinerary / plans
 

I enjoyed the French contribution, just wish i could speak it better :-)


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I'm getting plenty of practice at my very poor schoolboy French right now... Depending on the weather tomorrow I might get as far as the German border where I can again fail to comprehend the language :(

I'd better say, you should ...

Start / Finish: Dublin, Ireland / New Delhi, India
User: dublin2delhi
Route:Europe - Russia - stan's - China - Nepal - India
Main Dates: entering China from Kyrgyzstan on 28.08.1 5 for 20 day escort
Vehicle: 2008 Toyota HiLux
Notes: running 13 half marathons on the way for Child Nutrition Foundation | Home
Links:www.dublin2delhi.in


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Hey am in India and welcome to our country. You can rest a while here and ride some distances together too. All the best.

Ukraine.

anyone who is traveling east from Europe towards Russia and Mongolia, I am living in Ukraine and available to assist/offer accomadtion etc.

During my trip to Mongolia last summer, I was hosted and assisted by many great people, and would like to do the same.

I am located just outside Kiev, close to Borispol airport.

I can provide good up to date information about Eastern Ukraine, routes across the country and which borders are open/best to use.
I can offer camping/accomadtion, assistance with servicing, language, finding spare parts....just general support and assistance, if it's needed.
Failing that, a place to park the bike, a beer, fireplace and a place to crash.

One can contact me on ryanjohnhall at gmail dot com which I check fairly frequently.

Peaceful, safe and fun travels...

"Life is either daring adventure or nothing at all"
Helen Keller

Updated
 

Sorry I haven't updated the first post for a few moths, been rather busy trying wind to up projects at work and organise my trip.

I have just added the following routs to the first post (74 routs now!!)

Diekooi
monnomania
dazcarts
Dave Nunns
louiekiwi
RLG_660
Atta
klausmong1
TourTube
paulmoody
DrWolle
Declan
JoaoPCF
BeeeeJ
dublin2delhi

As I am off in a few weeks I'm not going to have any time to update the first post any further.

I hope this thread was of some use to people.

Hope to see some of you on the road.

Thanks

Kim

I missed going thro Ukraine as Indians travelling single are not given visa. Nx time.

Well, I made it to far eastern Turkey before a stupid accident scuppered my plans. Preparing to fly home with a smashed up bike. Plan to fly to India in a few weeks and rent a bike to ride Srinagar, Leh, Manali and, of course, Khardungla.

Far Off Places | A motorcycle adventure from Manchester to Manali

Dave

Sorry to hear that Dave. Hope you're okay.

I'm fine thanks Wildman. Battered and bruised rather than broken - could have been a lot worse. Bike needs a whole new front end, it's not practical to fix in Turkey, so it's flying home today / tomorrow. With me following as soon as I know it's left.
Garage in Manchester is ready to receive it.
Dave


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Sorry to hear as long as your ok that's the main thing
Best of luck
Paul

Hi guys,

Also soon heading east...

Start / Finish: Poland / Kyrgyzstan
User: vVagary (Bartek&Laura)
Rout: From Poland south (CZ, AT) through Balkans (HR, MNE, AL, GR), Turkey, Georgia, Armenia (parking bikes for a while), Iran of feet, back to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbeksitan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Main Dates: Departure from PL on June 7th, arrival in Kyrgyzstan in late September
Vehicle: BMW F650 '00 + Honda NX 250 '90
Notes: Considering joining a group entering China depending on a price or going to trade or swap bikes in Kyrgyzstan to continue the trip and get new bikes in SE Asia.
Links: http://ev.vvagary.pl

Hope to meet you on the way,
Bartosz

Dave, I feel your pain. My husband (Roynie) and I were due to ride from Inagh (in the West of Ireland) to China. We left on 26th April, but I had a really innocuous accident on a gravel road, just inside the Russian border and broke my left fibula on 4th May.

Roynie is carrying on and is now in Almaty, due join up with GlobeBusters' Ace to Ace Expedition next week in Kyrgyzstan to ride to Beijing, while I am 'resting' at home with my elderly mother in the Isle of Wight!

However - and the reason I am posting here - I need to go back and collect my bike from Moscow next month, and I plan to ride east via the Trans-Siberian Hwy to Ulanbaatar and meet Roynie for the ride home. As most here will know, that's over 6,000 km, so I wouldn't be averse to some complany ...

Start / Finish: Moscow / Ulanbaatar
User: mrsroynie
Route: Trans-Siberian Hwy: Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Izhevsk, Ekaterinburg, Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Mariinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tulun, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulanbaatar
Main Dates: 6th - 23rd July approx
Vehicle: BMW R1150 GS
Notes:Deliberately taking it easy and sticking to tarmac ...
Links:www.inaghtochina.com or follow us on Facebook. NB If you are kind enough to think of following us on Facebook, I would be grateful if you don't mention this plan as, following the earlier disappointment, Roynie and I are keeping this one up our sleeves as a bit of a surprise for our supporters at home. bier

Heading east 2016
 

Hi Kim,

as I think, this is a great thread, I just subscribed - even if we will
start not 2015, but next spring...

Cheers,
Marc

Mrs Royale
I've managed to break my leg the femur as well ,before I even left so just really interested on your break and your recovery time and your plans for riding ?
thanks
Paul

As per my original entry quoted above .....

I'm Currently in Baku going back to the ticket office tomorrow to try to get the boat to Kazakhstan asap.

2016?
 

Just curious if anyone is going to pick this thread up or start a new one for the same West-East travel plans for the 2016 season? I'm hoping to be in position to do that portion of my RTW trip beginning around May/June 2016.

I'm out this Saturday the 22nd


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I post this here, even if it is not in 2015 but in 2017. Still its a great thread and maybe somone will be on the road then as well :)

Well we are not 100% sure about the route and there will be 3 parts (first to SEA then Oceania then Africa) but it is still some time before we leave...

Start / Finish: Switzerland - SEA (depends from where we can ship our bikes to NZ)

User: XTAdventure (Xenia & Tinu)
Rout: Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kyrigstan, Kasachstan, Russia, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia...
2nd part would be NZ and AUS (or vise versa depends on shipping and weather) and then South Africa back to Europe for the 3rd part.
Main Dates: Start in March 2017, end is open
Vehicle: XT 660 R & XT 660 Z
Notes: still working on the exact route...and everything else...
Links: www.facebook.com/xtadventures, XT Adventures | Motorbike Travel Blog (not finish yet)

Hi buddy

Since you have India on your list our place is open for u guys. Keep me in the loop.

My e mail is (kumar jayantiilal shah at the rate gmail dot com) The first three words of the email address are one word.

I hav driven my Enfield from India to Uk a year ago.

All the best.

Kayjay

Post up your ride reports!

Ours is here.

Www.journeyhome.co is mine


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Hi Wildman,

I really liked the picture of your impromptu HU gathering in Ulan-Ude. There is only 2 faces that I didn't met during my own trip, Sam and you. (I think)

Here is my travel blog, unfortunately it's in French : wikibernard.be/blog

But ! I'm busy translating it in English and posting it on ADVRider : A dog with a hat - From Belgium to Mongolia on a KLR | Adventure Rider

Grecia/mondovi/Geórgia/moscow/Mongólia/China/Laos/Vietnã/filipinas/Nepal/Índia
 

Olá! Casal de Brasil, partimos em Março da Grécia. Toyota/Hilux 4x4 3.0 Diesel/2013; com Camper Fourwheel. Procuramos parceiros no máximo mais 3 para compartilhar custos na China.
Ver nosso site
www.eduardoprata.com.br

from Germany until the road ends
 

Hi there,
I plan to leave in April 2016, as soon as the weahter is good enough to reach Venice.

Start: ~April 2015
Germany-Ferry from Venice to Greece-Turkey-Ferry to Sotchi-Russia-Mongolia-Sacchalin-Japan.

I would like to share the track with someone or an small group.
The route is not fixed, I´m extremely flexible. :mchappy:
The only date which is fixed is the 1st of aug. or before.
I have a date in Tokyo:thumbup1:

@kurvenfieber. and for the attention of everybody who will head east.

1-Trabzon sochi ferry is nomore available.you will take the sarp bordergate to georgia then kazbegi gate to russia..gate visa for georgia and armenia is available for almost all citizenships if you wish to visit them as a bonus..

2-If you plan to go through iran, best and most safe border gate to leave turkey is doğubeyazıt/bazargan, the most northern one..It seems syria problem will continue for several more years so military operations in east and south east anatolia will continue too.

All additional questions always welcome..
All the best..

Thanks a lot for your comments, I didn´t know the ferry was closed.
Well I would love to visit Georgia anyway. So that´s a good possibilty to visit one of the rare shelters for people with mental and/or physical challenges.
A friend worked there for 1.5 years and was full of empathy for the country and the pople.

Europe to India Fall 2016
 

Start / Finish: Copenhagen, Denmark -> Delhi, India -> and propably further
User: miaesper
Route: Denmark - Romania - Turkey - Iran - Tukrmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kyrgystan - China - Pakistan - India
Main Dates: 1st Aug 2016 - 31st Dec 2016
Vehicle: Volkswagen T3 Van from 1987
Notes: Looking for shared costs through China. Two people driving a van, not a bike.

Starting Late May 2016, leaving London, riding a bike:

Europe -> East Eu -> Turkey -> (July20th) Iran -> Turkmenistan -> Uzbekistan -> Kyrgyzstan -> (Aug 18th) China -> Pakistan -> India -> (Oct 17th) Myanmar -> Thailand -> Laos/Vietnam -> Malaysia -> Indonesia -> Australia

I am an Australian riding a DL650 - I am seeking to join tours through China and Myanmar, and keen to share any part of the trip with fellow travelers going the same way.

Itinerary and dates are not set in stone - ping me if you want to join for any part of the trip!

Will be glad to ride with u want n India. Also you are welcome home to spend some days.

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