3/31 – Turkey: Borders and Tolls – 12 -14 Sep 2025

Fri 12 Sep 2025 Having decided that, since I wasn’t really enjoying myself, and that I was going to get to milder climes as quickly as possible, I decided to try to make it to the border and get across in one day. As this meant a 360km ride plus the two borders, I wasContinueContinue reading “3/31 – Turkey: Borders and Tolls – 12 -14 Sep 2025”

3/30 – Iraq – 07-11 Sep 2025

Sun 07 Sep 2025 An early start was complicated only by Google Maps failing to work properly ( I discovered later that it doesn’t work in Kuwait or in Iraq). Fortunately the route was largely straight once I was out of the city, so I managed to make my way to the border without tooContinueContinue reading “3/30 – Iraq – 07-11 Sep 2025”

3/27 – Homeward Bound – 30 Aug – ?? Oct 2025

Today is exactly 10 weeks since I boarded the plane in Dubai, to come home and await the outcome of the unwelcome events in Iran. My bike was safely parked, beside the croissants, in the Biker’s Café and I expected to be back in 3, maybe 4 weeks; toujours optimist! How many times ,on thisContinueContinue reading “3/27 – Homeward Bound – 30 Aug – ?? Oct 2025”