Day 85 – 30th June 2014 leave 8am Miles rode 198 Esfahan – Yazd

We rode in the heat again but started early and at 1pm we arrived at our hotel in Yazd. I choose this one as it was recommended by travellers I know. As soon as I pulled up on the bike I knew I was going back to my style of travelling having stayed in ‘tourist […]

Day 84 – 29th June 2014 Esfahan

It’s the first day of Ramadan today so no eating or drinking in daylight hours. I’m finding it difficult with the guide, he’s a good man but I don’t always travel well with other people. I like travelling on my own doing what I choose when I want and the guide doesn’t understand travellers, he […]

Day 82 – 27th June 2014 leave 8.00am Miles rode 227 Zanjan – Tehran

As it’s getting hotter we decided to set off at 8am for Tehran. We stopped off at Soltaniyeh Dome which is the 3rd largest dome in the world, as we continued to Tehran it got hotter and hotter and when we reach the iconic Azadi Tower it was 40degrees and I was sweating like crazy. […]

Day 81 – 26th June 2014 leave 9.30am Miles rode 293 Urmia – Zanjan

In high spirits we left Hossein and headed further into Iran with Aidin (our guide), we soon crossed Urmia Salt lake which is the largest lake in the Middle East, as we headed south the terrain changed, it became dryer, there were no trees and the soil was changing from brown to yellow in this […]

Turkey

I have fallen in love with diverse Turkey and the very friendly Turkish people. I spent over 2 months travelling in Turkey and the surrounding countries. 42 days in Turkey alone leaving the country to return on 3 occasions, I visited 17 towns & cities and been to every costal region seeing The Black Sea, […]

Day 79 – 24th June 2014 leave 9am Miles rode 143 Van – Yuksekova

I should start by apologising to the 4 young men who I offended last night. Garth & I found a bar (which isn’t easy in a town of ONLY 600,000 people!) to watch the football. The bar was practically empty and after the game 4 young men came in and sat at the table next […]

Day 77 – 22nd June 2014 Van

Chilled day at Lake Van and Van Fortress. Interesting seeing a ferry arrive at a dock thinking a few cars and lorries would roll off, I was surprised when a number of train carriages were pulled off. Why go around the lake when you can go across it? Bright blue skies daily now, I think […]

Day 76 – 21st June 2014 leave 10am Miles rode 264 Erzurum – Van

It felt good to be back on the bike this morning, I had missed it and hadn’t realised how much. The ride today was good although it was very hot, not as hot as it will be in a few weeks I kept thinking. Van feels like a vibrant city, more modern than Erzurum. The […]

Georgia

I spent over two weeks in Georgia and enjoyed every day, it’s a beautiful country where mountains rise straight up from The Black Sea in the west and continue across the country to Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The country is lush with bright green foliage everywhere except on all but the highest mountain tops. You […]

Day 74 – 19th June 2014 Erzurum

It took two months in the end to be given the Iran visa, it was worth the effort as it feels great to have it. Some things in life are easily achieved others require more effort, roll on next Wednesday when I finally cross the boarder. I Skyped / FaceTimed my brother, son & daughter […]