Pakistan

Where do I begin with Pakistan, the diverse landscape, the wonderful people or the risk to my safety? The people have been so kind, helpful and caring, from Taftan in the southwest to the northern mountains. Whether they are the police, people who work in hotels or the hundreds of people who stop me in […]

Iran

Having heard such positive experiences of Iran from other travellers my expectations were very high and after 2 months hassle and considerable cost of getting the visa and guide meant Iran was going to have to be very special for my expectations to be met. Unfortunately for most British passport holders getting the visa is […]

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, […]

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 […]

Armenia

Wonderful, calm, relaxed. Armenia is again a country of two halves, the very poor country and the modern, progressive Yerevan with people getting on like in cities all over the world. Yerevan people are lovely, relaxed and interested in visitors, I couldn’t think of a better city to have a weekend away in, many things […]

Iraq (Kurdistan)

I’m so pleased I decided to visit this wonderful country. It’s dry, very hot and it’s only mid May, in July and August it will be in the high 40 degrees and I wouldn’t want my European white skin to suffer that, especially on the bike. I leave Iraq (Kurdistan) with only positive memories, the […]

Greece

I have been to Greece so many times as I love the country and people. This time the weather wasn’t looking out for me as it snowed and then rained most of the time I was there. I’ll keep my memories of crystal clear blue seas and wonderful food from past visits.

Macedonia

Lovely people, kind, helpful, well mannered and a pleasure to be with. I hadn’t heard anything about Macedonia so when I crossed the boarder from Albania and like crossing other boarders I noticed the change instantly. The roads improved, the houses painted and gardens maintained. The country is beautiful with amazing mountain ranges. My overriding […]

Albania

I heard Albania was one of the poorest countries in Southern Europe and it felt it. Like Montenegro so many men in the towns were sitting, drinking and talking as I assume they had no work. The roads were not well maintained and the drivers seem to do what they want. The people are so […]

Montenegro

Montenegro feels poor. As you leave Dubrovnik in Southern Croatia after a few miles you cross into Montenegro, the difference is apparent straight away as the wealth of Southern Croatia is left behind and the dry, dusty towns of Montenegro have men milling around, drinking coffee and passing the time as there doesn’t seem to […]

Bosnia

I blinked and missed it.

Croatia

Croatia is a beautiful country with amazing scenery. The Dalmatian Coast is on the Eastern side of The Adriatic where there are over 1000 Islands just off the mainland, so as I rode south I had the amazing blue sea on my right and the mountains on my left which was perfect. The photo of […]