I had decided to spend a rest day in Amritsar so I could see the Golden Temple properly and at different times of the day. Which was well worth it as it was especially beautiful at twilight. Earlier in the day I also got to have a nice chat with some locals who were interested…
Having cycled pretty much from one side of Central Asia to the other I thought I would write a post with some hopefully useful and possibly interesting information on the region. The areas within the area I have experience of include Western Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South Central Kazakhstan and far northern Kyrgyzstan. Sections: Sights Roads Drivers…
After a couple of days getting acclimatised in Delhi it was time to head out and start riding round India. It is hard to describe how nervous I was about riding out through Delhi. The driving I had experienced in the city had been crazy thus far and I was not looking forward to experiencing…
After I’d dropped the bike off at the Almaty bicycle shop I spent a pleasant few days in the city getting things sorted for India and catching up with people I’d met in Bishkek. Part of the sorting involved culling my luggage and sending some winter stuff home to the UK. I was fairly brutal…
After almost a month in Bishkek I finally managed to drag myself away as the Kazakh visa I had applied for some time ago started to run out. Unfortunately while I had been staying in Bishkek the weather had grown colder, quite a lot colder. In the day the temperature seemed to be around -20C…
I have ended up staying in Bishkek rather longer than I had expected. Initially I thought I would be here for a couple of weeks to pick up a new Kazakh visa and an Indian one. At the time of writing I have been here nearly three weeks and this is the longest time I…
Riding ROUND 