Leaving Khajuraho I was due another series of hard days as I worked my way southwards. This time I was aiming for just over 500km in three days as I tried to reach Nagpur. The first day did not start well as the thunderstorm I had seen forecast for the evening broke about twelve hours…
As I am riding in India I decided to try and find a copy of India’s road rules. This was harder than you’d think, especially as the majority of people didn’t think they even existed… But after a hard search here they are: 1) You are always right. So never ever give way, except to…
I left Chandigarh knowing that I had a tough few days to get through. I had decided to ride directly from there to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh – a distance of around 870km, which I wanted to get done in five days and in six days maximum. This would be the furthest I had ever…
The morning I was to leave Macleod Ganj and head back down the mountain was grim to say the least. I woke to sheeting rain and mist swirling around in the valley that leads down from the town. I didn’t really want to ride in that weather so I thought I would give it an…
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 