Free Wifi! And it’s quick. Thanks to Heidi for pointing out that two girls working the pumps and three on the tills makes 5 girls not 4. Maths was never my strong point. Thanks Heidi! Another “quick blast” between Vologograd … Continue reading →

Finally managed to upload a few pictures to the gallery this morning ….

Arrived in Volgograd a few hours ago after a “brief” 250 mile, 5 hour ride. Just spent £20 quid on wifi access. I’ve had faster dial up connections! So again attempts to upload vids & pics from my camcorder impossible. … Continue reading →

Crossed the border into Russia about 1 ish uk time! Took an hour to sort paperwork so no real problem. Just parked up in a scruffy motel about 3 hours from Volograd. Will take a leisurely ride to the city … Continue reading →

Near Donetsk after 10 hours riding. Would have stopped sooner but all hotels & motels have shut. Knackered so shower food beer and bed. The roads today were a whole lot better than yesterday. The landscape is like one enormous … Continue reading →

Almost forgot, yesterday’s song was What You Gonna Do When The Money Runs Out (started playing just after I was fleeced by the bent coppers) Today’s was Just Like Paradise by David Lee Roth for no other reason than it’s … Continue reading →

No 3g or wifi here so this is on my iphone via gprs (i hope) You know I said I was having a love/hate relationship with Ukraine? Today I love it. iphone Tom Tom took the most direct route from … Continue reading →

First up, thanks to everyone for the emails, comments calls and texts and offers. It’s good to know you are all keeping an eye on me. I plan to have a day off in Russia so I will reply to … Continue reading →

What an amazing day’s riding. 650 kms from about 90 mins west of Vienna to Kosice. Now enjoying a cold beer. I’ll write more later but what a day. Blue skies mid 20s Great roads – A21 into Vienna and … Continue reading →

Today’s target was to make it into Slovakia before nightfall, however it’s still taking me over an hour to load up in the morning (which I know will get easier and quicker over the next few days) and just before … Continue reading →