hey hey. Managed to read your web-site its well cool. I'm in Hama and have the shits. Been in bed 2 days, luckily have English TV. Have to go now as the Linda McCartney Story movie is on TV. What a hard cycling life!
from punta arenas can even keep track of you from the other end of the earth! glad to hear all is well. We are just back from the land of fire and back on mainland america.
happy to see u r still on d road. u can go from time to time to the http://bassein.hit.bg webpage to see me and the rest of your friends here...
Your WE DID IT photo is hanging on my seiling
great story! really funny to find so many similarities between our two trips, but that might ofcourse also be caused by the fact we sort of took the same route anyway ;)
will be leaving allepo just today, riding to crac de chevaliers over the next three days, then hopping a bus to palmyra, and returning after two or three to head into lebanon; maybe see you two down there!
have fun!
Eelco
congratulations! Bloody hell guys, well done! What an incredible journey, you must both have thigh muscles that could crack walnuts now. I'm guessing you probably aren't cycling home though... Safe journey back, however you do it, and I hope we can meet up some time in the less glamorous setting of north east Scotland! All the best,
Alan
Very Funny What a fantastic account of the shortest journey through Albania ever! I am surprised they didn't hold you captive and explain all your self-generated riddles before you left the country. What’s with the piercing sarcasm anyway? A little underserved, don’t ya think?
Well, as far as the border crossing taxes, they are mainly due to a politic of reciprocation. Albania is a very friendly country but it has to charge the same as the other countries charge their people. I for once was delighted not to pay a border crossing fee in Cuba myself.
What's with the speculation of stolen Mercedeses. I guess our Slavic neighbors keep poisoning the international community with defamatory allusions. I am sure you heard that Osama Bin Laden is in Albania also. (Yikes). Most Mercedes Benzes are bought with hard earned cash from either working in Albania or more commonly working in immigration. My mom drives one, and it sure as hell wasn’t stolen. We called the previous owner in Frankfurt to ask her about the vehicle’s history.
Why can’t the world just accept that we have good taste for cars. :)
...and the bunkers... well, you are every bit right about the bunkers...
Cheers,
Albanian Canuck
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Greetings from Milnthorpe Hi both. The long awaited sprog has arrived. Luke William Davies was born on 6th September. All is well and he seems like a good baby, not that I have any yard stick. Will email picture.
Yay Well a big Woo and Yay for getting to Istanbul
Superb effort - Robins accident must have been a bit gutting but still an incredible achievement.
Important News from Home, Robin - you might be amused to learn that Liverpool council are going to apologise for flooding Capel Celyn (Tryweryn) for their water supply... Nothing elese of note has happened
yeah, right! Yeah, well, former yugoslav former greek former bulgarian republic of Macedonia! Did u had any of the southwest banica there? how were the folklore songs? have you listened to the one "of the ohrid lake"? Have fun on your way and say HI to Istanbul from me :))))
Hi, I just finished biketour (www.thebiketour.net) and am staying in Romania for a while cause it's so beautiful. Just this morning I caught someone with their hand in my bag and while reading this in an internet cafe I heard plastic bags rustling at my feet, I looked down a nd saw the damn cafe guy picking at my bag! How unbelievable, he quickly backed off and walked away. Now I'm still here and nothing was taken, but do you think I'm planning on paying? hell no!
Greetings Hiya Guys!
I've been keeping a watchful eye over your travels and can confirm that I'm an eager reader. Each time I ask myself 'Will a Latvian be arguing with Robin over 3 groats for a campsite?' - but obviously worse has followed in Romania. Sorry to hear about that - but pleased that your spirit sounds unaffected.
It sounds like (except the odd hiccup) a fantastic trip. Keep on rollin'. Where will they be next...
All the best
Jase
Isn't life strange?! Hi Guys
Really sorry to hear about the bad stuff that happened. Particularly losing the beloved Hilleberg! We have just had a great weekend at Solfest. It got bigger. Sold out at 5,000 people!Hope we will see you there next year. Book early! I move up to the new Penrith office on Monday and had a really sad goodbye day today with lots of hugs and close to tears from Ruth, Kate, Wal, John, Rachel etc. Take care of yourselves and buy money belts. Loads of love, Shirl and Dave
Adventures! Hi R+E
Glad to hear you are still surviving after your traumatic experiences in Romania. Isn't it horrible when a place actually lives down to it's reputation.
It sounds like you are having a fab time in Bulgaria, glad that your luck has changed and things seem to be going better. Erika - have you managed to find any padded shorts yet?
Anyway, some Kendal stuff - we had an excellent time at Solfest - you were both sorely missed as all the usual crew were there (we camped with Chris and Caroline, Steve and Marina, Dave and Shirely Muir, Ruth). Much fun was had by all and there was some really excellent music - Wal's band were definitely the highlight for me - folk ska!
You have probably heard already, but Rosie and Alan have had a baby boy - all went well, no complications. No name as yet (although this may be cos I'm out of the loop). Hazel is still waiting (I spoke to her today) and is getting fed up with it. She is now late and just wants to get it over and done with!
Anyway, missing you both - it just wasn't right being at a good festie without you.
xxKate
Hy Erika & Robin I saw the lovely picture made in Sighisoara with me and Sorin and Iulian.Iulian went on a short visit to Sorin a couple of days ago and Sorin waited him with the morocycle and Iulian was so afraid on the motocycle that he started shaking(I thought that Iulian was strong and fearless but I was wrong).
Sorry for my bad English but I wasn't too good at this subject in school.
I wish you a lovely trip
Nice to see u remembered me! Hi and good luck on your trip.
I almost died from laughter after I read the part about "jewish BMW drivers"
I'll write again... after I finish reading the whole diary.
Great Story and Even Better Images Being a travel buff I really enjoy reading your entries and find your images very intriguing to say the least. Keep up the travels and let us know what is next.
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GREETINGS FROM SUNNY CORNWALL Brill blog. I will watch with interest... good luck with the cycling. Are you going to buy a rug when you get to Istanbul? I went there in 1995 - there is an excellent Turkish bath I know which does a great massage. Good for tired legs. What are you going to do after this? Have you ever considered seeing the world by boat? Love Will, Julie and Nuala - William Sellwood
Hi dudes! I'm keeping up with your adventures and feeling envious as I still have to go to work every day! NWDA overruled the decision from RRC to support the BAP project and we have now been offered £150,000 (a quarter of what we asked for)so I have to lose about £400,000 from the project, which will have to include one of the jobs. Oh for a life of travel with only the day-to-day stresses of map-reading, punctures and campsite hunting! Ah, well, off to Knockengorrock next weekend. Will try to enjoy it on your behalf! Love, Dave and Shirl - Dave
cool adventures folks! Hey there you two! Great account of some fine adventures so far, what a great idea. Sorry I missed you on your northern leg, but when you get back to the UK it would be awful good to hook up - don't know where I'll be, mind, but I do know I'll have a baby by then!
Good luck,
Alan - Alan McClure
Congrats Hello R + E
Congratulations on making it to Bath - sounds like you have done well. I have to say that I'm shocked you like Staffordshire - as an ex resident I can think of better places to say is the best county so far!!
Anyway, just to let you know that your votes in the election counted and Tim Collins is now an ex-Tory MP (hurrah!). So it was worth the hassle of Proxy voting as he was only beaten by 250 votes.
Hope the weather keeps on being good - we have had cold weather and hail in Kendal. - Kate
We are Erika and Robin from Scotland and in April 2005 we quit our jobs and set off to cycle from Scotland to İstanbul.
We reached İstanbul in October 2005 having discovered that cycling truly is the best way to travel and so decided to keep going beyond the Bosphorous......
We had never cycled any long distance before but had been wanting to travel for a long time and had finally saved enough and realised ıf we didn't set off now we never would. We decided cycling would be the best form of transport as we wanted to learn more about the countries and people we passed through at a s... full info
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hey hey.
Managed to read your web-site its well cool. I'm in Hama and have the shits. Been in bed 2 days, luckily have English TV. Have to go now as the Linda McCartney Story movie is on TV. What a hard cycling life!