London to Beijing & back again

After a brief rest & service the bike is ready and waiting to take us to Beijing via a few 'stans. And coming back - one very long train journey!

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Trip Length: 3 ½ months
Blog Entries: 39
Photos: 980
Words: 38338

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
April 23rd 2010	Europe to Asia in 6 days - mile 2428	Europe
April 26th 2010	Western Turkey - mile 3046	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Urgup
April 29th 2010	Eastern Turkey - mile 3890	Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia » Kars
May 1st 2010	Georgia - mile 4138	Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi
May 2nd 2010	Azerbaijan - mile 4542	Asia » Azerbaijan » Baku
May 4th 2010	Caspian Sea - mile 4550	Asia » Turkmenistan » Turkmenbashi
May 7th 2010	Turkmenistan - mile 5077	Asia » Turkmenistan » Dashoguz
May 9th 2010	Uzbekistan - instalment 1 - Khiva - mile 5298	Asia » Uzbekistan » Khiva
May 12th 2010	Uzbekistan - Slik Road Cities - mile 5750	Asia » Uzbekistan » Samarkand
May 14th 2010	Uzbekistan - getting out - mile 6060	Asia » Tajikistan » Dushanbe
May 17th 2010	Tajikistan - mile 6238	Asia » Tajikistan » Kalikum
May 21st 2010	Tajikistan - The Wakhan Valley - mile 6681	Asia » Tajikistan » Langar
May 23rd 2010	Tajikistan - The Pamir Highway - mile 6876	Asia » Tajikistan » Murgab
May 24th 2010	24hrs in Kyrgyzstan - mile 7213	Asia » Kyrgyzstan
May 30th 2010	R&R in Kashgar, China - mile 7213	Asia
May 31st 2010	ascending the Tibetan Plateau - mile 7523	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Mazar
June 2nd 2010	Riding into Tibet - mile 7891	Asia » China » Tibet » Domar
June 4th 2010	Western Tibet: sacred lakes and mountains - mile 8213	Asia » China » Tibet
June 7th 2010	Western Tibet: roadworks and sand traps – mile 8610	Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway
June 9th 2010	Mountains & Monasteries - mile 9135	Asia » China » Tibet » Everest
June 12th 2010	R&R in Lhasa	Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
June 15th 2010	Eastern Tibet - mile 9600	Asia » China » Tibet
June 18th 2010	Rivers & Roadworks - descending from the Tibetan Plateau - mile 10222	Asia » China » Sichuan » Kangding
June 22nd 2010	Sichuan - Holy Mountains & Monkeys	Asia » China » Sichuan » Emei Shan
June 28th 2010	China; on the tourist trail - mile 11147	Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an
July 3rd 2010	Arriving in Beijing - mile 12,133	Asia » China » Beijing
July 9th 2010	Beijing - preparing to head home	Asia » China » Beijing
July 11th 2010	Leaving China Behind	Europe » Russia » Far East
July 13th 2010	Russia: tigers & trains	Europe » Russia » Far East » Vladivostok
July 16th 2010	The Trans-Siberian Express	Europe » Russia » Siberia » Ulan-Ude
July 18th 2010	Ulan Ude: getting to know the locals	Europe » Russia » Siberia » Ulan-Ude
July 20th 2010	Trundling Round Lake Baikal - well 1/10th of it	Europe » Russia » Siberia » Irkutsk
July 21st 2010	Paddling in Lake Baikal	Europe » Russia » Siberia » Lake Baikal
July 23rd 2010	The Circum-Baikal Railway	Europe » Russia » Siberia » Lake Baikal
July 25th 2010	Back on the Trans-Siberian - but only for 51hrs	Europe » Russia » Urals » Yekaterinburg
July 28th 2010	Yekaterinburg	Europe » Russia » Urals » Yekaterinburg
July 29th 2010	The train to Europe - the final leg of the Trans-Siberian	Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow
August 3rd 2010	Moscow	Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow
August 6th 2010	Going Home - via the bogie sheds	Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » North York Moors