Astra_Pontoon

Last bridge in Russia, actual pontoon or floating bridge, 50RU toll, big steel plates & pins or bolts, so how make steel float - keep dry one side. 2nd to last bridge was shut! Well barricaded off to cars - had fair pothole in middle of bridge, bike crossing was bit adventure, just had to follow other bikes.

Atyrau Delay

August 13th 2014
Back in UK thought a new rear tyre would be handy halfway to China, do see other bike passing with tyres tied on, hear stories of people stuck wait on tree. So we filled the new tyre with goodies, brake pads, water sterilise tabs, dried food, and a present for each other. Tyre sent by Hunters bike shop in good time, but stuck customs in Almaty, should have watched this closer, bit help from ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan » Western Kazakhstan » Atyrau

Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. D... ... read more

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