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The OsmAnd sat-nav has been good, but does shows bike in the water, at -38m altitude! When in use is mounted on dash (obsures speed & some leds) with USB PSU if needed, once there - just can't get lost, works offline with 8GB of map files in memory.

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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