Hi bikers, travellers and explorers,

I thought I offer some insight on my little RTW trip that I'm in the middle of – just for entertainment... I'll make it picture-heavy, so my typos and bad grammar won't spoil it too much. Well, I hope at least those of you who are currently bound to work in an office will enjoy this a little bit.

Here's where I'm at:



Ok I won't tell the tale from the beginning (because that's boring), but rather start at an important key event, one third into the journey, but I'll add the pieces together eventually. I'm thinking of adding a little bit of the story once a day for next couple of weeks or so.

Turkey: One man down
It's one thing to enlist in a RTW endeavour, but it's another thing to do this on your own. Lucky we were two at the beginning, but after some months my buddy decided to go home early. We rode around the med together and parted in Turkey. Which is a cool country to ride by the way. If only the fuel wasn't so expensive (most expensive in Europe I think.)

So I had to decide whether to ride on by myself or turn around with him...










Ok, more soon... Gotta run now. Cheers, Dan

What bike are you riding?

Hi baluchiman. I am riding a 1982 BMW R80G/S

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Thanks. I rode the 100GS to India in 1995.

A metaphor maybe?Anyhow will follow your blog.Noel

Hi guys, I meant to be back sooner, but I was distracted celebrating my birthday. Here the story continues…

Ok, so I had to decide whether to plot on by myself or go back home with my buddy. At that stage we had been on the road for 6months already and circumnavigated the Mediterranean sea, which is a fantastic trip already.

The option to ride on by myself wasn't extremely appealing, because along my route, there were the elections going on in Iran. People weren't happy with the result and demonstrated on the streets. The government reacted like an allergic to asbestos. The police shot demonstrators and arrested everybody who looked remotely like a national or international journalist. I was travelling with suspicious gear (cameras, satellite modem etc.) Sooo, Iran was a bit of a worry. And then there was Pakistan on my route too.

Anyways, here are some photos of Iran, needless to say, I NEVER pulled the camera when there was any conflict, demonstration or anything going on on the streets…









Iran, Bam still working on the damage cause by the earth quake in 2000something.



Who killed the palm trees?



Kaluts, South Iran, one of the hottest places on earth. It was 60º Celsius when I was there…





This is me by the way. Sorry for the rugged appearance…



This is Marianne my bike, she's always rugged looking. But also a very kind character

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