Hi all, with all the googling I did not sure how but only yesterday I stumbled on to this amazing site.

I am Dutch and I have quit my job, sold my house and bought a new motorbike. First time in my life I bought a brand new vehicle. A Tenere 700.

I always had the (hidden) wish to do a big trip. Driving in a Landcruiser to South Africa or something similar. Last year I saw an opportunity to make this happen and started to do some research. Quickly I realised it would be way more fun to do this on a motorcycle. As I have my motorbike license since 1995 and have experience riding a (light) motorbike in Kenya and Uganda not sure why I did not think of that before.

Organised it and I left the Netherlands in July 2022. I travelled a lot in my life but I did not know Europe that wel. I spent 3 months discovering the Mediterranean area, had a 3 week break to do some riding with a friend in Northern Vietnam and at the moment I am in Turkey. I expect to cross the Iranian border later this week.

After Iran I plan to cross to the Emirates, ride through Saudi Arabia, cross the red sea to Sudan and then go south. In total I expect to be a year on the road.

I did some camping when I travelled Europe, I already knew and it was confirmed. I am not a camping guy. So I stay in cheap hotels, minimum requirement is a shower.

I am not a big planner and doing research will riding, that is probably why only found this site yesterday when googling if I can get bike insurance for Iran at the border. I will share all my border crossing experiences on this website.


Craco Italy