East Turkey: mountains, culture and history!
Batumi to Kars I thought “ah, just a quick ride with a couple of view points”. In reality, it’s one incredibly scenic road, from rocky coastline, across the mountains, down…
Georgia, my first long(ish) off-road
Just three months ago I rode from Batumi to Tbilisi and I chose a super cool route north of the main road connecting the two cities. Now I wanted something…
One week to see the lake Sevan, visit a few monasteries and discover the outstanding Armenian hospitality.
About 10 years ago I learnt about lake Sevan, one of the largest high-altitude lakes in Eurasia, of its crystal clear waters and fantastic views. Ever since then I've been…
Togliatti - Lazarevskoye 1784km over the hot flat endless fields of central Russia. Nothing really outstanding, except for the heat! It was crazy dry and hot. With every hour I…
Starting point: Togliatti, RussiaOdometer: 63.344kmDirection: Tagazout, Morocco Why Taghazout? Why Morocco? I just thought "If I could ride all the way to Spain then why not try reaching Morocco?!" And…
Motorcycle travel is the most expensive way of being homeless. unknown One of my goals with the first road trip was to see if it is doable on a budget…
Back to Russia to close the 10-months-long loop
I woke up and still couldn’t believe we had crossed the border to Russia. From Vladikavkaz it was still about 1700km ride to the end destination but somehow it felt…
So close and yet so far… or how I got stuck in Georgia
After the two days of riding the Turkish "highway one" I had enough of straight plain roads. I wanted mountain passes, sweet curves, snow-topped mountains, and I also somehow avoid…
Crossing Turkey west to east along the Black Sea coast
Woke up to a gorgeous sunrise over the sea, as seen right from my hotel in Tekirdag. Tekirdag - Agva First things first. Bee needs new oil, and Tekirdag has…
Amazing Bulgaria
I crossed the border to Bulgaria as the sun was setting down. Luckily it wasn't too far to Melnik where I had booked a guesthouse for the night. As I…
Matka Canyon and Ohrid lake, the best of Northern Macedonia
If you start from the north, the perfect route looks like this: Matka Canyon. Although you can ride only a tiny part of it, it's really worth parking the bike…
Exploring Kosovo
As the heavy rain "forced me" to spend one more night in Montenegro, I headed over the border in the morning, having the entire day to cross the country. Yes,…