Braking Archives : 2009
More Radio Interviews
I keep forgetting to put these online. TBSeFM contacted way back in Urumqi, China and most recently when we were waiting for the the ferry in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Listen to the Urumqi interview : Urumqi Listen to the Aktau interview : Aktau
Europe – The Final Countdown (1 comment)
After almost 5 months and nearly 11,000km we’ve finally arrived in Istanbul, the crossroads between Europe and Asia. As you might imagine, we’re rather chuffed at the thought knocking off an entire continent, though perhaps equally thankful that the next one is just that little bit smaller. This point in our journey will see us [...]
World Famous In Dunedin
My mum was kind enough to contact the local paper. They caught up with me while we were having a break in Tiblisi, Georgia and have since published an article about the trip. I have uploaded the article as a downloadable PDF file for anyone who would like to read it. Download the Star Article [...]
You Know You Have Been Cycling Too Long When (1 comment)
To pass the time along the Black Sea of Turkey I asked this question to myself and the team. You know you have been cycling too long when……. Waiting to take a dump in the woods seems like a better idea than using a public or paid toilet in a city. You start to wonder [...]
New Photo Albums From Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, although not initially on our place to cycle turned out to be a very interesting place with amazing, friendly people and interesting cities. See the country through our eyes with the latest albums
Random Musings: #9
The team is currently deadlocked over whether to visit Istanbul or Constantinople next. If only there was some middle ground…
Wandering the Streets of Bukhara
Bukhara, like Samarkand had many very old, Indiana Jones style buildings and streets to wander. Here are some of my favorite images from the city.
Black Markets Are Fun
The black market is the best place to get the best rate for USD in Uzbekistan.
Wandering the Streets of Samarkand
Samarkand, an ancient city in Uzbekistan has some amazing buildings that date back over 500 years old. Here are some of my favorite images from the city
Private Registan Tour (1 comment)
We learned that if you pay the right guard near the Registan in Samarkand that he would let you climb the Minaret.
Cycle Tourist Central
After cycling 6000 km across China without meeting any other cyclists on the road (except the Koons brothers who were heading home) we were starting to wonder if we were the only ones out there. It turns out that they were all in Central Asia. As mentioned in a previous post we met the Belgian [...]
Our Uzbek Family
It was no more than 12 hours into Uzbekistan before we were invited into a strangers home to stay the night. I caught some of this on video.
Glad We Didn’t Ride the Uzbek Desert
If there were any doubts about our choice not to ride from Bukhara, Uzbekistan to Aktau, Kazakhstan they have now been quelled after I just read Leon’s blog. Leon rode with us from Osh, Kyrgyzstan to Bukhara Kazakhstan and decided there to continue through the seering heat. Here is his latest entry which is well [...]
A Positive Sign (1 comment)
We passed this on the way into Tbilisi the other day: It’s only a straight line distance, but it means we’re getting there.
A View Through Taka’s Eyes
In todays digital age it has been extremely easy to bring you digital photos from our trip virtually as they happen, but imagine a trip where the memories you bring back are more than files on a small piece of plastic. This is exactly what our friend Taka does. We first met Taka in Bishkek, [...]