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PART 7: SOUTH AMERICA (I CRY FOR U ARGENTINAAAA)
ARGENTINA (5 FEB - 9TH MARCH 2016)My last day in Santiago, Chile was a hard one. It wasn't hard due to riding, but to leave the kind family of Dato Rameez and his wife. They had treated me like their...
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PART 8: WESTERN EUROPE (UK)
UNITED KINGDOM (11 – 30 MARCH 2016)After a looonnggg 30 hours journey with two transits from BsAs - Atlanta - New York, I finally reached Heathrow International Airport, London at 6.45am. I was sooo...
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PART 9: WESTERN EUROPE (FRANCE, ANDORRA, SPAIN & PORTUGAL)
FRANCE (30 MARCH – 4 APRIL 2016)I said goodbye to Sue and rode to Newhaven pier via A27. I was early and had to wait for a while. The ferry check in was very straight forward. It departed at 10am and...
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PART 10: WESTERN EUROPE (BACK TO SPAIN, BACK TO FRANCE & MONACO)
BACK TO SPAIN (17 – 23 APRIL 2016)It was pretty chilly even though the sun was shining when I exited Lisbon via Vasco Da Gama bridge. I took N4 – A5 road and was sooo thrilled with the beautiful white,...
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PART 11: WESTERN EUROPE (ITALY)
ITALY (26 APRIL – 9 MAY 2016)I entered Italy without any difficulties. I rode along the coast via SS1 from San Remo to Genoa. It was a very beautiful hilly ride with beautiful warm weather but a bit...
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PART 12: BALKAN COUNTRIES
CROATIA, BOSNIA, MONTENEGRO & ALBANIA (10TH – 15TH MAY 2016)The 12 hours Jadrolinija ferry ride from Ancona (Italy) to Split (Croatia) was okey. Adriatic Sea was calm so the ride was smooth. The...
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PART 13: BALKAN COUNTRIES
MACEDONIA & GREECE (15TH - 21ST MAY 2016)Macedonia was actually not in my route. It was a last minute decision to enter this country bcos I wanted to see Lake Ohrid from the Macedonian side. Upon...
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PART 14: WEST ASIA - TURKEY & IRAN
TURKEY (21st MAY – 16th JUNE 2016)In the morning, I made my way to Greece - Turkish border at Kipoi. Nearing the border, I saw lots of lorries lining up by the road side and the line was like a km or...
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PART 15: CENTRAL ASIA (again....yuuuhuuuu) TURKMENISTAN & UZBEKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN (24 – 26th JUNE 2016)Today is tough. Today is really really tough. Its one of the toughest day for me in GDR. I started riding as early as 5am and rode 200kms on route 22 to Sarakhs, the...
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PART 16: KYRGYZSTAN - TAJIKISTAN - KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN (11th – 28th JULY 2016)I was already tired by the time I’m done with the border crossing. The sun was setting and I need to reach my host’s house ASAP. However, my GPS decided to play games...
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PART 17: RUSSIA
RUSSIA (1 – 28TH AUG 2016)I checked out in the morning and made my way to the Russian border via A322. As soon as I exited Semey, the road passed through pine forest reserve area. The road was so-so,...
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PART 18: MONGOLIA, THE LAND OF BLUE SKIES
MONGOLIA (28TH AUG – 8TH SEPT 2016)I woke up feeling dizzy as I only managed two hours sleep last night due to lots of things playing in my mind. After checking out of the guesthouse, I exited Ulan...
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PART 19: BACK TO HOME LAND, MALAYSIA
THAILAND (8 - 16 SEPT 2016)My flight from UB transit in Hong Kong for few hours before the connecting flight with Cathay Pacific Airlines, and I finally arrived Bangkok at 8pm. I took a taxi to a...
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BREAKING THE SILENCE
Hellooooo everyone....Its been a looong looong time that I had not updated my blog. Its more than a year and my blog had gone rusty. I'm truly sorry. I had been extremely busy from the day I’m back to...
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NEW ZEALAND PART 1: NORTH ISLAND (AUCKLAND - KAITAIA - CAPE REINGA - KAWAKAWA...
Very sorry for the long delay. Better late than never, right? So I was doubting, where must I ride for my year-end holidays? Given that its year-end, the northern hemisphere will be chilly as its going...
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NEW ZEALAND PART 2: SOUTH ISLAND (PICTON - NELSON - FAREWELL SPIT - WHARARIKI...
Part 2 - The eastern route3rd Dec 2017, WELLINGTON - PICTON - NELSONAfter saying goodbye to my wonderful hosts, Bill and I made our way to Wellington which was about 30kms away. We stopped for a while...
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NEW ZEALAND PART 3: SOUTH ISLAND (TE ANAU - MILFORD SOUND - QUEENSTOWN -...
PART 3: SOUTH ISLAND the western route16th Dec 2017, WINTON - TE ANAUI slept like a baby last night. I woke up upon the sounds of animals outside my window. The room I slept had a farm view which owned...
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NEW ZEALAND PART 4: NORTH ISLAND (WELLINGTON - WHANGANUI - TAUPO - ROTORUA -...
27th Dec 2017: WELLINGTON - WHANGANUIAs soon as I entered highway 1, the road was jammed packed with vehicles. Everyone is going on vacation. Bill had warned me about this. It was a hot day today and...
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AFRICAN RIDE PART 1 - SOUTH AFRICA
AFRICA... Why Africa this time? What makes me want to ride at this part of the world?The answer is very easy. My long semester holidays are from Nov – Dec. Its going to be winter in the northern...
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AFRICAN RIDE: PART 2 - NAMIBIA
1st Dec 2019: Springbok – Vioolsdrift/Noordoewer – Rosh Pinah – Aus (N7 – C13, 462 km)It was pretty cold when I made my way to the RSA – Namibian border via N7 in the wee hours. The sun was rising and...
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AFRICAN RIDE: PART 3 - BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE & ZAMBIA
12th Dec 2019: Katima Mulilo – Ngoma Bridge – Kasane (B8 – A33, 130 km)I left the hostel at 8am. The security and his friend were nowhere in sight. I rode to Ngoma Bridge border post. The distance was...
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AFRICAN RIDE: PART 4 - BACK INTO BOTSWANA & SOUTH AFRICA
14th – 15th Dec 2019: Victoria Falls – Kasane - Francistown (Kazungula Road – A33, 562 km)Its a looonggg ride today, hence I started at 6.15am. I rode the same Kazungula Rd to the border. I saw some...
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AFRICAN RIDE: PART 5 - EMIRATES TRAVELERS FESTIVAL 2018
19th – 22nd Dec 2019: Emirates Travelers Festival, DubaiThis festival is my 5th international event for 2018 after Overland Expo in the USA (May), Horizons Unlimited in Indonesia (Sept), Givi 40th...
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AFRICAN RIDE: PART 6 - SOUTH AFRICA - LESOTHO - SOUTH AFRICA
23rd Dec 2019: Johannesburg (Rest Day)My flight from Dubai arrived Johannesburg as scheduled. Roger was already at the airport waiting for me. He brought me back to his nice thatched roof home. I was...
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PART 6: SOUTH AMERICA (BOLIVIA, CHILE)
BOLIVIA (18 JAN – 23 JAN 2016)After saying goodbye to the nice lady at the hostal in Puno who gave me a very nice room with discounted price and even invited me for breakfast, I started riding south to...
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