If we can get visas for Turkmenistan next year, Granny will be going to the Gates of Hell
Fabulous. I don't know about you but I'm bloody exhausted ! Thanks for the effort in posting this up. Great pictures. I've really enjoyed it.
Excellent trip and glad to hear that Fritz finally got to ride the Pamir....look forward to the next episode.
What a great write up Mide and fab photos. Brought back vivid memories. Thank you. Loved Kevin's recording of his trip back to the Bartang Valley with Fritz.
A lovely read as always Mide and very inspirational.
Thanks for posting
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Assuming you mean the Darvaza gas crater, been there. It's incredible!!
Fantastic!
Mark
What an incredible trip, great write up and photos as well.
Just finished reading that, great report, thanks for taking the time to post your trip. What an amazing experience you both got to share together and reminisce over in years to come, and you are far from finished yet I imagine.
Thanks for that, a great write up, takes a lot of time and you are always aware while you're riding "would that make a good photo for the blog?"
Good that you name a lot of the places you stayed, always good to have recommendations. Did you have any issues getting fuel or with the quality of it?
Heading east in about 20 months though the exact route will evolve at the time
fantastic write up, well done Mide & Kev, very jealous.
A nice trip this must have been. Thanks for uploading the pictures too.
Mighty stuff Míde. GRMA.
Great ride report Mide
Enjoyed the read and the cracking photos
I just love yer trip reports guys, always so laid back and unfazed, very inspirational. Don't ever stop, even if it becomes zimmer frames up kilmanjaro in the distant future.
Fantastic report (as usual). Amazing scenery and while you say the photos may not do it justice, they certainly give it a damn good try!
I love reading other people's trips to wild and lonely places, but this one really makes me want to go and give it a try myself...
Thanks Mide, an amazing trip and so well recounted!
Fantastic trip and a fantastic report as always. The "must do" list just keeps getting longer!
Hi Simon, only seeing your response now I have a Facebook page called Granny on the Silk Road, you'll see the pictures there where are you planning to go from Almaty? We moved the bikes from Osh to Tashkent in October 2021, and last year rode from Tashkent to Tblisi. Uzbekistan is fabulous I must do that ride report we are heading back to tblisi at the beginning of April to do the next leg of the trip, hopefully getting the bikes to BulgariaHi Mide....just came across your report and have really enjoyed it (I am due to arrive Almaty mid May for a month so a similar timing to your report, so the weather guidance was interesting! I shall pack warm clothes).
Thanks for posting - such an interesting report.
Sadly, with the efflux of time many of the photo linkies have died....is there anywhere else I could see them,
Thanks again
Picking up rental DR650s in Almaty on 14 May and heading up to Dushanbe to spend 10 days there and then exiting to Kyrgyzstan - the rest of the itinerary is fluid other than returning the bikes to Almaty 12 June.Hi Simon, only seeing your response now I have a Facebook page called Granny on the Silk Road, you'll see the pictures there where are you planning to go from Almaty? We moved the bikes from Osh to Tashkent in October 2021, and last year rode from Tashkent to Tblisi. Uzbekistan is fabulous I must do that ride report we are heading back to tblisi at the beginning of April to do the next leg of the trip, hopefully getting the bikes to Bulgaria