Turkmenistan: Aug 20 - 22

Turkmenebad - Mary - Saraghs

Golden Plans

After 40*, roads start to bubble and it´s hard to maintain original dash-across-200km-of-uninterrupted-desert plans.

Following Uzbekistan´s night riding, I thought Turkmenistan might be the place to set a new record. Before midday of the first day I had travelled only 30 km to Turkmenibad, where I instead found a crumbling hotel with a shower I sat under for two hours.

Uzbekistan: Jul 24 - Aug 19

Oibek - tashkent - samarkand - bukhara

Going Solo

I couldn´t get a Coke without comment.

"Adin?" asked the old woman with the rheumy eyes. One?

Tashkent: Jul 24 - Aug 3

Tashkent

How to Build a Central Asian Capital

Aim: To create a city-shaped mausoleum for common sense.

What You'll Need:

The Pamir Highway: Jun 29 - Jul 23

Murgab - khorog - dushanbe

Why By Bike?

Why by bike?

That was the million-dollar question as I slumped over my handlebars, a slight snowstorm pecking at our backs and Ak-Baital pass still a long climb ahead.