Left – 1 year, 4 months & 22 days ago. 7th April 2014 – 29th August 2015 Miles rode – 32,789 (52,463km) Countries Visited –

Left – 8.15am 26th – 28th August 2015 Miles rode – 57 (91km) + Le Shuttle (Euro Tunnel) 509 days ago I woke up in

Left – 8.15am in the rain, both days. 24th & 25th August 2015 Miles rode – 600 (960km) I woke up to rain both mornings

Left – 10.45am 22nd & 23rd August 2015 Miles rode – 291 (466km) Motorways all day! Dull, dull, boring, boring, tolls, fast cars. I had

Left – 9.45am 21st August 2015 Miles rode – 255 (408km) The day started great, I got up late and had a fabulous breakfast, eggs,

Left – 8am 20th August 2015 Miles rode – 266 (426km) 3 countries today! I paid for a cheap room (15 Euros) in a dorm

Left – 7am 19th August 2015 Miles rode – 448 (717km) I hadn’t been up at 6am for ages but I wanted to see if

Left –  8th – 18th August 2015 Miles rode – 48 (77km) Moscow in August is sunny, hot and empty as many Russians take a

Left – 500 days ago 7th April 2014 – 18th August 2015 Miles rode – 31,000 (50,000km) To mark my 500th day ‘on the road’

Left – 7th August 2015 Miles rode – I left ‘on a jet plane’ I woke up at 35,000ft, an hour later and it was

Left – 1st – 6th August 2015 Miles rode – 94 (150km) I only bloody made it to Sydney! London to Sydney overland, I didn’t

Left – 8am 31st July 2015 Miles rode – 313 (501km) A slightly longer ride than usual today, a very special day today, I had

Left – 8.45 30th July 2015 Miles rode – 247 (395km) I had a great few days with Mark and his friends, having met Geoff

Left – 11.45am 29th July 2015 Miles rode – 99 (158km) Mark invited a crowd over last night so I woke with a hangover! After

Left – 11am 26th – 28th July 2015 Miles rode – 74 (118km) A short ride down the highway to Gold Coast this morning to

Left – 25th July 2015 Miles rode –  Glen loves his bikes and is a mechanic so a day of sorting my bike out before

Left – 9am 24th July 2015 Miles rode – 155 (248km) Waking up in a warm comfy bed was great, I wasn’t completely awake when

Left – 10.45am 23rd July 2015 Miles rode – 260 (416km) It’s not often I wake up on the floor of a boardroom. I couldn’t

Left – 10.00am 22nd July 2015 Miles rode – 235 (376km) As I pulled out of Noel’s drive there were grey clouds in the sky

Left – 20th & 21st July 2015 Miles rode – 26 (16km) Noel offered me a bed for a few nights which was a welcome

Left – 9.30am 19th July 2015 Miles rode – 262 (419km) I emerged from my tent to be greeted by a Brolga, a massive bird

Left – 8.45am 18th July 2015 Miles rode – 269 (430km) Again it was cold last night but thanks to Andy & Vicki who gave

Left – 10.30am 17th July 2015 Miles rode – 263 (421km) It was cold again last. I woke at 7am but didn’t feel like venturing

Left – 9.15am 16th July 2015 Miles rode – 278 (445km) I was so cold last night even though I had put on thermals, a

Left – 9am 15th July 2015 Miles rode – 288 (461km) I had a long ride today and as I knew the road was good

Left – 10.30am 14th July 2015 Miles rode – 135 (216km) An easy start to the day with a hike into Katherine Gorge, easy walk

Left – 9.30am 13th July 2015 Miles rode – 174 (278km) It was cold today! I hadn’t been cold for many months and had to

Left – 9.15am 12th July 2015 Miles rode – 247 (395km) Waking up in the outback to the sound of birds singing is great, the

Left – 1.45pm 11th July 2015 Miles rode – 96 (154km) As I was heading into some remote areas over the following days I fitted

Left – 2nd – 10th July 2015 Miles rode –  My daughter Beth had been ill with glandular fever and had spent the previous few

Left – 6th June – 1st July 2015 Miles rode – hundreds on a scooter  3 1/2 weeks being lazy with Maria again. Bali demands

Left –  31st May – 5th June 2015 Miles rode –  My days in Dili were spent cleaning and preparing my bike for shipping to

Left – 7.45am 30th May 2015 Miles rode – 95 (152km) The ride today was full of emotions, I was heading to Dili the capital

Left – 8.45am 29th May 2015 Miles rode – 189 (302km) The boat to Timor left Lembata at 3.30pm the previous day and I was

Left – 9.30am 28th May 2015 Miles rode – 22 (35km) I set the alarm for 5.45am but I was awake from 4am eager to

Left – 6.45am 27th May 2015 Miles rode – 53 (69km) The small, wooden boat I had been advised to get to Lembata was old,

Left – 6.45 26th May 2015 Miles rode – 175 (280km) Why do so many people feel the need to visit places at dawn? Nobody

Left –  24th & 25th May 2015 Miles rode – 34 (54km) Denny and I agreed to meet at his workshop at 8am on the

Left – 8.00am 23rd May 2015 Miles rode – 97 (155km) I didn’t have far to travel to get to my first destination as I

Left – 7.30am 22nd May 2015 Miles rode – 174 (278km) 174 miles / 7 hours of riding heaven. Many people told me how great

Left – I didn’t  21st May 2015 Miles rode –  Up early and off to the dive centre as I booked two dives for today.

Left – I didn’t  20th May 2015 Miles rode –  I woke at about 5am on board the ferry just as the sun was about

Left – 8.00am  19th May 2015 Miles rode – 88 (141km) I was woken at 4.30am by the cockerels and the guy in the next

Left – 8.00am  18th May 2015 Miles rode – 222 (355km) I was woken from my beautiful bamboo hut at 4.30am by the ‘call to prayer’

Left – 8.00am  17th May 2015 Miles rode – 74 (118km) Waking up to the sound of my alarm clock was a shock but I

Left – I didn’t 5th – 16th May 2015 Miles rode – many on a scooter I spent 2 1/2 weeks riding to Bali through

Left – 8am 5th May 2015 Miles rode – 184 (294km) Again the Dakar coughed and spluttered out of the hotel car park. I was

Left – 8.30am 4th May 2015 Miles rode – 87 (139km) Pasuruan is NW of Bromo and I was told everyone approaches on a road

Left – 7.30am 3rd May 2015 Miles rode – 229 (366km) I woke early and was feeling nervous about the bike, would it break down

Left – 11.15am 2nd May 2015 Miles rode – 172 (275km) Up early at 6.30 and ready to cover some miles today. The battery was

Left – I didn’t  1st May 2015 Miles rode –  I had a few beers last night so didn’t emerge this morning until late. I

Left – 8am 30th April 2015 Miles rode – 184 (294km) Its a game of two halves… I’ve loved riding through Indonesia fast, off road

Left – On the back of a scooter  29th April 2015 Miles rode – All around the city No need to get up early this

Left – 8.00am 28th April 2015 Miles rode – 188 (301km) What a day! Not the best! The alarm was set for 6.30am but my

Left – 7.45am 26th & 27th April 2015 Miles rode – 232 (371km) My intention was to ride the short distance today to Lampung Town which

Left – 7.00am 25th April 2015 Miles rode – 220 (352km) Even though there was no ‘call to prayer’ this morning I still woke before

Left – 7.30am 24th April 2015 Miles rode – 260 (416km) The mosque over the road obviously knew the call to prayer was disturbing my

Left – 8.30am 23rd April 2015 Miles rode – 192 (307km) What a waste of time it was setting the alarm for 6.30am as the

Left – 6.45am 22nd April 2015 Miles rode – 273 (437km) I woke early in the rubbish hotel where cockroaches had taken residence in then

Left – 6.45am 21st April 2015 Miles rode – 198 (317km) The alarm was set for 6am but the mosque over the road started the

Left – 9am 19th & 20th April 2015 Miles rode – 18 (29km) After a day of rest in Medan on Monday Lyndon and I

Left –  18th April 2015 Miles rode – Country No. 30 Lyndon and I took a flight from Penang to Medan at midday and whilst

Left –  12th to 17th April 2015 Miles rode – 125 (200km) I initially stayed in the old quarter of Georgetown and loved the massive

Left – 9am & 8.30am 10th & 11th April 2015 Miles rode – 440 (704km) A long ride the first day, 300 miles, especially as

Left – 1 day riding around Phuket. 2nd – 10th April 2015 Miles rode – 110 (176km) A week of luxury staying in a friends

Left – 1 year ago 7th April 2014 – 7th April 2015 Miles rode 22,900 (36,600km) Countries visited – 28 What about my F650GS Dakar?

Left – 11.30am 1st April 2015 Miles rode – 56 (90km) A short ride to luxury today. A good friend has an apartment in a

Left – I didn’t  30th & 31st March 2015 Miles rode – None After two days of riding I decided to have a couple of

Left – 8.30am 29th March 2015 Miles rode – 286 (459km) What a great days riding, after 60km riding South I turned right and headed

Left – 11.00am 28th March 2015 Miles rode – 222 (355 km) After a few beers last night I wasn’t about to leave early so

Left – 10.00am 27th March 2015 Miles rode – 70 (112km) Having staying at Rambuttri House in central Bangkok 5 times over 5 months I

Left – I didn’t  26th March 2015 Miles rode – None 8.00am. I feel empty and alone. I arrived in SoutEast Asia on 30th October

Left – 10 x Bus / 2 x Plane / 3 x Boat / Many x Tuk Tuk & Taxis  4th – 25th March 2015 Miles rode –

Left 9am 3rd March 2015 Miles rode 17 (27km) I returned to the Thai Customs offices and presented them with my new extended visa, completed

Left 9am 2nd March 2015 Miles rode 65 (104km) I had three things to do today, visit the ‘Thai Customs’ office, get new tyres fitted

Left 8am & 9am 28th February & 1st March Miles rode 412 (659km) It was the first time in over a month that I rode

Left – I didn’t 23rd January – 27th February Miles rode 85 (136km) When I left the UK back in April 2014 I had an

Left – I’m staying here… 22nd January 2015 Miles rode 0 My son Olly booked his flight to come and travel with me in March,

Left 7.30am 21st January 2015 Miles rode 185 (296km) Early start today which meant I could enjoy early morning life in Chumphon. Many people where

Left 8.30am 20th January 2015 Miles rode 319 (510km) A long boring day today riding south to Koh Samui. It took 1 1/2 hours to

Left 9.30am 19th January 2015 Miles rode 53 (85km) Heiko and I are staying on the outskirts of Bangkok and visited ‘Touratech Thailand’ in the

Left – 8am 18th January 2015 Miles rode 280 (448km) I had an early coffee and headed back to Thailand. My son, Olly is coming

Left 2.45pm 16th & 17th January 2015 Miles rode 20 (32km) After a couple of lazy mornings I eventually went back to Angkor Wat. Today

Left 11.30am 15th January 2015 Miles rode 48 (77km) It as good catching up with Garth yesterday and after breakfast he headed south, would our

Left 9am 14th January 2015 Miles rode 203 (325km) The roads in Cambodia (the North anyway) are deserted, I stopped in a small town and

Left 11.45 13th January 2015 Miles rode 62 (99km) I rode the few hundred metres to the pier, down the rickety planks onto the sandy

12th January 2015 Leave Miles rode Lazy day by the Mekong after a short ride around Don Det and the island to the south. Now

11th January 2015 Leave 10.45am Miles rode 99 (158km) Half way to Don Det I stopped at a remote village with only a few houses

10th January 2015 Leave 10.30am Miles rode 166 (266km) Beautiful blue skies this morning. After ridding for 2 hours I stopped for lunch, I’m loving

9th January 2015 Leave 9.15 Miles rode 208 (333km) The sky was full of clouds when I left this morning and whilst I felt better

8th January 2015 Leave 8.45 Miles rode 212 (339km) For the first hour (60km) it was pretty boring with nice scenery but having ridden in

7th January 2015 Leave 10.45 Miles rode 125 (200km) I left Luang Prabang and again didn’t take the direct route, I initially rode southwest and

6th January 2015 Leave 10.30am Miles rode 126 (202km) The plan was to leave at 9am but after a coffee and getting petrol & cash

5th January 2015 Leave 10am Miles rode 136 (218km) Should I stay or should I go now? I have no destination or timescale to get

4th January 2015 Leave 10.15am Miles rode 233 (373km) After a tiring days ridding yesterday I slept in. Ridding the motorbike today was much better,

3rd January 2015 Leave 8.26am Miles rode 237 (379km) I left at 8.26am with tears in my eyes. I always knew it would be hard

22nd November / 2nd January 2015 1 x Train 2 x Plane 7 x Boat 3 x Scooter I left the Dakar in Bangkok being

My wonderful daughter Bethan arrived here in Thailand about a week ago with 7kg of bike spares & other stuff so, the bike is being

Various people have asked over the last 7 months why a van collected me from my house and took me and the Dakar to Calais,

I checked into a hotel where they kindly let me keep the bike in the reception so I was settled for the next 10 days

Kristjan and I rode into Bangkok and said goodbye. Along the way I was amazed at how many new factories there were, Thailand feels so

I had mixed feelings as I left the group today. I have enjoyed my time with everyone but was also looking forward to solo riding

It was the last day in Burma today and I was sad to be leaving. I had hoped to leave the group a day ago

Riding in a group can be amazing when you are all working together and everyone feels part of a tight team, it’s even more amazing

Tourist day in Yangon. Yangon was the capital of Myanmar until 2005 when Naypyidaw became the capital. Yangon is a big city with 7,000,000 people.

Tropical Rain! Yangon was the Capitol of Myanmar until 2005 when Naypyidaw became the Capitol. Like so many new cities Naypyidaw has new 4 lane

An easy days ridding on good roads. Everyday we stop for lunch and again we were not disappointed, the food everywhere in Myanmar has been

Another day playing tourist. We spent the day being taken around Inle lake in a traditional long, narrow boat. The lake is massive and we

A short ride today followed by my best experience so far in Myanmar. My bike is in need of some repairs and service, the rear

Burma is beautiful with tropical forests, traditional villages and very happy people. It was an easy ride along perfect roads with blue skies and hardly

We all played tourists today. The mini coach (Ha Ha) collected us at midday and took us off to see the sights, what I hadn’t

The phone rang in the hotel at at 5.35am, it was our wake up call. We were ready to roll out of the hotel car

After months of discussions and anticipation the day arrived when we enter Myanmar. At 7am 11 people from 8 countries were ready for an adventure.

I’ve been staying in a half decent hotel over the past few days so for a change I had a breakfast buffet which was great.

Mud glorious mud! Early to bed and early up. Garth, Ian and I were on the road at 5.30am and prepared for a long hard

I woke early and my calf muscles were killing me, it was 48 hours ago I climbed down 2,000 steps and up again visiting the

An early start as we had a long day ahead. We have been at around 1,500 metres altitude for a number of days now so

It was a beautiful morning in ‘The Rainiest Place on Planet Earth’. We didn’t have far to ride as we were hiking today to the

Why would anyone go to ‘The Rainiest Place on Planet Earth’? We didn’t have many miles to ride today but we thought the roads would

Garth and I had a long day planned so we left early, India wasn’t sleeping in either and when I returned from the ATM at

A day of rest and catch up with Garth followed by a lovely ride to Alipur Duar, not so lovely for the young man that

It was about 3 months ago when Garth and I said our goodbyes having ridden the previous 2 months together through Iran & Pakistan. This

Darjeeling is magically perched high up in the Himalayas above the clouds. As usual I’m in a budget hotel, this time though I have a

It was 5.45am when I heard banging on my door 30 minutes after the buses and lorries started their engines for the day over the

I woke to rain. Not monsoon rain which crashes down and is over in 10 minutes – 1 hour, but that dull slow, constant rain

An important letter from DVLA arrived this morning which concluded everything I needed to do in Kathmandu so at midday I headed SouthEast, I had

Over the past week I’ve been in Kathmandu chilling out, repairing the bike and waiting for an important letter to arrive from England. Oli left

I’ve been in Kathmandu over the last few days, the city isn’t great, full of tourists, in fact it’s the most touristy place since Istanbul.

I woke up freezing and I have an eye infection. The last time when I was freezing was also in The Himalayas but in Ladakh,

I woke with mixed feelings. I was still amused and amazed that I was in Nepal as an illegal immigrant and slightly concerned about the

What at awful night at ‘Bug Hotel’. The hotel is surrounded by wetlands so mosquitos were everywhere and the room didn’t have air con. The

We had 380km to ride today leaving us under 200km tomorrow to cross into Nepal and finish in Kathmandu. We wanted to leave earlier but

Up at 4.45am to go on a boat trip along the Ganges as the sun rises. Although I was tired it was well worth getting

After a late start to the day yesterday we were out by 11 and straight down to the Ganges to walk the 2 – 3

Wow, I’m in Varanasi:) A lazy day procrastinating about what time to leave the hostel as chilling out was favourable. Oli had further repairs to

I have wanted to visit Varanasi ever since my last trip to India 5 years ago, it has been one of my ‘must places to

I woke and walked out onto the roof terrace to see the Taj Mahal gleaming brightly in the morning sunshine and whilst I will not

Holy cow! Other than the odd trip around Delhi or ‘scooter safari’ in Sri Lanka it was one month ago that I rode my bike

Lazy days on the beach for my last few days in Sri Lanka, whilst it’s still out of season (the end of monsoon season) the

Having stayed a couple of days in Galle it’s time to move on so after a very lazy day at 3.30 we rode south to

A chilled out morning looking around the old fort talking to the fishermen. Oli turned up in the afternoon and at 4pm it started to

Today wasn’t a holiday it was an adventure. Oli and I split for a couple of days so ‘scooter Safari’ was ‘solo scooter safari’ today.

A day of sight seeing today, scooter safari heading off to a tea factory and then a great ride through tropical forest to see the

It’s a great time of year to visit Sri Lanka, it’s off season so very few tourists and the weather so far has been great,

My muscles felt better today so I attempted a run but it was very hot & humid so I didn’t run far, even the monkeys

I woke in pain having done two days of exercise and running! My left calf muscle is very painful and my chest isn’t in the

I decided to make the most of the beach and see if I could improve my fitness as I haven’t done any exercise this year!

Having spent two weeks in Delhi I’m ready to move on again, this time without my bike. I wanted to travel to Southern India and

I’ve been in Delhi for 1 week and it’s ok’ish. I’m staying just off the Main Bazaar in a cheap travellers hotel, the area is

Up early today as I needed to go to the Myanmar Embassy, after a few minor issues I handed in all the paperwork and have

I left the hotel with only 120km to travel, the first 114km was easy and only took 1 1/2 hours, the last 6km was a

Having ridden with Heiko from Germany for the majority of the last 2 months this morning I leave on my own as we are heading

Manali seems very touristy but laid back too without much hassle from people selling stuff that you can get in other places.

The altitude and demanding riding really got to me yesterday and after 1 beer I went to bed at 7.30pm and got up 11 hours

Heiko and I set off to ride the ‘Leh – Manali Highway’, the road was a combination of good tarmac and poor off road conditions,

It was cloudy last night and I assumed rain was on its way, when I looked to the mountain we rode yesterday it was speckled

I woke to blue skies with the odd ‘Simpsons Cloud’, I walked out onto the roof terrace and was in awe at the beauty of

I’m in The Ladakh region of Kashmir which is famous for hiking, trekking and other mountain activities and Leh is the base for most tourists.

I didn’t leave early as although it’s the same distance as yesterday, 200 km, I was told the road was much better. That said the

What a day. After 5 days relaxing in Srinagar I was more than ready for a good days riding in the mountains, it was only

Another lazy day on the boat. I took a lazy 4 hour trip around the lake.

Another day relaxing and reading on Dal Lake. Heiko my German friend arrived at 5pm having been stuck in Lahore for about two weeks trying

It rained all night and morning so the decision to stay was easy. Staying with Bashir and his family on their houseboat is great, we

I normally wake to the noise of air conditioning or a fan, today I woke to the sound of birds, It’s warm but not hot,

I rode for 2 hours (100 km) before I stopped for breakfast, I had ascended to 1,450 metres. It was still hot but the landscape

I took my bike to a street motorbike repair shop as the brake pads I had made in Pakistan weren’t lasting and they had a

I was enjoying Amritsar so much, the people, the temple and relaxing in a very chilled atmosphere I couldn’t decide whether to stay or go

I had an electrical problem with my bike so I brought a new battery for just £17 then I went in search of a SIM

Late afternoon whilst trying to buy a SIM card Urszula and I found a bar, not a fancy bar, quite the reverse but they sold

I planned to leave Lahore at 11am but at 10:45 the monsoon rains started so I waited and at 12.30 I made a dash for

I paid the duty, collected the parts for my bike and spent the afternoon fitting them. It was so hot the sweat was dripping off

I need to leave Pakistan. It’s been by far the most interesting experience of my travels but the bureaucracy and bullshit police attitude is getting

I have a stomach problem again, now I’m getting pissed off with it as it’s been getting on for a month that I have the

Time to leave Islamabad as I have my India visa and the bike is sorted, I meet Omer and his friend who ride with me

Islamabad was getting on with Monday morning, the family below (see pic) doing what people all over the world do, going to work and taking

It’s bloody hot so a dull weekend of nothing.

The lorry dropped me off at about 5.30am at Iqbal’s ‘Honda Centre’ and I waited for it to open but I was so tired and

The police wouldn’t let us go the route we wanted for security reasons as 10 climbers were killed 1 year ago in a mountain hut

Sleeping outside was good but boy was it windy, hot full on wind all night and my stomach wasn’t in good shape either. Heiko woke

1 hour after leaving Heiko had a flat tyre so we put my spare tube in and were just leaving when we noticed Heiko’s tyre