Posting Sept 8, 2017—On the morning of July 27, Dave and I left Khvod around 8:00 a.m. for our day of riding. We hoped leaving earlier would give us more time in cooler temperatures. But Siberia, a vast 13.1...

Posting Sept. 4, 2017—On July 25, Dave and I along with the Latvians entered into Mongolia. This was a significant day as it was the last new country of our trip. We would return once again to Russia after...

Posting Aug. 27, 2017—On the morning of July 19, Dave and I crossed back into Russia from Kazakhstan. At the border we were excited to see three other overland bikes loaded up with gear like ours, except these guys...

Posting Aug. 21, 2017—Running out of gas seemed very unlikely the day we bypassed Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, and continued on a ring-road around the city. Dave and I had ridden roughly 300 km (185 mi) over the last few...

Posting Aug. 20, 2017—After meeting him at the wedding in Kazakhstan, Darkhan wanted to show us his village about 200 km (120 mi) east of Kostany. He’d spent two years living in the eastern U.S. but decided to come...

Posting Aug. 13, 2017—I guess we can’t travel around the world for two years and not have a fun story like this. On July 13, Dave and I crossed from Russia into Kazakhstan. The border crossing went well and...

Posting Aug. 6, 2017—According to an article published in Rollingstone Magazine online, the Night Wolves are the largest, most infamous motorcycle gang in Russia. Lead by The Surgeon, a former dentist (ouch), the gang is backed by the Kremlin...

Posting July 31, 2017—After it took four months to get our Russian visas sorted out back home last winter (reasons why will be in a what not to do post after we’re back), it was with no small amount...

Posting July 22, 2017—After our quick tour through eastern Europe, I had thought I’d missed the opportunity to see where my grandpa on my mother’s side, had been born. I’d grown up thinking he was from Poland so when...

Posting July 20, 2017—I wonder where else in the world we could ride through four countries in just over six hours? That’s the great thing about Europe; no border crossings! On June 27, Dave and I saddled up our...