For those thinking of going from Johannesburg to Milan , your options are many and varied . Here are three . Fly , it will take you 13 hours and 15 minutes . Drive the most direct route , you will drive for 171 hours and cover...
Read MoreThe tips of my fingers still holding the tingle of cold in their ends , I went down to breakfast well rested and ready for my time in Milano , a time to sort out logistics , a time to unwind , a time to culturally explore , a...
Read MoreIt was time to get back to Italy and make the necessary arrangements to get both myself and Vic home , back to sunny South Africa , the shipping arrangements had still not been confirmed , the collection point was Milano so it...
Read MoreI had not realised how exhausting the last week of riding had been , until I sat down to dinner with my great friend Robin , who had graciously flown in from Moscow , via Los Angeles and London to rendezvous with me , so we...
Read MoreIt was time to move on again , the streets of Dahab even more disserted than usual , the morning air cool , the sun still hiding behind some of the buildings , I packed the last few smalls onto Victoria . We rode out and into...
Read MoreThe blog is still a little behind , but between golden Jerusalem and the remedies of the Dead Sea time has not been my own and keeping me from QWERTY , so I hope to get the updates done later once I arrive in Italy . I sail...
Read MoreThe ride started early and within no time I was riding through the town of Suez in search of the tunnel that would take me across to the Sinai , and to the road that would lead to Sharm El Sheikh. I felt that I needed to get...
Read MoreThe sun gave me the light to leave and at dawn Victoria and I set our sights on Ain Soukhna a mere 330 kilometres away and this would put us close enough to the Suez canal crossing to make it onto the peninsula and down to the...
Read MoreGetting out of Luxor took longer than I expected , the reason being road works and to many one ways , confusing for both the GPS and in turn me . Finally we popped out beyond the city limits and the desert opened her arms to...
Read MoreJust a quick hello and a short update , before I start writing again and finally bring the blog up to date , which I hope to start tomorrow , I am safe and sound in the city of Jerusalem about to bring in the new year with the...
Read MoreTime has taken flight and between terrible internet access and my long days on the scooter the blog has fallen prey to some neglect . I am currently in Sharm El Sheikh taking some R & R , the road fatigue has really taken...
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