Download or read book Head East Motorcycle Adventure in Central Asia Silk Road written by Pavlin Zhelev and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One incredible journey through Silk road: Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia. The trip last 2 months,17,000kms, we have been in 18 countries, crossed 11 borders and found many new friends. The idea to write this book arose from the lack of available information concerning the destination in question. At the beginning, it was only intended to be an ordinary concise travelogue memoir that would contain everything necessary to guide anyone who wished to travel in this direction. Consequently, I reconsidered, thinking that it would be quite a pity not to be able to convey my thoughts, my feelings and emotions - everything that excited me during the whole duration of the trip. To be able to, at least a little, sense the magic of Central Asia.Note: There are more than 200 pictures in the book, but black & white in order to reduce the final price of the paperback .
Download or read book Head East Motorcycle Adventure in Central Asia written by Pavlin Zhelev and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He let us have a small in-between room with two beds that were made quite fast with sheets of plywood. They had a thin colorful mattress on top. An old and quite crooked wardrobe was placed at on one wall, while the other was a lacquered dressing table with a mirror. It turned out that we had a neighbor as well. A bank manager from Zurich, Switzerland. Our rooms were partitioned with a thick rug instead of a door, but who pays attention to these sorts of things in Tajikistan? He was in his late fifties with totally gray hair. His face and hands were severely sunburned; the sun being something that he had most obviously underestimated. He spoke English and was sincerely happy when he learned that we could communicate. He was traveling by bicycle. He had been planning this trip for a long time. He wanted to escape the stress in Zurich and to travel Pamir by bicycle. He had flown to Dushanbe, from where he departed 5 days ago realizing that the task at hand was beyond his strength. He had arrived a few hours before us. He had passed only 250 km and had another at least a 1000 more to go. He was feeling that he had reached the utmost of his abilities and had become quite distressed and down. "I can't quite grasp where I am, it's awful really, this broken down road, the dust, the trucks, the sand...and the heat is just killing me, I won't be able to, and I give up. Tomorrow I am going home," he was lamenting. "Wait a second," I tried to console him. "You can always give up and, when you go back, what? I am sure it's not any better at the bank. I am sure that's another hell altogether, did you forget?" "I don't know, I didn't expect it to be so hard," he was shaking his head. "I won't be able to." "Look now," I continued. "Rest a day or two. Gather your strength, it would be a real pity to give up at this point, you are almost half-way there!" "Half-way? I am nowhere, my climb hasn't even started yet - no, I won't be able to." He was stubbornly insisting. "Look what I am going to tell you now," I kept on convincing. "Come with us now, we'll have something to eat, to drink some of the magic potion of my colleague here, we'll talk and tomorrow, if you still feel like it, you can return. In any case you can't depart now. Each day that you survive here is a major achievement. It is a defeat that you will always remember when you sit down at your desk at the bank. Take it one day at a time. This way, you don't have to think how you will make it to the end, just focus on how you'll end the day. You see how easy it is?" "Yes, you are somewhat right, but..." he was being demure. "There are no buts my man, this is not you making estimations on the potential bankruptcy of the bank or some sort of a credit risk or whatever you call it. Here you decide, you either win or, you lose. Every day is a win, come, let's go eat, then we'll speak again." I concluded my lecture series. "You might be right," he said thoughtfully and we went out in the yard. The host brought us our dinner which was included in the price. It contained a soup, a large salad, home-made bread and watermelon. We filled our glasses with the elixir, chatted while the sun slowly descended behind the hills. The river was crashing loudly at the shore under us and one more fantastic day was coming to an end. We quickly emptied our glasses and our new friend became increasingly more pleased and content. A short while before we headed off to bed, he said thinking: "Yes, you convinced me, I will stay. I will rest a few days and I will continue. Thank you very much." "Right, I even sometimes manage to convince Mitaka, so convincing you is not even a challenge," I said in all seriousness. Let's go kill the mosquitoes, cause otherwise we won't be able to get any shut eye. And don't forget, each day is a conquest!" The same applied for us, each day was a defeat. Another battle won - our own personal battle.
Download or read book The Wakhan Corridor written by Lawrence Bransby and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The road to Koki Jar is fine but at the end of the trip both the car and the driver will be destroyed" - advice from a local. Well, it wasn't a car - it was bikes, a KLE500 and a KTM990 and, by the end of the trip, the KLE was pretty much trashed. On their 3rd epic trip together, Lawrence Bransby and his son Gareth head for the notorious Pamir Highway, the second highest "highway" in the world tucked deep in the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia.For those in the know, this area has roads and tracks that can be defined as "motorcycle adventure travel at its best".And it didn't disappoint."...add to this river crossings, landslides, minefields, heavy snow and with Afghanistan sometimes a mere twenty metres to your right, this road is what adventure bike riding is all about... There is no easy route to Kalaikhum - either way will turn into a goat track or a muddy quagmire, with the road climbing to altitude and clinging to the side of a cliff face, and you'll not avoid a river crossing either... Landslides are almost as common as river crossings... It takes you out of your comfort zone completely - to regions where English is not spoken... where the writing is completely unintelligible, where you cannot afford to be ill or injured, where freedom of movement is restricted and political stability can be a smokescreen... It's an unpredictable road journey - extremes abound, whether it's the late winters and snowbound passes or natural disasters such as landslides and earthquakes... What more could you ask for?"(Kevin and Julia Sanders - The World's Great Adventure Motorcycle Routes)If you enjoyed "There are no fat people in Morocco" and "Venture into Russia - Three Motorcycle Journeys", you'll love this third adventure motorcycle travelogue by Lawrence Bransby.Lawrence Bransby now lives in Manchester after retiring from a lifetime of teaching. In his spare time, indulges his passion for long-distance motorcycle travel and kayaking.
Download or read book Mongolia Or Bust written by David Newman and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Newman is a former computer programmer who decides to leave behind his career, home and family to take on an epic motorcycle travel adventure. Arriving at the end of his twenties still working in the north east of England he gambles on finding a new perspective from the seat of a bike. Expecting the experience of a lifetime, with route planned he sets off into the unknown with a fellow rider. Everything doesn't go to plan for David though, the problems come right from the start of his journey and get bigger from there. Mechanical disasters, corrupt officials and armed bandits all threaten to derail the journey, but even greater threats to the adventure are still to come.Follow the progress as the unlikely adventure unfolds across Europe, Central Asia, China and the USA. 'Mongolia or Bust' is a warts and all account of one man's adventure motorcycle experience, minus the TV glamour and sponsorship money!
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Frederick Burnaby and published by Long Riders Guild Press. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a giant in his day, in terms of physical strength and literary fame. Captain Frederick Burnaby not only stood over most men in the flesh, he towered over them when it came to cold courage. A case in point was his decision to explore Russia on horseback in 1875, a country which had just been declared off-limits to all foreigners by the Czar. That didn t intimidate Burnaby. A famous swordsmen and notable linguist, the author set off determined to cross Russia during the height of winter. His goal? The forbidden Central Asian city of Khiva! The resultant tale is a classic of equestrian adventure travel. Burnaby fills every page with a memorable cast of characters, including hard-riding Cossacks, nomadic Tartars, vodka-guzzling sleigh-drivers and a legion of peasant ruffians. A Ride to Khiva remains one of the most thrilling tales of the Victorian Age.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across central Asia on a strictly unofficial mission to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious caravan city of Khiva, his aim to discover whether this remote and dangerous oasis was about to be used as a springboard for an invasion of India. He rode for over a thousand miles across steppe and desert, struggling through blizzards and snowdrifts, to reach forbidden Khiva. Ordered home by an alarmed government, Burnaby immediately sat down and wrote this best-selling account of his adventures, which has become a Great Game classic.
Download or read book RIDE TO KHIVA written by FRED. BURNABY and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Right Beyond the Horizon written by Christopher Many and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people say "life's a journey", some take this aphorism more literally than others. Christopher Many embarked on an overland trip in 1997, believing he'd spend no more than a year or two on the road. Well, that didn't quite work out as planned - 19 years have passed, and he's still somewhere out there, doing what he loves most: circumnavigating the globe with vehicles of questionable reliability in a quest to understand, through first-hand experience, what makes humanity "tick".Right Beyond the Horizon tells the gripping tale of Christopher's latest voyage between 2012 and 2016: a motorcycle adventure from Germany to Australia, together with his partner Laura Pattara, who had no previous experience on two wheels. Their modern-day odyssey follows the ancient Silk Road from Europe to Central Asia, then across the Pamir Mountains into China, where Christopher and Laura become the first overlanders with a foreign vehicle to obtain legal permission to transit the Middle Kingdom unescorted. Four years later they reach the harbour of Denpasar on the Indonesian island of Bali - the gateway to Australia and terminus of the classic trans-Asia overland route.
Download or read book Don t Tell Mama I m Going to Mongolia on a Motorcycle written by Ricardo Fité and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, hundreds of people raise money for charity by participating in the Mongol Rally, a dangerous un-routed expedition that only has a starting and endpoint. Participants are given no assistance, and the route is decided by the rider. In 2011, Spanish motorbiker, Ricardo Fite, participated in this dangerous adventure by traveling over 11,000 kilometers on his classic Yamaha 250 cc motorcycle. Ricardo's epic journey took him through Eastern Europe, Russia, and into the heart of Central Asia, facing difficulties and challenges along the way.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Frederick Gustavus Burnaby and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Frederick Gustavus Burnaby and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Magazine The Complete Archives written by Glenn Fleishman and published by Aperiodical LLC. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook collects the nearly 300 stories that first appeared in The Magazine, an independent biweekly periodical for narrative non-fiction. It covers researchers "crying wolf," learning to emulate animal sounds; DIY medical gear, making prosthetics and other tools available more cheaply and to the developing world; a fever in Japan that leads to a new friendship; saving seeds to save the past; the plan to build a giant Lava Lamp in eastern Oregon; Portland's unicycle-riding, Darth Vader mask-wearing, flaming bagpipe player; a hidden library at MIT that contains one of the most extensive troves of science fiction and fantasy novels and magazines in the world; and far, far more.
Download or read book Timeless On The Silk Road written by Heather Ellis and published by Phonte Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After riding her motorcycle across Africa, Heather Ellis is faced with a choice: go on one last adventure or wait for the inevitable. Diagnosed with HIV in London in 1995 when she has the test for a Russian visa, Timeless On The Silk Road is the story of what happens next. What unfolds is a journey of courage, hardship and immense natural beauty as she rides along the fabled Silk Roads of antiquity. Infused with a deep spiritual power, it is a story that leaves the reader considering their own ‘time less’ journey called life. 'It’s more than just a long motorcycle trip...’ Tony Wheeler, co-founder Lonely Planet. 'The road maybe silken but it is far from smooth,' Ted Simon. Timeless On The Silk Road (Phonte 2019) is Heather's second book and follows Ubuntu: One Woman's Motorcycle Odyssey Across Africa (Black Inc. 2016), which continues to be listed as a bestseller on Amazon and has received an award for one of the best motorcycling books, and one of the best Ubuntu books, of all time by Book Authority. 'I was enthralled by every page.’ Cheryl Strayed. www.heather-ellis.com
Download or read book Lands of Lost Borders written by Kate Harris and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE RBC TAYLOR PRIZE WINNER OF THE EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION "Every day on a bike trip is like the one before--but it is also completely different, or perhaps you are different, woken up in new ways by the mile." As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved--that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and philosopher--had gone extinct. From her small-town home in Ontario, it seemed as if Marco Polo, Magellan and their like had long ago mapped the whole earth. So she vowed to become a scientist and go to Mars. To pass the time before she could launch into outer space, Kate set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule, then settled down to study at Oxford and MIT. Eventually the truth dawned on her: an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. And Harris had soared most fully out of bounds right here on Earth, travelling a bygone trading route on her bicycle. So she quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Mel, this time determined to bike it from the beginning to end. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer before her, Kate Harris offers a travel narrative at once exuberant and meditative, wry and rapturous. Weaving adventure and deep reflection with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of a world that, like the self and like the stars, can never be fully mapped.
Download or read book Adventure Motorcycling Handbook written by Chris Scott and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every red-blooded motorcyclist dreams of making the Big Trip--this updated fifth edition shows them how. Choosing a bike, deciding on a destination, bike preparation, documentation and shipping, trans-continental route outlines across Africa, Asia and Latin America, and back-country riding in SW USA, NW Canada and Australia. Plus--first hand accounts of biking adventures worldwide.
Download or read book Let s Go Southeast Asia 9th Edition written by Deysia L. Dundas and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: Southeast Asia puts our forty-five years of travel savvy at your fingertips, with helpful commentary and plenty of listings to get you where you need to be. From cosmopolitan Singapore to the most remote villages of Laos, the new edition delivers expanded cultural information, and more study and volunteering opportunities-the tools that will help you hit the road like a seasoned traveler, not just a tourist. Whether you'd rather tempt Lady Luck at a five-star casino on the Thai-Cambodian border or watch fireflies flit off into the night in Malaysia, Let's Go's intrepid researchers ensure that you're in tune with this quickly changing region.
