Monthly Archives: July 2011
And finally the bike is free.
Big news off the day is the bike was finally released from customs about 3pm this afternoon. Everything seems to be undamaged and nothing missing and praise to all the dieties that look after motorcyclists it started first push of the button. Unfortunately the same could not be said of the two Croations, Robert and … Continue reading
Here – but
27/7/11 Well I’ve been in Vladivostok for three nights now and have enjoyed the city – but there is just one small hitch; I’ve yet to get my bike which is still going through the customs process! The ferry may be drive on , but its very definately not drive off. The bike gets lumped … Continue reading
I’m there
A very quick post to let everyone know I’ve made it to Russia – complete with my ‘lost luggage’ which turned up with 45 minutes to spare before leaving Korea. I haven’t got bike yet because I need to clear customs with it today. I’m told this is a fearsome process – but everyone also … Continue reading
Nearly there.
Hallo, I’m still in Korea – but this is my last night here. Tomorrow its on to the ferry and just under 24 hours later I’ll be in Russia. Feeling a bit nervous but more expectant than anything, a lot of thought, dreaming and a little bit of planning has gone into this stage of … Continue reading
Its finally started
Well my trip has finally started and I type this message from a hotel room in Korea. This is now saturday morning and I have been in Seoul 3 days which has passed incredibly quickly. Its a good place to get my feet for travelling – obviously foriegn, but with enough english speakers and signs for … Continue reading
Getting closer.
Well things are moving along. On last Friday I finished at work for 6 months and also collected my Russian visa (a 3 months and double entry visa – officially called a “business” visa but might be more appropriately called an extended stay visa ). Collecting the visa was remarkably anticlimatic – after all the … Continue reading
Russian Visa
Well the big news today is my Russian “Letter of Invitation” arrived. The LOI is a necessary pre-curser to getting a visa and hence the whole trip hung around receiving it. In many ways its routine to get it – find suitable Russian travel agency, fill in paperwork, send money and then wait. Easy to … Continue reading
