OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL

A Motorcycle Travel Blog

Days 62 to 64 November 2020

Day 62The road to Antalya was very open and the route that I had chosen swept South down from the mountains

Aizanoi

The Greek/Roman City of AizanoiThis site was one of the best and undeveloped sites that I have yet encountered on my travels. Apart from a partially complete temple, the site had …

Days 59 to 61 October 2020

Day 59After out encounter with the wolves the previous night we decided that later that day we would spend a night in a hotel so we set off to head for the city of Eskisehir.

Days 56 to 58 October 2020

Day 56After spending 2 nights in the city we set off again up in to the mountains that sit to the south of the city and our first stop was to look at a tree which allegedly over …

Days 53 to 55 October 2020

Day 53

Biking in Greece

The speed limits in Greece are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Greece the motorways are just …

Days 47 to 52 October 2020

Day 47Due to the madness I had to pre book my accommodation in Greece and pass the details to the Greek government before entry, therefore once I entered Greece I had to get from …

Biking in Bulgaria

The speed limits in Bulgaria are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Bulgaria the motorways A roads, …

Biking in Romania

The speed limits in Romania are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Romania the motorways A roads, …

Days 45 to 46 September 2020

Day 45After 2 days off the bike I needed to get going again so I left Sofia in the pouring rain and headed South East in the direction of Plovdiv. My reasons for visiting Plovdiv …