OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL

A Motorcycle Travel Blog

Days 65 to 67 Turkey, Bulgaria and Moldovian Border to Romania

Day 65One of the main reasons for leaving Turkey was because all of the land routes to the East from Turkey were closed and because of this I had to decide where to go for the …

Days 62 to 64 Turkey Part 4

Day 62The road to Antalya was very open and the route that I had chosen swept South down from the mountains and then along the shore of a large lake and eventually via some boring …

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 Turkey Part 3

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. As …

Days 56 to 58 Turkey Part 2

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 Turkey Part 1

Day 53 I arrived at the the Greek and Turkish border under a cloudy sky which looked like it could produce some rain. After the usual rounds of producing my passport and bike …

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 Bulgaria and Greece to Turkish Border

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, …