Thankfully the Uzbek border was not really the problem the rumor mill had led us to believe. There was of course a crowd of people hanging around at every gate and not much indication as to what or where we were meant to go but as a group of 5 cycle tourists we were soon … More From the sand to the silk road – into Uzbekistan

Update Erm, cough, ‘Hello’, cough  . . . .  (shuffling onto stage apologetically) . . . . I am still alive and apologies this has been an empty space for so so long but . . . . . . a)      I have been riding my bike a lot! b)      Central Asia is ıncredibly distracting … More Update