CHINDIAN CHALLENGE - EMPIRE HOPPING, THE MIDDLE EAST DETOUR, INDIA BY MOTORBIKE, THE REI-STAG, CYCLING HOME F.GUMP STYLE ...

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The Trip is Long Over But What A Trip ...

7 months, 13 countries, 5000km on a 40 year old Royal Enfield Motorbike in India, 500km on 4 year old MountainBike in Europe, Random Flights, Random Places, Randomer People, and a hell of a lot of fun!

*** UPDATE COMPLETE ***

-----'SO FAR (DAYS)'----- ITALY (4) GREECE (7) EGYPT (40) JORDAN (15) SYRIA (30) UAE (2) INDIA (72) UAE (2) TURKEY (3) GERMANY (12) NETHERLANDS (4) ENGLAND (7) IRELAND

-----'THE ROAD AHEAD'(updated 06.09.07)-----

• 1

  SLEEPING BAG OR NO SLEEPING BAG?   Killucan, Ireland on Sep 20, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  ROM'ING ......   Rome, Italy on Nov 13, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  ATHENIUM .....   Athens, Greece on Nov 17, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  CALDERA ....   Santorini, Greece on Nov 20, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  HOW BAZAAR...........   Cairo, Egypt on Nov 24, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  CAPTAIN ZAMZAM AND HIS FELLUCA......   Aswan, Egypt on Nov 27, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  20KM FROM SUDAN......   Abu Simbal, Egypt on Nov 29, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  NILE CRUISE TO LUXOR ..........   Luxor, Egypt on Nov 30, 2006 30 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  THE RED SEA RIVIERIA .....   Hurghada, Egypt on Dec 3, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  CROSS OVER TO THE SINAI SIDE ......   Sharm el Sheihk, Egypt on Dec 7, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  28 DAY WHISTLE-STOP SEJOUR...   Dahab, Egypt on Dec 8, 2006 36 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  ON THE ROAD AGAIN ...   Aqaba, Jordan on Jan 4, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  CAMPING WITH THE BEDOUIN .....   Wadi Rum, Jordan on Jan 5, 2007 52 pictures 0 comments
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  AT FIRST I WAS AFRAID I WAS .......   Petra, Jordan on Jan 7, 2007 50 pictures 0 comments
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  A'MAN A'MAZE AND THE DEAD SEA .....   Amman, Jordan on Jan 13, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  JERASH, IRBID AND UMM QAIS .....   Irbid, Jordan on Jan 18, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  SOUQS, SIGHTS, AND SAVOURY DELIGHTS .....   Damascus, Syria on Jan 19, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  WATER-WHEELS, ARAK, AND THE DEAD CITIES ...   Hama, Syria on Jan 24, 2007 57 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  SEA, SNOW, SALAHADIN, AND SLUNFEH ...   Lattakia, Syria on Jan 29, 2007 59 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  KHANS, KEFEEYAS, KIBBAH AND MORE! ..   Aleppo, Syria on Feb 2, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  EBBING EUPHRATES TO EUROPAS ...   Ar Raqqa, Syria on Feb 5, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  10 KM FROM IRAQ ...   Deir ez Zur, Syria on Feb 7, 2007 39 pictures 1 comment
• 23

  ZENOBIA QUEEN OF THE DESERT ...   Palmyra, Syria on Feb 9, 2007 32 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  LEBANON OR INDIA, HEADS OR TALES? ...   Dam MarMusa, Syria on Feb 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  DESERT S'HOPPING   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Feb 17, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  INDIA AT LAST + THE 3 MONTH ROUND-UP ...   Mumbai, India on Feb 18, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  I DONT LIKE CRICKET, I LOVE IT ...   Murud, India on Mar 1, 2007 5 pictures 1 comment
• 28

  ENFIELD ESCAPADES - THE START ...   Daman, India on Mar 17, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  ENGINE TRUBBBLE IN THE STICKS ...   Kosamba, India on Mar 22, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 30

  THE PILGRAMAGE ...   Champaner and Pavagadh, India on Mar 25, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  BOAT TRIP WITH BIRDS ...   Nal Saravor, India on Mar 27, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  HILLTOP SEA OF TEMPLES ...   Palitana, India on Mar 28, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  LYING ON A BEACH, LIKE A VEGTABLE ...   Diu, India on Mar 29, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  TI-GIR-LESS RESERVE ...   Sasan Gir, India on Apr 4, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  GUJJI SARIS AND RED BEARDS ...   Junagadh, India on Apr 5, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 36

  COOKED ALIVE ...   Patan, India on Apr 6, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  RAJASTHAN, ABU ...   Mt Abu, India on Apr 7, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  PUR MAGIC ...   Udaipur, India on Apr 12, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  HIPPY HEAVEN ...   Pushkar, India on Apr 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  CHITTOR   Chittor, India on Apr 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  DHAR   Dhar, India on Apr 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MANDU   Mandu, India on Apr 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  JALGAON   Jalgaon, India on Apr 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  LONAR   Lonar, India on Apr 23, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  AURANGABAD   Aurangabad, India on Apr 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  PUNE   Pune, India on Apr 26, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 47

  ANDHERI - SHIPPING THE BIKE ...   Mumbai, India on Apr 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  DUBAI ...   Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Apr 28, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  ISTANBUL ...   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 30, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  THE STAG - THIS IS GONNA HURT ...   Berlin, Germany on May 3, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  DAY # 1 - 105 km   Wusterhausen, Germany on May 9, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  LEAKING TENT ...   Lenzen, Germany on May 11, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  DRYING OFF ...   Hitzacker, Germany on May 12, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 54

  BOAT REGATTA ...   Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  A HOP A SKIP AND A PEDDAL ...   Bremen, Germany on May 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  AG DUL ABHAILE ...   Utrecht, Netherlands on May 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  FERRY TO NEWCASTLE ...   Ijmuiden, Netherlands on May 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  JORDIE WINDS, AND DURHAM ...   Newcastle, United Kingdom on May 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  THE GREAT MANCHESTER RUN ...   Manchester, United Kingdom on May 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  CHILLIN IN THE POOL ...   Liverpool, United Kingdom on May 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  FERRY TO THE SCHMOKE ...   Dublin, Ireland on May 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  LIVED A DREAM ...   Killucan, Ireland on May 27, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment