Samara, Russia
Startn to speak some decent Russian,had a great wee night out hitn a bar wit east'o trance,otherwise straight bumpy roads & plain countryside!
Saratov Oblast, Russia
Bought a round of beers by the local drunk,got a decent hotel,walked thru a surreal communist park wit a capitalist funfair & now havn a meat feast at 1am!Nly thing we'r missing is stereotypical russian girls dressed like they do in the film beerfest...oh no wait,thats the bar we'r in!
, Ukraine
Mongolia in 17days starting to look pretty optimistic, roads hav turned to crap with 2foot deep potholes, english atlas is nxt to useless with cryllic alphabet roadsigns and to top it all off the compass is bein temperamental! Holidays ovr & the real bant has begun... Y was this a gd idea agn?
, Ukraine
Managed to accidently end up in a tiny Russian free state on the Maldovian border, surrounded by nothing but Tanks&the supporting cast of the original Rambo film, AND with Del quite tipsy frm an aftrnoons 'beer', negotiating a suitable bribe in Russian was quite an experience!! Now in Ukraine!
Chisinau, Moldova
More border fun to get into Maldova, and then witnessed a kid on a motorbike mow into a turning artic lorry at 50mph, bike pieces everywer, he limpd away, seemd ok! Lucky kid! Daryl stil wants 2get a moped for wen Annabel breaks down! Jus ate dried fish wit my pint..hmm...thanks del!
Alexandria, Romania
So apparently drinkn & eatn hot dogs beside a revolution memorial aint allowd..givn a firm warnin & told to jog on by the local heavy's!
, Romania
Today involvd skippn belgrade,serbian meat feast dinnr,another bit of faffin abt wit serbian officials,then dels natural gypsy smell puts us in2 Romania wit ease! Nxt stop bucharest! (NB Jus past our 1st gypsy trap,a lonely hot girl wit berrys, driver Smyth was almst spellbound...)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Needed a nap in the back giving the lads simple directions,woke up to find & hafta tel them we wer 100km off line & headn to Sarajevo! Not a bad city to hav dinner in, especially with the character giving war ravaged architecture! 3hrs lost, gta make belgrade tonite, gna b a late one!
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
First border official paid off, a whopping 50euro,and nly 3000 miles in! Next up a load of mountains to Belgrade,Annabels gta b good!
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Great day at the beach,stunning coast road,pickd up hitch hikers&met up wit ther crazy lithuanian sisters to beer til 4am in the Old City!
