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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12th March 2008
Posted: Wed 12 Mar 2008
After riding 34,000 kilometres, through 30 countries, we are 12 hours from boarding a plane that will return us to our starting point in 18 hours. From Phenom Phenn we rode south through the lush jungle of the Cardamon mountains to the Thai border at the bizarre casino town of Koh Kong, after having to catch three river ferries. Following ... Read more


24th February, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Posted: Sun 24 Feb 2008
Half way through our wirlwind tour of south east Asia, we have arrived in the vibrant city of Phnom Penh, which is somewhat different from when I last visited it in 1995. After a frustrating wait for the motorcycle in Bangkok, it finally arrived and we left Bangkok on the 5th February. We travelled west to the town of Kanchanaburi ... Read more


Bangkok, Thailand, 24 January 2008
Posted: Thu 24 Jan 2008
Having spent nearly three months in the Indian subcontinent, we have arrived in Bangkok and now await the safe arrival of the bike, which is also travelling by plane, albeit encased in a steel frame. Our intention had been to fly back to the UK at the end of this month but as Nick no longer has to return to ... Read more


5 January 2008, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Posted: Sat 05 Jan 2008
'India is a continent, not a country', as a friend has said; and sat here in Pushkar, in the desert's of Rajasthan, following two months in the Himalaya, this certainly rings true. After a wonderful stay in the hill station of Darjeeling we headed north into the mountainous state of Sikkim, home to Khangchendzonga, the world's third highest mountain. A ... Read more


Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Christmas Eve
Posted: Mon 24 Dec 2007
Having spent the last few days in Sikkim, we have survived landslide littered roads to arrive in Kalimpong for Christmas - wishing everyone a very merry Christmas !! Read more


18 December 2007, Darjeeling, India
Posted: Tue 18 Dec 2007
We are currently in Darjeeling, nestled between tea plantations and the snow-capped Himalaya, having spent four days in the extraordinary, ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’, Bhutan. Once leaving the Kathmandu valley, we raced through the eastern Terai of Nepal, back into India and then on to Bhutan. Unfortunately, we raised some concern at the border as our guide was searching ... Read more


9th December 2007, Kathmandu, Nepal
Posted: Sun 09 Dec 2007
After nearly a month in Nepal, it is with regret that we make our way east, heading for an even more mysterious country, Bhutan. The flight from Pokhara to the town of Jomson, on the other side of the Annapurna range, was our first since we have been married - and we have come half way around the world! After ... Read more


Pokhara, Nepal, 21 November 2007
Posted: Wed 21 Nov 2007
After a spectacular drive from the Terai up into the foothills of Nepal, we have reached the tourist haven of Pokhara, from where we will trek around Annapurna. From Amritsar we risked our lives on the Indian road network through the Punjab. Not since Azerbaijan have we seen such blatant disregard for a driver's own life, rendering the drive up ... Read more


Amritsar, India, 3rd November 2007
Posted: Sat 03 Nov 2007
After three months, 17,000 kilometres and 23 countries we have arrived in India and are presently enjoying the delights the Punjab. From Kashgar we followed the Karakoram Highway (KKH) 2000 km to Islamabad, which is the most spectacular road we have ever ridden. Before we departed for Pakistan we rode out to Yarkland, once the end of a major trade ... Read more


Kashgar, Xingjian Province, China 19th October 2007
Posted: Fri 19 Oct 2007
After three hard days on more awful roads, we have finally arrived in the fabled city of Kashgar and the end of the Silk Road for us, as our way east has been blocked by the Chinese and we must head south into Pakistan. With a broken rear suspension we were forced to stay in Osh for three days only ... Read more


Osh, Kyrgyzstan 15th October 2007
Posted: Mon 15 Oct 2007
After three days in the tranquil town of Osh, situated at the head of the lush Fegana valley we are feeling refreshed after the hardest but most spectacular part of our journey. From Dushanbe (Tajikistan's Capital) we rode south towards the Khaburabot Pass and the mighty Pamir range, initially the new Chinese built road lulled Rebecca into a false sense ... Read more


Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2 October 2007
Posted: Tue 02 Oct 2007
In Duchanbe we have been kindly looked after by an American couple, one of whom works at the US Embassy. In a true Foulerton moment we decided to visit him at the Embassy and it was only as Rebecca saw the soldiers running towards us at the entrance and the tannoy blasting "Intruder alert - unidentified vehicle approaching - await ... Read more


Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 26 September 2007
Posted: Wed 26 Sep 2007
After a long wait in Baku and an exasperating crossing of Turkmenistan, we have reached the spectacular Silk Road city of Bukhara. Help arrived in Baku, in the form of a business card left on the bike. Tony Mordawski from Interntional SOS, his girlfriend Olga and Dr Craig hosted our prolonged stay and assisted with Azeri officaldom brilliantly. On the ... Read more


Baku, Azerbaijan, 17 September 2007
Posted: Mon 17 Sep 2007
Having arrived safely in Baku and had a much needed shower, we have just learnt that last week foulerton.com was The Times online website of the week. Very exciting, although as the website's content was only rated 5/10, we had better try rather harder. Having spent two days in Tbilisi, as the first occupants in a brand new hotel, where ... Read more


10th September 2007, Tibilsi, Georgia
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 2007
We are recovering from a well deserved hangover (Rebecca more than I) after a bumpy tour of Armenia and southern Georgia. From the splendid Kackar mountains in Turkey, we crossed the border into Georgia, after the Turkish extracted a $110 fine for not being insured in Turkey, thank goodness all the other countries we were uninsured in did not do ... Read more


Yusufeli, NE Turkey 4th September 2007
Posted: Tue 04 Sep 2007
Havıng just spent two days in the beautiful Kackar mountains we are updating the diary before crossing the border into Georgia tonight. From Amasya we crossed the mountains to the Black Sea coast and from the photographs you will see that this is yet another of Turkey´s many faces. Lush forests, tea plantations and a cooler clımate make this a ... Read more


Amasya, Turkey 30th August 2007
Posted: Thu 30 Aug 2007
We are now in the splendid town of Amasya, whıch staddles the Yesillrmak river in a narrow gorge and have just spent the night in one of the beautıful Ottoman town houses, complete wıth bathroom ın the cupboard. İn the four days since leaving İstanbul we have sped across the vastness of central Turkey, spending a few enjoyable days in ... Read more


Istanbul, 26th August 2007
Posted: Sun 26 Aug 2007
After three days in Istanbul we are about to cross the Bosphorus into Asia and begin the long road across central Asia to china. Having been here before we were only too glad to spend more time in this Ottoman and Byzantine city, if only to have a good srcub in the Haman. From Dubrovnik we followed the coast into ... Read more


18th August 2007; Dubrovnik, Croatia
Posted: Sat 18 Aug 2007
<p>We are sitting in 40 degree heat in the magnificant town of Dubrovnik, following a whistlestop tour of the Balkan Coast. After the motorbike had a conplete rebuild of it's brake systen in Vienna, we finally left after five days and a very big thankyou to BMW who were incrediably generous and helpful.</p><p>We rode south through the lush forests of ... Read more


Home to Vienna
Posted: Wed 08 Aug 2007
After having the bike and our journey blessed by a cigar-smoking Belgian priest at Dover whilst waiting for our evening Ferry, much needed sunshine accompanies us across northern France, into Luxembourg and on to Germany. Our friend, George von Walburg, shows us incredible hospitality and is kind enough to spend the day assisting us with the bike and planning the ... Read more