Motorcyclists
Amaia and Marvin
Before starting our trip we did lots of internet research and started writing with Marvin and Amaia who planned a similar trip. Two months before travelling towards Asia we even met them personally in Lausanne to exchange useful information. To our surprise we met them again coincidentally in Tajikistan.
Andor Bezsnei
Next to a hostel in the desert city of Yazd in Iran we saw a Honda XRV 750 AfricaTwin. According to the number plate the owner was Romanian. He was nowhere to be seen, so we left him a note and met on the next day. Riding offroad together was lots of fun. After Iran he went to Pakistan, India, South East Asia and Australia.
Barry
In a beautiful ancient town on the silk road called Xiva in Uzbekistan we met Barry. As he was traveling in the opposite direction, we sat together and exchanged stories from the road. Motorcycle travellers that take a similar route and come from the other direction are the best source for reliable information, that is up to date. Thanks for the amazing evening, Barry!
Benoit Roberge
On the border from China to Pakistan we met four other motorcyclists from Canada and Spain. One of them was Ben. Because a religious festival was taking place in Pakistan, all major roads were blocked so we had to stay a few days in Karimabad. We really enjoyed his company.
Bernd Tesch
We first met Bernd at his 60th international meeting for motorcycle travelers called “Tesch-Travel-Treffen“ in April 2018. We enjoyed it so much, that we came again the following year in April 2019. Thank you Bernd for putting a short summary of our trip to Singapore on your website.
Carlos Bros
Carlos was one of the four motorbikers we met on the border from China to Pakistan. He was on his way from Spain to Thailand. Unfortunately he later had an accident in Abbotabad, where his leg got injured. After recovering for a few months in Spain, he got back to Pakistan to continue his trip.
Chema
While crossing Myanmar we really enjoyed the company of seven other motorbikers. One of them was Chema on his BMW F800 riding overland from Spain. Thank you Chema for filming us professionally while riding!
Christian Feustle
Christian was one of the bikers we met at the Bike House in Dushanbe. He was riding with his KTM back home after riding the Pamir Highway along the Wakhan Valley. We spent a great evening together with him and other bikers where he told us about his experiences and gave us a lot of useful information.
Didier Martin
In Turkmenistan while we were checking out of our hotel we saw another motorcycle parking outside. It belonged to Didier Martin, from France. He has already travelled to most parts of the world. He crossed Africa even twice – one time on the east coast and one time on the west coast. From him we learned that it was possible to enter Afghanistan from Tajikistan.
Elena and Simion
The greatest trip we did with Simion and Elena was the motorcycle travel to Korsika with Andi and Mercedes. Simion was also part of the trip to Ireland and Scotland.
Emmanuel Tissot
Crossing Turkmenistan is challenging. Therefore it was amazing to travel through this country together with Emmanuel. Thank you for helping us lifting the heavy bike in the deep sand countless times on our way to the “Door to Hell”! Sitting together at the Gas Crater after hours of sweating in the hot desert was an incredible experience. Without him, the adventure wouldn’t have been the same. He later went to Mongolia and further until Vladivostok.
Fabian
Fabian is a passionate motorbiker. He spends his free time riding through curvy roads in the mountains or going through gravel roads. We have known him for a few years and hope to ride together someday.
Gerhard Fischer
Heather Sinclair
When we met Heather in Dushanbe in Tajikistan we were amazed by her. She was on the way from Indonesia to London travelling alone on her Suzuki DRZ 400. On her whole trip she crossed 26 countries and even hiked to the Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
Isaac Blanco
During our guided trip through Myanmar we got to know many other motorcycle travelers. One of them was Isaac from Spain. He was riding with his BMW F800 GS from Spain to Malaysia and later shipped his bike to Canada. As he had a similar speed and way of traveling, it was really joyful riding together.
Jan
Jan is a motorcycle traveler from the Netherlands, who was riding together with Sam from the United Kingdom. We met eachother at the Pamir Lodge in Tajikistan and rode together along the Pamir Highway for a few days. He also traveled to Sibiria, Mongolia and India.
Joe Pichler
Jürgen Priesner
The world is a small place, we noticed when one day in the morning we recognized the Honda Transalp standing next to our Suzuki V-Strom in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. We already knew Jürgen from social media, so it was great to meet him personally and exchange stories. We really enjoyed riding together for a few meters far away from home. Coming also from Austria, we were happy to accompany him the last kilometers in his hometown at the end of his trip from Austria to Nepal.
Kevin
In Myanmar we met Kevin from Sweden riding together with Mikael Hedlind on his Honda Grom 125cc. They started from Sweden, went to Iran, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and other South East Asian Countries.
Lukas Pichler
Margot
Meeting Margot in the Greenhouse Hostel in Tajikistan was really inspiring. At the age of 64 she rode on a motorbike for the first time. When we met her she was travelling alone from Germany to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Central Asia and Iran. Whenever she fell, she stood up again and kept on going. Watch the trailer for her movie, which starts in September 2019 in the cinemas.
Maria and Battal
The couple from Moscow was on their way to Bali when we met in the organized group for the Myanmar crossing. We were amazed how much you can pack on one motorbike. They impressed the other bikers with a cooling box for cold drinks on their bike.
Marta and Łukasz
Marta and Łukasz Jastrząb were riding on two bikes from Poland to New Zealand. Like many other travellers we met them in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Although we just spent one evening together we were following their journey with interest on Instagram and Facebook.
Maxime
Maxime took part in the Mongol Ralley 2018. He started from France and finished this crazy race successfully with his Vespa. We first met him in Tajikistan and spent 2 days together riding on the Pamir Highway and camping in the wilderness at nearly 4000 meters. Later we met eachother again in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
Mercedes and Andreas
With Andi Peter did his first motorcycle trip to Italy and Greece in 2010. After that many trips together followed (e.g. London, Budapest, Korsika,…). Andi and Peter are happy that Mercedes and Claudia join them on the motorcycle trips.
Mikael Hedlind
Natasha
Niklas
While looking for a place to stay in Isfahan (Iran), we met Niklas from Germany, riding a BMW 650 Dakar. The next day we spent together sightseeing, walking around the famous Naqsch-e Dschahan at night smelling the oriental spices from the Bazaar. When we picked up the bike from Bremerhaven in Germany after shipping it back to Europe we stayed at his place in Karlsruhe.
Noraly Schoenmaker
Meeting Noraly on our guided tour through Myanmar was really awesome. We spent a few days riding together and had a great time with her in Myanmar and later Thailand. Travelling solo on her Indian Royal Enfield called Basanti she afterwards travelled through Oman, Iran, Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Russia. She is a really inspiring person!
Philipe Reinisch
Philipe was also riding along the ancient Silk Road on his Africa Twin. We met not only in Vienna before the beginning of the trip but also many times on the road in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Although we didn`t ride together a lot we spent much time having fun. It was always great seeing our friend in the remotest places.
Sam
Sam is a motorcycle traveler from the United Kingdom, who was riding together with Jan from the Netherlands. We met eachother at the Pamir Lodge in Tajikistan and rode together along the Pamir Highway for a few days. After some time he sold his bike in Osh, Central Asia and continued his trip to New Zealand as a backpacker. We are really curious to read his book, that he plans to publish about his trip.
Simon Roberge
The first few days in Pakistan we spent together with Simon, Ben and Mathieu from Canada and Carlos from Spain. While riding to Karimabad a landslide got down and separated our group. Two motorcycles where in front, and three behind the big rocks that fell down on the road. Luckily nothing happened and we met again on the next day.
Simon Roberge
The first few days in Pakistan we spent together with Simon, Ben and Mathieu from Canada and Carlos from Spain. While riding to Karimabad a landslide got down and separated our group. Two motorcycles where in front, and three behind the big rocks that fell down on the road. Luckily nothing happened and we met again on the next day.
Stefan Ebersberger
Stefan was part of the motorcycle group that rode with Jürgen the last kilometers at the end of his trip. Also excited about long way motorcycle travelling he plans to do a similar trip towards Asia soon. We wish you all the best on your journey!
Verena and Martin
We met the friendly couple in 2019 in Austria. They were both riding a BMW 1200 GS. In the last few years they have done many motorcycle trips, for example to the Northcape or to Morocco. They are currently planning their next trip. We hope to meet them again to take a ride together.
Vincent Fontaine
Vincent is one of us crazy riders, that went to Afghanistan. We first met him in Samarqand in Uzbekistan and later at the Greenhouse hostel in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Vincent is from France, but also speaks German fluently. It was really great to exchange motorcycle stories in our mother tongue.
Viola and Massimo
We met Massimo and Viola the first time in Tajikistan at a police checkpoint. They were going in the other direction taking a different route. Three months later we came to Agra in India when we saw their Triumph Tiger standing in front of the place we have already booked. What a surprise! The next three weeks we travelled together having lots of fun seeing Tigers and Leopards and also exploring Varanasi together.
Willi
Dushanbe was one of these places during our trip where we met many other motorcyclists preparing to travel the famous Pamir Highway. One of them was Willi, starting from Berlin on his way to Pakistan, the land of his ancestors. We had a great time hanging out and going out for a drink.
Travellers With Cars
Anne-Laure and Jérôme
Anne-Laure and Jérôme approached us in the morning, when we were packing away our tent at the Karakul Lake in Tajikistan. They gave us the great tip of sleeping at the Tes hostel in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, where we met them again later. There we spent a few days to relax, service the bike and edit our video about Afghanistan. On their Mongol Ralley car they had two bicycles for children. When we met them they had given one of them to a child on the way and planned to do the same with the second one.
Alexandra and Adrian
Astrid and Christian
Where do you get to know your neighbors from the city you live in? In Tajikistan. We met Astrid and Christian the first time in Khorog. They were travelling with their Puch G around the world. We were happy to meet our neighbors again in Cambodia.
Deedrah and Valentin
The Greenhouse Hostel in Dushanbe is a meeting point for many travellers before (or after) the Pamir Highway. There we also met Valentin and Deedrah from Switzerland who travelled with a Hyundai Terracan to Australia. When we met them the second time in Khorog all the restaurants were already closed so they cooked a delicious meal for all four of us. Thanks guys 🙂
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Backpackers
Locals
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Most surprising meeting
When we arrived at the hostel in Agra we were really excited to see a familiar bike. It belonged to Viola and Massimo, the two Italian bikers we met in Tajikistan months ago.
Who we met most often on the road
We met Philipe on many occasions. The first time we met was in Vienna before the start of the trip. Later we met him in Uzbekistan, many times in different places in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
People we spent the most time with
With Viola and Massimo we rode together for about three weeks in India after we met coincidentally in Agra. Together we did some wild camping on our way and cooked the best Italian spaghetti.
Riding in a group
We were a group of seven motorbikes and nine people in the Myanmar crossing to share the cost of the obligatory tour guide. For six days we were riding together and enjoyed the company of other travellers with similar experiences.
Who we met before the beginning of the trip
In March, two months before the departure we met with Amaia and Marvin in Lausanne. We got in contact through the internet when writing about visa and other organizational stuff. We also met in advance with Philipe and Lukas.
Solo female travellers we met
During our ten months of travelling we met many inspiring personalities. Particularly admirable were the solo female motorbike travellers among them.
Heather was riding from Indonesia to London.
Natasha started her big trip in Russia.
Noraly started in India, where she bought a Royal Enfield Himalayan.
Margot travelled from Germany to Central Asia.
Shipping together
In Malaysia we shared a container with the VW Bus belonging to Alexandra and Adrian from Switzerland. A few weeks later we had an appointment with them in Bremverhaven, Germany to collect our vehicles.
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