Posts Tagged ‘preparation’

February
24th
2011

Getting Russian Visas


Getting Russian visas

We had found few reports of cycle tourists travelling through Russia in the last few years and after trying to arrange our Russian visas while in Istanbul we can see why people might opt for the Central Asian route instead. With time on our hands over winter, we spent some time researching our options and gave it a shot. – Posted by Emma

March
24th
2011

Leaving Istanbul


Leaving Istanbul

If all goes to plan we’ll be leaving Istanbul early on Saturday 26th March, taking a ferry across the Bosporus and cycling towards Russia. The panniers are half packed, the flat is half cleaned and we’ve got just one load of washing left to do before we farewell our fridge, washing machine and much appreciated central heating. – Posted by Emma