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Салаусь, Mickey is missing

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 31, 2007 by mevJune 11, 2007

I lost Mickey today. Not quite sure what happened. She cycles more quickly and normally goes ahead and waits at interesting points. I last saw her around 10km and then not again at any cafes, gas stations or anywhere else … Continue reading →

Posted in Ural

Казань, easy access to the big city

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 29, 2007 by mevMay 30, 2007

A shorter ride to bring us to the city of Казань and a rest day. We left our riverside campsite and were back on the larger roads today heading to the city. However, rather than taking the large bridge (M7), … Continue reading →

Posted in Volga

Kazan, capital of Tatarstan Republic

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 29, 2007 by mevMay 30, 2007

We reached the city of Kazan today and plan to stay here for a day. We’ve had some interesting bicycling through some quiet though sometimes rough roads. We tried cycling the main motorway “M7” between part of Nizhny Novgorod and … Continue reading →

Posted in Volga

Бурундуки, a great country ride

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 28, 2007 by mevMay 31, 2007

Today was one of my favorite days riding so far. We woke up early and were on the road by 7am (it first gets light around 4am). Hints of headwinds never quite materialized. We had a few hills to climb … Continue reading →

Posted in Volga

Ямашево, country roads

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 27, 2007 by mevMay 31, 2007

We started riding today by getting off the M7 as quickly as we could. The rest of the day was spent on quieter country roads. Road conditions weren’t necessarily better than the M7 but many many fewer trucks and some … Continue reading →

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Белавка, horrors of the M7

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 26, 2007 by mevMay 31, 2007

Макарьево is a nice little tourist town, with the large monastery in the center. Tourist boats stop here on their way along the Volga. This is also site of a ferry across the water. We wandered through town to start … Continue reading →

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Макарьево, a day to be lost

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 25, 2007 by mevMay 31, 2007

Today we got lost from each other, but fortunately ended up at the same place at the end. The idea for the day was to remain on the northeast bank of the Volga and bypass Нижний Новгород. The sun was … Continue reading →

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Городец, short easier day

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 24, 2007 by mevMay 30, 2007

Today a day to just take a breather and a slightly easier day. We had been riding long days five in a row and needed to get ourselves around the next big city. Last night it rained as well with … Continue reading →

Posted in Volga

Городец, short note on a short riding day

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 24, 2007 by mevMay 30, 2007

Today we crossed over the Volga to Городец (the town is ~40km upstream from Nizhney Novgorod). We’ve been roughly following the river the past week and now further south. Both hotels in town are full, so camping short distance out … Continue reading →

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Чкаловск, rain showers

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on May 23, 2007 by mevMay 31, 2007

Where is one of the best places to be during a rainstorm? Twice today we had the good fortune of being in a cafй during the rain. This is now being written in my tent with “thousands of biting insects” … Continue reading →

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