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by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:54 pm
Forum: ADVENTURE BIKE RIDER
Topic: What a let down advice please
Replies: 85
Views: 13450

Re: What a let down advice please

Are the report and pics in?
by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:42 pm
Forum: SUGGESTION BOX
Topic: Stickers and patches and pins oh my!
Replies: 13
Views: 7152

Stickers and patches and pins oh my!

Still being very new to the site forum and mag I am not sure if this covered already. I like the ethos of this place and happy to promote it. But I could find no Adventure Bike Rider stickers for my bike or patches for my jacket or pins? Is this already going on or could this be possible in the futu...
by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Looks a cracking ride james. 1000 days are doable in any country with a auto route system to use. Check your travel times of A roads! The east bloc may slow you down a little so I would allow fo that. You may be down to 500 mile days?  Your last comment about managing with what you have is right on...
by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:12 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Whats the score with fueling up in the Balkans, romania ect One thing to look out for in Romania when fuelling (which apparently is not a big issue on the main roads) is if someone asks to borrow a map... the scam is they drive off , amazed punter jumps out of vehicle/moves away from vehicle , acco...
by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:09 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Whats the score with fueling up in the Balkans, romania ect Hey Bro! Good question, I was thinking of taking a little local coin with me just in case the visa is not going to work out, or the Euro deal. I've got a currency converter to check what is going on the visa bill, thinking the insurance on...
by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:06 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Hi James Yes we did the trip in end of April beginning of May It was a trip to explore unpaved roads in Europe and some days we rode all day and only covered 100 miles http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj21/louisdut/Misc%202/00122Albania.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj21/louisdut/Misc%20...
by James691
Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:03 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Hi James, I came from Turkey (vim11)May2009, through Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Monenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Croatia and Slovinia, then the usual western european countries. The Border crossings were all easy, Albania wasn't a problem once i had bought a transit certificate (or whaevr it's called)(...
by James691
Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:01 pm
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Wow looks a great trip :) Looking forwards to the pictures Can not help with the "Romania into Moldova crossing" But have Crossed from Montenegro-Albania-Macedoina-Greece-Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary All were ok with no border issues only thing we need was one of these to get in to Albania 10...
by James691
Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:19 pm
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

If you are crossing into Bulgaria from Greece and then into Romania there can still be heavy snowfall in the central zone between the Balkans and the Carpathians in early April. It snowed in the first week last year... and the year before that... Stick to the Black Sea coast. Good call mate ;) than...
by James691
Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:15 pm
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: East Blok border advice
Replies: 16
Views: 5580

Re: East Blok border advice

Cheers Bro! You're a star. I'm sure we will catch up before this event anyway.

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