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Forum: Ride reports 05-08-2013, 11:05 PM
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Posted By mrwwwhite
Thanks for the reply. I must admit that the last...

Thanks for the reply. I must admit that the last few months back in Romania have made us both more confused. I need to explain. We have left not because we just because are curious to experience the...
Forum: Ride reports 05-01-2013, 06:45 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
hi Witold, let me start by saying that i'm...

hi Witold,
let me start by saying that i'm thankful for your comment, even if I partly disagree. You see, when we left we had some experience traveling and living in third world countries; our...
Forum: Ride reports 02-13-2013, 02:50 AM
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Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
great news, cheers for letting us know :)

great news, cheers for letting us know :)
Forum: Ride reports 02-13-2013, 01:50 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Envelope posted! Just let us know when you...

Envelope posted! Just let us know when you receive it, thanks :)
Countryside, nature and the open road are always your best bet to recharge. Will update about our next move soon. Keep tuning in :)...
Forum: Ride reports 12-02-2012, 03:19 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thank you! Heartfelt words that went straight to...

Thank you! Heartfelt words that went straight to our soul :) We've changed in many ways we are still completely unaware of, but one thing is that while we are grateful about our - dare I say-...
Forum: Ride reports 12-02-2012, 01:30 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Comments highly appreciated. As everybody I...

Comments highly appreciated. As everybody I struggled as a teenager to deal with some of the package that comes with the family, but growing up and travelling made me more proud, and aware of the...
Forum: Ride reports 12-02-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Cheers! The only place is in that village, it's a...

Cheers! The only place is in that village, it's a very limited family affair, but I can arrange a sampling. This year's yield came out round and strong, somehow reminiscent of a Merlot, even if it's...
Forum: Ride reports 12-02-2012, 11:39 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
No Country For Old Men

by Ana, Romania pics courtesy to Ana's mum.


It may not shelter us from the humming storm and it may break sometimes in the middle of a swamp, but when we're keen to go off the beaten track, the...
Forum: Ride reports 11-29-2012, 01:28 AM
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Posted By mrwwwhite
damn dude, that's an outstanding trip, now I...

damn dude, that's an outstanding trip, now I gotta take my bike thru those rivers one day. kudos to you all, balls of steel!
Forum: Ride reports 11-29-2012, 01:16 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Our first one lasted about 5K before this...

Our first one lasted about 5K before this happened. we were just about to climb Sani Pass, we we went back and got a replacement
http://intotheworld.eu/blog/rsa/IMG_0166.jpg

Tyre pressure should...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 03:07 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
[/QUOTE] Thanks David! Who...

[/QUOTE]

Thanks David! Who knows...maybe...the skills of an architect are less and less relevant today, while information becomes essential to better our life. We kinda discovered we like to do...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:48 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thanks, while in Romania we were invited to speak...

Thanks, while in Romania we were invited to speak at TEDxBucharest and that pretty much sums up what we wanted to share. So yeah, this journey taught us to open our mind, learn from mistakes and...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:44 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:42 PM
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Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Ola bonita, bom dia! muito obrigado! We miss...

Ola bonita, bom dia! muito obrigado! We miss portugese, the 'muddy' photo is from where we last used this luscious language, Mozambique! Thanks a lot for the kind words, glad to inspire you to...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:18 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
You're too kind, cheers mate. That is the...

You're too kind, cheers mate. That is the Nigerian Afrobeat legend and activist Fela Kuti, with the song Eko Ile, from the 1973 album 'Aphrodisiac'. We were lucky to have our senses shattered during...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:07 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thanks a lot guys, it means a lot!

Thanks a lot guys, it means a lot!
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:06 PM
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Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
I don't know man what tomorrow brings, we have...

I don't know man what tomorrow brings, we have loads of footage, and loads of ideas so if time and inspiration allows, we'll try to edit this into a short film.
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 02:04 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
That was our thank-you note for your generous...

That was our thank-you note for your generous help when we were in need. By the way, we have kept busy while in Romania, besides planning to head to South America (where we should go next): the...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 01:55 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
that's one hell of a trip you're on mate, keep it...

that's one hell of a trip you're on mate, keep it up and have a blast! you've guessed it, it's the same rubber, it's past 28,000 km now! yeah, baby! too bad the back tyre for this model is not as...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 01:52 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
cheers, hopefully we will not keep you hanging...

cheers, hopefully we will not keep you hanging for long!
Forum: Ride reports 10-15-2012, 12:42 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Romanian Joyride

Romania 02 - 31/08

It took a while to see this, and now we do: the Zaïre crossing was the pivotal event that springboarded us to the next level. Sharing our various memories of Zaïre and of what...
Forum: Ride reports 10-13-2012, 02:00 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thanks lots for the kind offer, noted and marked!...

Thanks lots for the kind offer, noted and marked! Will sure give a sign when/if heading that way. Thanks a lot for the donation as well, the photo's been long overdue, hope you like it!
Forum: Ride reports 10-07-2012, 12:49 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
7th October 2010 vs. 7th October 2012

Today we mark 2 years since disaster hit right on the day we were set to go conquer Africa. Surgery, motorbike destroyed, plans reset by 9 bleak months. But today we are also lucky to celebrate 2...
Forum: Ride reports 09-13-2012, 10:12 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
We thought about this many times when we met...

We thought about this many times when we met travelers who don't have the comfort of a secret lingo, so useful in hairy times or at nasty border crossings, not to mention negotiations. But as you...
Forum: Ride reports 09-06-2012, 01:58 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thank you lots, we couldn't have itchier feet to...

Thank you lots, we couldn't have itchier feet to hit the road again. Time will tell :)
Forum: Ride reports 09-06-2012, 01:56 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Huh, thanks...(Ana blushes, I roll my eyes in...

Huh, thanks...(Ana blushes, I roll my eyes in disbelief) but to be honest, most of the time we took notes in english or french, because those were the languages we recorded what was happening in. ...
Forum: Ride reports 09-04-2012, 11:27 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Africa 420 – Romania 1

<p>Turkey &ndash; Bulgaria - Romania 30/07 - 02/08&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="http://intotheworld.eu/blog/turkey/ruta_turkey.jpg" /></p>
<p>We knew the drill. We had a killer time. We came, we saw, we...
Forum: Ride reports 09-04-2012, 10:53 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
We're planing already :nod Cheers...

We're planing already :nod



Cheers Johnny! :freaky



Come on Bob... you know you'll do this in a few years. Your 990 is already planing some crazy roads :evil
Forum: Trip Planning 08-22-2012, 01:32 AM
Replies: 942
Views: 441,228
Posted By mrwwwhite
We are just back from a Round-Africa 14 months...

We are just back from a Round-Africa 14 months journey, so while we're sorting out the next leg of our RTW we have a free couch, space for a tent and a garage full of tools available in Bucharest,...
Forum: Ride reports 08-20-2012, 08:33 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Beautiful Freaks

Thanks Charl! Thanks guys! :freaky
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Turkey 28 - 30/07

http://intotheworld.eu/blog/turkey/ruta_turkey.jpg

About half-morning on the...
Forum: Ride reports 08-11-2012, 02:01 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Cheers, Charl. Christie's Sport had some patches...

Cheers, Charl. Christie's Sport had some patches that we could try, but they were 25 cm long and we needed a solution for all the seams. I bought in JoBurg waterproof fabric from an indian shop and...
Forum: Ride reports 08-10-2012, 03:25 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Cape To Cairo. Done.

We need to admit this upfront: It's been a fast one. It's been hard to wrap our heads around it with countries changing sometimes on a weekly basis. The East route is arguably considered The Easy...
Forum: Ride reports 08-09-2012, 02:58 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
The Thousand And One Egyptian Sins

Syria becoming a bloodbath has rendered our plans to continue across the Middle East towards Asia obsolete. The only way out of Africa - a continent we are seriously thinking to adopt as home one day...
Forum: Ride reports 08-09-2012, 02:48 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Thanks guys, we really appreciate it!

Thanks guys, we really appreciate it!
Forum: Ride reports 08-01-2012, 10:46 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Ramadan In Testosterone City

Cairo 19 - 24/07/2012


'The Tale of the Jewish Physician' from the 'Thousand and One Arabian Nights' (now believed by scholars to have been written by a Cairene in the late medieval period)...
Forum: Ride reports 08-01-2012, 05:14 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
The Nile Valley And The Red Sea Coast

Egypt 17 - 19/07/2012

http://intotheworld.eu/blog/egypt/ruta_egypt.jpg

As we were informing in a 'fast forward', after long negotiations and after paying for the Aswan and Hurghada mafia' s...
Forum: Ride reports 08-01-2012, 05:12 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Trapped In Travel Purgatory

Egypt, Aswan 11 - 17/07/2012

Day 398 of our journey. We were finally in front of the 'Arrival Hole' (sic!) to Egypt, but more than 2 millennia late. The ancient egyptians had long disappeared,...
Forum: Ride reports 07-29-2012, 03:37 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Desertaholics

Sudan 06 - 11/07/2012

http://intotheworld.eu/blog/sudan/ruta_sudan.jpg

In climatically harsh corners of the world, access for routine measurements and maintenance of a weather station is...
Forum: Ride reports 07-29-2012, 03:34 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Lalibela - Assume Bedazzled Position

With the impressive 4190 m Mt.Yosef in the background, Lalibela may not feel like it's situated at 2630 m altitude. 8 centuries after king Lalibela of Zagwe dynasty dreamt to build here a new...
Forum: Ride reports 07-29-2012, 03:31 AM
Replies: 400
Views: 121,863
Posted By mrwwwhite
Planet Ethiopia

Ethiopia 28/06 - 06/07/2012

http://intotheworld.eu/blog/ethiopia/ruta_ethiopia.jpg

There’s a marvelous feeling to enter a fresh territory where, like Yusuke sings, the air is new. There's a...
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