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  2. Anne and Anthony,
    Hope you have a fantastic trip. Look forward to hearing it all about it when you eventually make your way home. With all that experience I’m sure you will have no trouble navigating our rocky driveway next time you visit.
    Best wishes and happy touring
    Mike and Cherie

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  3. so sorry to read about the abcess. i know it is very painful! read that all was not well even after that… shall await your report on 25th. have subscribed with my email. thinking of you lots and God bless further on this trip. love, sonja

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  4. Wow, you two are really going for it now. Great to see it happening; I wish you all the best and will be following your travels with interest and the pang of knowing I’ll never do what you are doing. Love to you both, Wiz.

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  5. Thanks Wiz for your lovely message and all your tips and advice. You have done so much yourself and are such an inspiration to so many, hope the pangs aren’t too great. Much love. xx

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  7. Hey guys, we’ve been following your route so far with interest!. Bet it was nice to catch up with family again! How are the bikes performing and are the seats you chose comfortable?! Hopefully you are not to saddle sore!! I imagine the roads will become more challenging as you go east, so keep us posted!. Anne you mention the positioning of the handle bars has made riding so much easier, is this still the case, even after a long days ride? Look after yourselves and enjoy the adventure!!. Lots of love from all of us in Verwood xxxx
    P.S Like the pics!!

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    • Hi Tansy. Yes it was lovely to see family on our trip. And yes we have no illusion about the roads as we head further east!!! So far, they have been brilliant. The bike seats are ok but no more – we just kept what the bikes came with. I thought my in-built padding would be sufficient and I had given Anthony my original seat which was the comfort seat!! Well, we could both do with plusher!! Anyway, good excuse to stop more often. My Rox risers are absolutely brilliant!!! So glad I decided on these. Another blog entry will follow with more info. Xxxx

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  8. Wishing you both a safe & exciting trip over the next few weeks (presume you can have both together!!) We will be thinking of you while you travel through Kazakhstan. It will be interesting to see such places like the Aral Sea – at least you may have a bit more time now to explore!
    Lots of love to you both, from all of us in Verwood!! xxxx
    P.S.like the photos! – well you know me!!

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    • Oops, forgot to respond to this message. Yes, it’s been lovely having more time. But we still feel like we could do with much more time. We’ll just have to come back and visit specific places one day… Glad you’re enjoying the photos and Anthony’s videos. Xxx

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  9. It was reassuring to hear you only took 3 hours with the Indian visa form – I have to tangle with it just to pass through and the sheer beaurocracy of it is numbing – but perhaps it’s their way of saying they’re full. Maybe Mr Cameron should introduce something like it here but I’d want him to leave first. Brian

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    • Ha, that was 3 hours yesterday to get to a certain point, hoping we could complete them on the iPad on the road. Luckily, we had to stay another day to get over the food poisonning, so I was able to spend another 3 hours to complete it and get an appointment in Tashkent! So 6 hours in total!!! But the main reason is not only was I dealing with a bad online form, but we have very poor internet here. When Anthony told the Russian visa processing agency that the visa process made us feel that Russia didn’t want visitors, the lovely lady very nicely responded that he had no idea what loops they had to go through to get into the UK… Anne

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  10. Good photos, video on bike through tunnel a little bit hairy, wouldn’t want to breakdown. See u have made a lot of new friends and enjoyed local cooking but as u say the digestive system is still in a state of shock and making its complaint be known. Keep the reports coming in.

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  11. Wonderful just wandering through the photos and blog. BTW last time we talked I said beenie might have a dead battery. Turned out to be loose terminals, battery was fine… :-). Call again soon!, check skype, I’ll try to keep the up and running more. All the best Glen (skype ID:garnerg)

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    • Thanks Glen. We have been meaning to say: don’t worry about driving Beanie, so long as the battery recharger is on. Driving was more for the kids!!! Or you!! Will check Skype for another chat when we have good’ish internet!! Anne xx

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  12. Dear Anthony and Ann, It was a great pleasure meeting you in Bukara!
    Currently we are back in Italy but we are following you through your website so a part of us is still travelling!
    Bonne Route!
    Lisa and Kris

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  13. Dear Ann and dear Anthony, great photos and super story on Your web side. You look so happy on some photos – that makes me happy too. I cross my fingers for a further happy journey. Love Antonia

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  14. Hi guys reading with interest, all the fun and games in Deli,it is so similar to getting anything done in S.A. by anyone with a little authority. Keep smiling and i’m sure by the time you get this message you will be somewhere beautiful. I am very envious despite all the officialdom, and wish you both (well 3 now) a very safe and happy travels from here on.Lots of love Jeff. (Speed)

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  15. HI Ann & Anthony

    I have been following your exploits for a while now and am often wowed by the places you have seen, the people you have met and by your courage and obvious joy. I love your latest post from Myanmar. It looks amazing.

    Love

    Mark

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  16. Hello Hello from Germany and Merry Christmas between the years 😉

    we are sending you warm greetings with -3 degrees and hope you are
    fine and enjoying your fantastic tour –

    we remember our nice dinner with our bad fish ;)) and the beautiful sunset
    we enjoyed on the frisbee bay in Khao Lak

    take care of you both and have a nice New Years Eve with a fantastic view

    All the best and good luck for 2015

    The Hamburgers ;))
    Simone & Michael

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    • Lovely to hear from you!! Happy new year to you too! Here’s sending you some warmth from home as it is rather hot and sticky here. Have a great 2015!! See you somewhere in the world some day… Anne & Anthony

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  17. Hi Anthony and Anne. Deja vu. Felicity and I have fingers crossed for you. Hope tommorrow is a good result, and you are both back on the bikes pronto. A time for reflection. All the best. Bob and Felicity

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  19. It was so nice meeting both of you at the kalkaska McDonald’s and learning about your amazing journey around the world! Hats off to you for taking the leap and living a life that most people can live only in their wildest dreams. We can’t wait to start reading your blog from the beginning!

    The kids LOVE their koala bears! Thanks for making their day!!

    Jaime and Jamie

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    • Dear Jaime Girl and Jamie Boy!! Thank you for your lovely message. We too really enjoyed meeting you. So glad Luke and Alia like their koalas. Such great kids you have brought up!! Looking forward to staying in touch until we meet up again sometime somewhere. Take care!! Anne & Anthony

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  20. Hi Anne and Anthony, how are you? Merry christmas and happy new year (a little late) I´m Juan Carlos from Monterrey, Mexico. I meet you at BMW´s service shop.
    Whats your 2016 plans?
    Hope see you soon somewhere; Take care.

    Juan Carlos

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    • Hi Juan Carlos. We remember you well! So great to hear from you and happy new year to you too! We are going back to Europe for a couple of weeks to see family, then we are planning on riding a 2.5 week trip in north Queensland in a few months’ time then we will enjoy staying home in Brisbane, going through all our photos and completing documenting our trip etc until our next trip in 2017 we hope! We are in the early stages of planning this one… What about you? What are your plans? If you come over to Australia at any time come and stay with us! All the best. Anne & Anthony

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  21. Lovely to meet you both and swap unesco stories. My unesco blog you already know, the rest of my photos are on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliac2006/albums < via this link you'll find my photo diaries, unesco, libraries and lots of travel albums. I envy you Namibia – we had a wonderful time exploring the northern circuit, and do plan to return and explore the south. We also visited Botswana 10 year ago – absolutely amazing for wildlife, but pre-flickr for us. Still using film back then and haven't scanned in photos. We went to Savuti, Chobe and Moremi though – I'm sure you will have a fascinating experience.

    Julia and Neil

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  23. It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday at the McDonalds in Ohio. I’m the guy that talked about traveling in India. I thought I was just going to hear a few stories about traveling the states but to my surprise you were on your second trip around the world 🙂 Good luck and I’ll be following along.

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    • Hi Tim, thank you for coming over to chat to us. It was great meeting you and talking about your experiences in India – nice to chat with someone who understands the joys and challenges of riding in India! And lovely to know you will be following us. Keep in touch and let us know if/whenever you visit Australia.

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    • Hi Almaz. It was lovely meeting you this morning. Thank you again for your help today. We decided it was too close to our departure to take the risk of completely recovering the seats – trying a different alternative now – will see how it works!! All the best! Anne & Anthony

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  27. Hi,
    My name is Giuliano Minelli from Italy. I’ve been reading about your RTW. Since I’m planning to do the same trip in 2018 (Canada, South Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakistan and Armenia) I wanted to know some informations I’m not sure about.
    In those countries I’ve mentioned above is a CARNET THE PASSAGE needed or not?
    I hope my english is clear and for any clarification my email is minoceci@libero.it
    Thank you
    Giuliano

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    • Hi Giuliano. Great to hear from you and hear about your trip!! Very exciting. No carnet is required for those countries. Make sure you use Yuri for your entry into Russia – you’ll find his contact in our blog. If you have any other question, do contact us and hopefully we can help. When do you leave?
      Happy planning!!! And safe travels. Anne

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    • Hi Giuliano, not sure what happened to my response I am sorry. You do not need a CDP for those countries. Check our Visas and Borders section for information on Canada to Korea shipping and useful contact details in Korea and Russia. Have a great trip!

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  28. Your blog led us to the Air Canada Ship Your Bike. Thanks! Do you or anyone else have experience shipping to Rome with this program? My husband is doing this, Montreal to Rome in July and we are looking for more information about what happens at the Rome end of things. Thanks!

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  29. Hello Anne and Anthony.

    Thank you for sharing your extensive adventures and insights travelling the world, they are mouth-watering. My partner Georgia and I are avid riders and we were both hoping to make the HU meeting in Boona but it clashes with another personal engagement. We are planning a trip to Eastern Europe next year, purchasing a large van and 2 motorbikes for a years sojourn. We plan to stay in a place for 2-3 weeks and ride the bikes to explore the sites. We have riding experience in Europe, Africa and NZ.

    I have a couple questions and I hope you don’t mind responding.

    1) I have dual citizenship English/OZ and my partner OZ. Do you know what impact the introduction of Schengen visa system will have on people such as ourselves travelling through Europe?

    2) Are you able recommend someone with whom we can discuss the Schengen visa issue.

    3) Many of the countries we plan to visit obviously ‘don’t have holes in the wall’ . How did you manage to maintain a cash liquidity to pay for your border entry visa’s registrations and insurance and entries etc? Did the border entries accept Euro or US or did they require local currency?

    4) Was it easier to use your Aussie passport rather than I presume a UK (EU) passport?

    Thank you, regards Michael

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    • Michael,

      Sounds like a fantastic trip, I am sorry you cannot make the Boonah event but more than happy to answer you questions as best as I can.

      1. My understanding of the Schengen Visa is that it is automatically granted for up to 90 days for Oz passport holders. Note that you can only stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days in every 180 days. I believe that if you overstay can be refused entry next time. I am aware of an Australian who was looking after elderly parents who was not granted an extension and had to return to Australia for 90 days.

      I believe as a UK passport holder, depending on the Brexit outcome, you are currently allowed to stay beyond 90 days in the EU members of the Schengen area. Note that we have both OZ and EU passports so this has not been an issue for us.

      2. I do not have someone to recommend but the HUBB may give recent members experience. Have you seen schengenvisainfo.com ? That and the EU website and maybe smarttraveller.gov may help you with the information you are seeking which could include other types of visa for longer stays. Note that there are specific Australian agreements with some EU countries, .eg. the Czech Republic, that allow longer stays but there are specific rules.

      3. We used a mixture of Euro’s and local currency. If it is not documented in our borders section, I cannot recall what we used. Currency exchange is usually available at borders we also used credit cards in many places.

      4. The UK passport, while a member of the EU, was what I used, Anne has a French passport and used that.

      Hope this helps and happy to answer any followup questions.

      Regards

      Anthony

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      • That you Anthony for your swift response. I am keen to sort out the Schengen issue as my understanding is that you can only stay for an accumulated 3 months which will excluded persons from moving to another country that is under the Schengen agreement. I think it is madness ,as we will only be travelling not working. We don’t want to invest money in vehicles then find we can’t move from one country to another as our total 3 month stay has expired. Probably we would only stay in any one country for 4-6 weeks, but then move to another Schengen aligned country .

        Thanks for your help, we certainly appreciated your swift response. I will follow up with your suggestion.

        best wishes Michael

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      • It may be possible to structure a trip that includes travel to Schengen and non-Schengen countries such as Ukraine & Turkey and some of the parts of the old Yugoslavia that are not members to allow 90 days in and 90 days out.

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  30. Hello Anne and Anthony…. As always your blog brings a smile to both Karen and my faces. What great adventures and to think we saw you twice during your US trips. Always a great read and good pictures. Enjoy and take care. Mike Smith

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    • Hi Mike. Lovely to hear from you and know you and Karen are still reading and enjoying our blogs. 🤗
      Hope you are both well!
      Take care and love to you both.
      Anne

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