Mar 26 2014
Fireblade World Tour Route
[ezcol_1third]Departure from Maashees[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]23 May ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]79,646km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Germany[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]23 May ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]79,684km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Poland[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]26 May ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]80,596km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Lithuania[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]16 June ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]85,451km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Latvia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]21 June ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]86,772km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Estonia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]26 June ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]87,948km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Russia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]01 July ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]88,970km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Japan[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]28 September ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]105,981km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Thailand[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]29 December ’95[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]114,135km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Malaysia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]05 March ’96[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]121,848km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Indonesia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]06 April ’96[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]124,919km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Australia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]05 June ’96[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]132,969km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]New Zealand[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]05 December ’96[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]161,495km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Bangladesh[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]10 April ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]172,768km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]India [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]24 April ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]175,459km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Nepal[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]10 May ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]179,028km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]India[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]24 May ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]180,731km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Pakistan[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]22 July ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]191,019km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Iran[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]22 August ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]195,318km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Turkey[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]13 September ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]198,979km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Syria[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]20 September ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]200,152km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Jordan[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]04 October ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]202,110km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Israel[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]15 October ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]203,298km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Egypt[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]09 November ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]205,170km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Eritrea[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]10 December ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]209,926km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Ethiopia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]14 December ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]210,316km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Kenya[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]24 December ’97[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]212,257km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Tanzania[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]06 January ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]213,173km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Kenya[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]12 January ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]213,404km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Uganda[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]15 January ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]214,042km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Kenya[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]21 January ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]215,718km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Tanzania[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]23 January ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]216,379km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Malawi[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]01 February ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]217,951km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Zambia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]09 February ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]219,651km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Zimbabwe[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]12 February ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]220,475km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Botswana[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]28 February ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]223,579km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Namibia[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]02 March ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]224,637km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]South Africa[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]25 March ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]228,930km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Lesotho[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]14 April ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]233,067km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]South Africa[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]15 April ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]233,646km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Swaziland[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]21 April ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]235,078km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]South Africa[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]24 April ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]235,769km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end]
From South Africa I went by plane to Italy and rode the last bit home.
[ezcol_1third]Italy[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]25 May ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]238,392km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]France[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]26 May ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]238,705km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Luxembourg[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]29 May ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]239,677km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Belgium[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]30 May ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]239,796km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Netherlands[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]30 May ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]239,893km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third]Maashees my hometown[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]30 May ’98[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]240,017km[/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third].[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end].[/ezcol_1third_end]After 160,371 kilometres on the road, 40 countries, 4 continents, 25 punctures, about 8,500 litres of petrol and lots of money, I allowed me and my Fireblade a well-deserved rest.