David Stafford's World Travel Journal

Contents

  1. A simple plan
  2. Thailand
  3. Building Magellan
  4. Hawaii
  5. China - The Globeriders Tour begins (incomplete)
  6. Russia (not available yet)
  7. Ukraine (not available yet)
  8. Poland (not available yet)
  9. The Czech Republic (not available yet)
  10. Germany - The Globeriders Tour concludes (not available yet)
  11. France (not available yet)
  12. Germany - Once More (not available yet)
  13. Canada
  14. Oregon
  15. Back To School
  16. Vancouver
  17. Route 66
  18. Pacific Coast
  19. Conclusion


  1. A simple plan

    My itinerary

    Janurary 20 - Buying the motorcycle

  2. Thailand

    January 23 - Arriving in Thailand
    January 24 - Getting about on a scooter
    January 25 - Riding an elephant
    January 26 - Thai traffic is the solution to overpopulation
    January 27 - A visit to a ghost town
    January 28 - Randy's fish farm
    January 29 - A walk around the village
    January 31 - Exploring the valley
    February 1 - Where there is elephant dung there are elephants
    February 2 - Watching the stars
    February 3 - A festival in Mae Chaem
    February 4 - At the pinnacle of Thailand
    February 5 - Pai
    February 6 - Back from Pai
    February 7 - Tha Ton
    February 8 - The golden triangle
    February 9 - Tha Ton, again
    February 10 - Back to Botter's village
    February 11 - Going home

  3. Building Magellan

    March 7 - Building Magellan, Part 1
    March 8 - Building Magellan, Part 2
    March 9 - Thoughts on Magellan

    April 7 - Encounter with a bear
    April 13 - Picking up an R80ST
    April 14 - Riding home
    April 15 - Slow boat to China

  4. Hawaii

    April 25 - Ala Moana beach
    April 26 - Diamond Head
    April 27 - Exploring Oahu and rocking to Rubber Soul
    April 28 - Bowfin, Missouri and Waikiki

    Favorite memories from previous visits

  5. China - The Globeriders Tour begins

    May 8 - Arriving in Shanghai
    May 9 - Chinese driving test
    May 10 - Persistence pays off (we get our motorcycles!)
    May 11 - Limping into Nanjing
    May 12 - Frustration
    May 13 - Xuzhou City
    May 14 - Jinan
    May 15 - Problem fixed?
    May 16 - The long, long road to Beijing
    May 17 - Tian An Men Square by night
    May 18 - Tian An Men Square and the Forbidden City

    The following entries will become available as I convert my notes into journal entries.

    May 19 - The Great Wall
    May 20 - Hu Lu Dao
    May 21 - Shen Yang
    May 22 - Changchun
    May 23 - Harbin
    May 24 - Daqing City
    May 25 - Zhalantun City
    May 26 - Yakeshi
    May 27 - Manzhouli
    May 28 - Touring Manzhouli

  6. Russia

    May 29 - Zabaikalsk
    May 30 - Chita
    May 31 - Ulan Ude
    June 1 - Just Married!
    June 2 - Irkutsk
    June 3 - Irkutsk
    June 4 - Irkutsk
    June 5 - Tulunn
    June 6 - Krasnoyarsk
    June 7 - Touring Krasnoyarsk
    June 8 - Berezovo
    June 9 - Novosibirsk
    June 10 - Touring Novosibirsk
    June 11 - Omsk
    June 12 - Ekaterinburg
    June 13 - Ekaterinburg
    June 14 - Visit the Ural motorcycle factory
    June 15 - Touring Ekaterinburg
    June 16 - Ufa
    June 17 - Samara
    June 18 - Saratov
    June 19 - Saratov
    June 20 - A few miles outside of Saratov
    June 21 - Volgograd
    June 22 - Rostov
    June 23 - Anapa

  7. Ukraine

    June 24 - Yalta
    June 25 - Touring Yalta
    June 26 - Touring Yalta
    June 27 - Odessa
    June 28 - Touring Odessa
    June 29 - Vinnitza
    June 30 - Lviv
    July 1 - Touring Lviv

  8. Poland

    July 2 - Krakow
    July 3 - Touring Krakow
    July 4 - Touring Auschwitz, Birkenau

  9. The Czech Republic

    July 5 - Brno
    July 6 - Ceske Budejovice

  10. Germany - The Globeriders Tour concludes

    July 7 - Munich
    July 8 - Farewell dinner for the Globeriders

    Thinking about the Globeriders trip

    July 9 - Munich
    July 10 - Munich
    July 12 - Kirchberg
    July 13 - Somewhere in France

  11. France

    July 14 - Belfort
    July 15 - Nevers
    July 16 - St. Amand Montrond
    July 17 - Le Mans
    July 18 - Bayeux
    July 19 - Caen
    July 20 - Paris
    July 21 - Touring Paris
    July 22 - Touring Paris
    July 23 - Metz

  12. Germany - Once More

    July 24 - Koblenz
    July 25 - Frankfurt
    July 26 - Frankfurt

  13. Canada

    July 29 - Vancouver
    August 9 - The prodigal KLR returns

  14. Oregon

    August 17 - On the Oregon coast with Deb

  15. Back To School

    August 24 - Motocross riding class
    August 26 - Taking Adam to the MSF dirt bike class

  16. Vancouver

    August 29 - Overdosing on wasabi

    August 31 - A new toy!

  17. Route 66

    September 15 - Prepping my KLR
    September 19 - Boise - Happy Trails!
    September 20 - Utah - Space rockets and golden spikes
    September 21 - Cheyenne, Wyoming - Crossing the Rocky Mountains
    September 24 - Chicago, Illinois
    September 25 - So long, Rick!
    September 26 - Volo Museum
    September 27 - Harley Davidson factory and Kenosha military museum
    September 28 - A useful tip
    September 29 - Woodstock motorcycle swap meet
    September 30 - Chicago - Giant spaceman
    October 1 - Normal - Sirup, pig hips & Phillips 66
    October 2 - St. Louis - Castles in the Mississippi? Dutch windmills? Pink elephants?
    October 3 - Springfield - Meramec caverns, Jesse James & Indian wheels
    October 4 - Joplin - A Rainbow Curve, a Crapduster and a rusty conquistador
    October 5 - Edmond - Totem poles, a blue whale, RAT Daddy, and family
    October 6 - Slip and fall!
    October 8 - Another electrical gremlin rears its ugly head
    October 14 - Texas - Family and friends in the Lone Star State


  18. Pacific Coast


  19. Conclusion




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