Singapore to London

I’m planning to ride my motorcycle from Singapore to Europe starting April/May this year, 2019. I will go through Malaysia, Thailand and Laos before joining a group ride through western China. After a month in China riding through Tibet I will enter Kirghistan. Then into Kazakhstan and further towards Europe.

This will be a long trip and there’s lot’s of stuff to prepare. I will be going through many countries and visa requirements will vary from country to country. There are also preparations to do for the bike.

Singapore to Laos

The first part of the trip was easy with no visas or other paperwork needed and went from Singapore through Malaysia, Thailand and Laos.

Laos to Lhasa, Tibet

We rode 3200 km to Lhasa through amazing and scenic landscapes gradually ascending to an elevation of around 4000m.

Lhasa to Kashgar

The highlight of this stretch was undoubtedly Mount Everest base camp but there were many other exciting sights as well.

Silk Road

Once out of China the real adventure starts! Kirghistan starts off as a bit of a bad dream, but Uzbekistan through Samarkand is amazing while the route through Kazakhstan is more of a transport stretch.

Astrakhan, Volgograd, Moscow and onward to London

Russia turned out to be a lot nicer than it’s reputation and I particularly enjoyed Volgograd. Of course, Moscow was amazing and I got to see the famous buildings we often see on the news. After a ferry across the Baltic I spent some time in Sweden before going to London and the end of my adventure.

Joseph Savant
March 14, 2019 at 09:55

WOW!

Ted H.
March 14, 2019 at 14:31

WHOA!

Phil G
May 2, 2019 at 00:47

Safe travels Carl!

Leon Chernis
May 5, 2019 at 09:51

Congratulations on having such the great physical abilities!!!
Looks like quite a heroic adventure!
Careful when driving through the southern republic of Former Soviet Union – you may want to have some of the locals to be in the riding group.
Good luck!
Leon

- Carl (Post author)
  May 8, 2019 at 18:41
  
  Thanks Leon. I’ll be going through several of the Stans, then through Russia west of the Caspian sea and into Georgia. What do I need to worry about?