The Long Way Back

6 juin 2008

First stop : Dubai

Dear all, We have reached Dubai on wednesday. Surprisingly Air India flight was good : it was on time and almost empty!After 3 hours spent in the customs (we had to pay some duty despite our carnets de passage) we found an indian guy to lift away our...

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3 juin 2008

Sajid and Javid...our garagists!

Sajid and Javid are 2 brothers reparing and making old bikes : BSA, BMW, Triumph and Enfields... I could write a long article on them as we spent long hours at their workshop in Mahim West (Mumbai) with Adrien...but lack of time today because of imminent...

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3 juin 2008

Time to leave Innndddiiiiiaaaaa...

Air India plane to Dubai departing on Wednesday, 4th June 2008 at 14:45 from Mumbai International Airport... Bye bye Bombay, bye bye India my love! Tension, anxiety, sadness are the emotions that are starting to hit me at the end of this 'slice' of life...Tired...

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2 juin 2008

Boxes ready, set, go...

Things are moving fast, very fast. The last couple of days were very fruitful in terms of packing : packing of my stuff, packing for the long way back, packing the bike itself for shipment, and putting the entire package into a truck for the airport!...

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30 mai 2008

In the rush...

We finally have our iranian visa...what a relief! Well, technically, we do not have it yet as we have to pick up our passports at the Iranian consulate this afternoon. The tension of not knowing when we would leave has gone but has been replaced by the...

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26 mai 2008

No visa yet...

Brief news: We are still waiting for the approval from Teheran for the Iranian visa. We are crossing our fingers to have the Go from the Iranian consulate in Bombay in order to send our bikes to Dubai by air cargo. The carnets de passage required for...

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21 mai 2008

What is the Bullet?

As Adrien and I are leaving in less than 3 weeks for Dubai, it is time for me to give you a little history on the mythic Royal Enfield. Everybody in India and bike aficionados will know about about the Enfield Bullet but for most of you this name must...

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13 mai 2008

Certificate of Registration of Motor Vehicle...finally done!

Today was an important day for the preparation of the journey, as I finally went to pick up the Certificate of Registration of my bike at the Western Indian Automobile Association (WIAA) where I am a member. I bought my bike more than a year ago but didn't...

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9 mai 2008

How it all started...

I first have to apologize for not yet taking the time to write on this blog...My contract with the French Trade Commission is over in a couple of weeks after more than 2 years spent in Bombay facilitating (or trying to) business relations between French...

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6 mai 2008

Preparation - cartoons

Cartoons : courtesy of Master Zendebeu

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