My Travelling Experiences

Driving in Oman I lived for four and half year in Oman and it was a bit difficult to get the driving licence initially but finally when I got the driving licence or you can say learning licence (The Green book), I purchased my first bike and went for tour in Oman (you can read my another blog for how to purchase motorcycle in Oman ) First of all I would like to tell about my experience in living in Oman was much better than living in any other GCC countries. (The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises six Middle Eastern countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.) Omani people are more humble and helpful compared to the other GCC nationals. Muscat is the capital and the biggest city which is really not as big as like other capital cities. Even though the city is well maintained but still the one of the biggest building was HSBC Oman (The bank I hate - The Chore bank). A Side road view ( Well maintened pavment) in Muscat City Arial view of Musc...

Driving permission in any country is different for a tourist then for a resident (non-citizen but long term visa holder). Since most of the countries allow tourists to drive the vehicle with their home country license up to a certain period time (usually 3 - 6 month) but may not beyond without that country licence, like in Oman. So Far I drove in many countries (About 20 countries: 5 in South America, 6 in Europe, 7 in Asia) but have never been asked for Driving License on road. Have been asked for Bike papers, Insurance and Visa etc. but never for Driving License and that was surprising as it was for the first time that I did get an international driving License from My home country. I took two times earlier (since it is valid for one year only) but was never asked by anyone. So I thought that it's just another method for the  Governments to make money or for show-off or might be asked in USA where I haven't driven.  Moreover, international driving licence is not an authori...

My Driving Route through Iran in 2017 I drive around 7000 km in Iran, and it was quite a different experience than driving in Europe. I entered Iran from Azerbaijan ( Bileh Savar بیله‌سوار) border, and we can say that it was only by the grace of god that I got entry inside Iran without having proper documents for my bike ( Carnet De Passages ) or may be due to the ultimate hospitality of Iranian people. At the entry point of Iran border, they took me in a room and my bag was so thoroughly searched that I myself was seeing many of my things after a long long time ( "Oh, so its here. I didn't lose this. Oh, that is also there etc. 😅). Every bit of my bags was on the table and when I said that "I know no liquor allowed in Iran, so don't worry, I didn't buy anything like that" then the young security personnel thanked me for respecting their culture and law and concluded the search.  After the bag search, they took me to a room and I was interviewed like 30-45...

My driving map of Azerbaijan. (I didn't drive much (approx. 600 km since it's a small country). As I mentioned in my previous blog, while in Georgia, on my way to Azerbaijan, I met another motorcycle driver named Daniel and we decided to travel together. At the border, I asked Daniel to go first since he was a white man and might get some leverage. I followed behind him (we crossed at Red Bridge passing). They stopped him and took him aside, and I entered. I waited for him outside the post on the Azerbaijan side, worried. Finally, he came and told me the problem was that he had a printed map showing some part of Azerbaijan in Armenia, which upset the authorities. I'm sure if he were not an Englishman, he might have had to spend some time in lockup.  About the insurance part, the good thing was that they do not insist on bike insurance for the country; they simply sell it for $10 for one month, which is tourist-friendly. Azerbaijan does not have as many hotels as you can fin...

Driving In Georgia (Country) April 04, 2018 I passed through Georgia during my Silk-Route adventure and It was really special to enter this country because I had visited this country in 2015. I had tried to arrange a motorcycle on rent but couldn't succeed and returned back. This time I came to Georgia from Turkey through  Batumi  border with Oman residency card which required no Visa at that time (2017). I entered Georgia from Turkey and it was a funny / irritating / annoying Entry. Before Immigration, the Customs searched my bike for drugs etc. But they were not so skilled to deal with two wheeler opening parts. First I cautiously let them play with my bike and when they tried hard to open the seat of bike but couldn't then I agreed to help them on one condition that if I open the seat cover and show them what is beneath there, they will clear me from this inspection (of course they found nothing there). Because they had been struggling from last 20 minutes and ...