1 Couple, 1 Motorcycle & their Road Trip across 18 Countries.
She is a philosophy teacher. He is a corporate professional. They put a pause to their prolific careers and set out on an epic road trip across 18 countries, 20000 kilometres over 100 days in Europe and Asia, a project they called ‘Dosti On Wheels’.
Anu and Manas rode solo on their India-registered Ducati Scrambler motorbike, starting their ride from the port city of Valencia in Spain. They travelled to Portugal, France and covered Switzerland, Germany, Czechia, Austria, and Liechtenstein before riding into Italy and Vatican. From there it was the Eastern European countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia until finally they travelled into Greece. Then came Asia- where they spent a month exploring the beautiful land of Turkey. They finally shipped their bike back from the port city of Istanbul into Mumbai to conclude their odyssey.
Going down memory lane, reminiscing how it all began, I realize the day is still clearly etched upon my mind… It was early January in
Click here if you haven’t already read part 1 And so, we steeled our will and headed for Mumbai. We reached Mumbai on March 2.
We are now basking in Mallorca, the beautiful Spanish island in the Mediterranean. Our motorbike is at the Valencia port waiting for customs clearance –
“You cannot be permitted to leave the country” glowered the man behind the desk at the immigration counter. He was furious- almost screaming at me
