Journey, Kyrgyzstan Apr 30, 2019 CHAPTER 12 – BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN Autumn gilded Bishkek. Golden leaves fall from trees. Golden yarn of sunrays envelops streets, buildings and... Read More 0 0
Journey, Kazakhstan Feb 2, 2019 Chapter 11 – Almaty, Kazakhstan We almost give up on Astana (renamed to Nur-Sultan in March 2019). The capital of Kazakhstan, which we reach at... Read More 0 0
Journey, Kazakhstan Jan 11, 2019 Chapter 10 – Pavlodar, Kazakhstan From Mongolia, we drive directly onto the Chuysky Trakt. Were it not for the fact that smooth asphalt stretches... Read More 0 0
Journey, Mongolia Dec 26, 2018 Chapter 9 – Ulgii, Mongolia After all the action of digging out our unfortunate motorhome, we stopped in Mongolian paradise. Over a mountain... Read More 0 0
Journey, Mongolia Nov 30, 2018 Chapter 8 – Khovd, Mongolia Almost a week has passed since we set our camp in Bayankhongor. Each day here brings new surprising events and most... Read More 0 0
Customs, Mongolia Nov 28, 2018 Between the Worlds A man, huddled on a low stool, rhythmically beats a large leather drum. A thick, richly decorated coat flows down... Read More 0 0
Journey, Mongolia Nov 25, 2018 Chapter 7 – Bayankhongor, Mongolia After a rally crossing over the river in the Khujirt Valley, we finally drive onto a ribbon of asphalt. Initially,... Read More 0 0
Kyrgyzstan, Planet Earth Nov 1, 2018 The two faces of Issyk-Kul In Bishkek they told us, there is no point in going to Issyk-Kul at this time of the year. It is already long past... Read More 0 0
Planet Earth, Russia Oct 25, 2018 The Spirit of Buryatia “Is this your machine?” asks a young policeman, showing a picture of our ambulance on his phone. “Ours”, we... Read More 0 0