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The Silk Road

Tashkent, 07.07.2019 The last week was a break from the journey so far. From NYC my girlfriend Kat joined me in Uzbekistan for a week touring the silk road cities around here. We met in Tashkent, and as her luggage got lost by Aeroflot we had to spend the first days shopping clothes. To doContinueContinue reading “The Silk Road”

Testing the mountains

Tashkent, 29.06.2019 Driving south, after crossing the Tian Shan mountain range, several wonderful mountain ranges lied ahead. The road quality around here varied wildly from one moment to the other, and of course the most beautiful spots were connected by the worst roads. The further up, the more remote and wild, the more difficult toContinueContinue reading “Testing the mountains”

Tian Shan

Karakol, 25.06.2019 About an hour before reaching Almaty the steppe stopped, it got greener, trees started to dot the landscape, and then suddenly on the horizon, the Tian Shan mountain range appeared. It was impressive to see, covered in snow not just on the peaks. To the west heavy rain came down just in frontContinueContinue reading “Tian Shan”

Through the steppe

Almaty, 23.06.2019 Leaving Nur-Sultan for Almaty, almost 1.300km of steppe lay ahead of me. From my last visit I remembered the flat land, desert, and Soviet ruins. This time the road led through another area though. The steppe turned out to be a giant cemetery. About half an hour from Nur-Sultan lies the Alzhir museumContinueContinue reading “Through the steppe”

R&R in Nur-Sultan

Nur-Sultan, 21.05.2016 The last five weeks have been quite a ride and very intense, for mind and body. I went from a city life with sport, lots of yoga and movement to driving most of the day, plus the Russian roads treatment to my back. Many nights in small hotel rooms didn’t leave a lotContinueContinue reading “R&R in Nur-Sultan”