Kyrgyzstan - Pamir, the Roof of the World
Landcruiser mended up to the standards of Central Asia, we set off towards the town of Osh. Knowing that we wouldn't make it there in one day, we took our sweet time getting ready in the morning...che...
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Kyrgyzstan - Issykul Lake
You find yourself here again...and reading about Kyrgyzstan. A few things are running through your mind: is Ivan running out of material to talk about? And is there nothing better to read on the inter...
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Kyrgyzstan - Altyn Arashan
Even if you have been following the Rio Olympic games like a hawk, then you still wouldn't have had a chance to spot this flag. As the post name suggests, we are in Kyrgyzstan. A few things you might...
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Kazakhstan - Window to the Galaxy
Could it be that we felt Almaty was so cozy because of our host? We stayed at a Korean guesthouse, where the owner resembled your grandfather? Maybe... He was very kind to us and somehow through the K...
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Kazakhstan - Welcome to Borat Country
Let's get this out of the way, yes we are going to the "Borat" country. Sadly, but that is how most Westerners perceive Kazakhstan. Even before visiting the country, I've always considered the movie more...
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Russia - Back to the Motherland
And boom just like that we are back in the Motherland although the landscape hasn't changed much from Mongolia, the towns already look a little bit more organized and well supplied. After finding a pl...
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Mongolia - Never Bores You
The route that we are following is called the "Southern Route". I've heard all kinds of stories about it, from boring with a good road to dusty, truck infested hellhole. After our Gobi to Bayankhongor...
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Mongolia - Bayankhongor - Real Mongolia Experience
The excitement of asphalt didn't last too long. Soon on a dry, smooth and, most importantly, quite pavement we discovered that our front suspension is making an awful amount of noise. When you are off...
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Mongolia - Gobi Yourself
Sitting around in the hostel, we tried to figure out what else to do in Mongolia. It's not like there is a shortage of things to be done, just we never really prepared. We looked around other people's...
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Mongolia - Orkhon valley
Similarly named to an island we just spent destroying our sense of what is the right way to drive a car and mostly our livers for a week, if you haven't read the Olkhon Island adventures with Korandov...