Asia

Uzbekistan: Land of the blue houses

We are a little bit worried about the border crossing.…

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Tajikistan: Where the wild things are

The 17-kilometers road between the borders is in a bad…

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Kyrgyzstan 2: An offroad paradise

After some back and forth we got the spare parts…

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Kyrkyzstan 1: Like the alps in “sick”

A young border official greets us on the Kazakh side…

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Kazakhstan 2: The varied east

After leaving Almaty we drive north and pass Kaptschagai Lake.…

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Kazakhstan 1: Kazakhstan’s endless vastness

The road between Astrakhan and the Kazakh border is good.…

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Russia: Three days of “dreamlike” Russia

On the last few kilometers to the russian border, the…

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Georgia: These Georgians, they are crazy

When God started to divide the earth among the various…

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Turkey 3: When the muezzin is calling

Did anybody ever wonder, if muezzins always sing the same…

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Turkey 2: Beautiful western Turkey

We are happy to have left the crowded Bosporus region…

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Turkey 1: If all else fails…Köfte

The time has come - we are leaving Europe. Although…

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