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Impregnable Mestia: The Svan Towers of Caucasus (and ie and ie and ie)

After exploring Kaishi, the village that should be flooded by the Khudoni Hydropower project, we head to the ancient village... Read More
Zero Things to Do in Tbilisi Plus some Georgian Wine 7
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Zero Things to Do in Tbilisi Plus some Georgian Wine

Cycling to Tbilisi, our bicycle touring adventure in Georgia continues. After visiting Svaneti, hearing the sad story of Kaishi and... Read More
Ivanovka's Kolkhoz
AsiaCaucasus

Ivanovka: The Last & Alive Soviet Union Kolkhoz

The typical Central Asian Bazar of Turkestan
AsiaCentral Asia

Turkestan and Southern Kazakhstan – is this what they call Silk Road?

Bicycle Touring to the ancient city of Turkestan one of the most valuable heritages in Kazakhstan. Cycling the Silk Road under the heat of the Central Asia summer. Read More
Cycling from Bishkek to Almaty: Chinese visa in Kazakhstan and other stories 8
AsiaCentral Asia

Cycling from Bishkek to Almaty: Chinese visa in Kazakhstan and other stories

An easy bicycle ride from Bishkek and how we got our Chinese visa in Almaty. Bicycle touring Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Read More
Osh Bazar in Bishkek
AsiaCentral Asia

Freedom in Kyrgyzstan – From Kara Balta to Bishkek

Facts about Urumqi: Nuclear Deserts and Group Dances 9
AsiaEastern Asia

Facts about Urumqi: Nuclear Deserts and Group Dances

Bicycle touring and hitchhiking a bus to Urumqi. Things to do and fact to know about the capital of Xinjiang. And things you don't know the Chinese do Read More
Yar o Jiaohe
AsiaEastern Asia

To Turpan: a green stain in the gray of two deserts

Bicycle touring to -154 msl, to Turpan and the ancient city of Jiaohe. Thank to the fresh water coming through the Kerez, Turpan became a green oasis in the desert. Read More
Dunhuang Sand Dunes China
AsiaEastern Asia

Dunhuang – sand dunes and Buddhist grottoes in the desert of Gansu

Zhangye: the vivid dream of a living buddha 10
AsiaEastern Asia

Zhangye: the vivid dream of a living buddha

Zhangye and the Rainbow Mountains of China are among the most incredible places we’ve ever been. Besides the ubeliavable Danxia... Read More

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