Former-Soviet-Union | Cycloscope: Bicycle Touring Planet Earth

Osturňa – a Guide to a Hidden Gem of the Carpathians

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Osturna, Slovakia: history, architecture, what to see, where to stay A guide to a hidden gem of the Carpathians There are many small and hidden gems in Slovakia, one we really feel like recommending is th...

Estonia Cycling & Camping: 8 Gorgeous Bike Routes + Touring Hacks

Estonia, Baltic Countries, Europe

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Ungru Manor How to organize a bike and camping trip in Estonia: the most beautiful itineraries and the less known attractions, where to sleep, the costs, the climate. In short, everything ...

Cycling Poland – GreenVelo and EuroVelo routes (tips and maps)

Poland, Baltic Countries, Europe, Guides

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Organizing a bicycle touring trip in Poland climate, roads, where to sleep and the 7 most interesting cycling routes. GreenVelo and EuroVelo, the great European cycle network Poland may not seem to be amongst ...

Farewell Aral Sea – Kazachstan

Reportage, Kazakhstan

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Aral Lake (or Aral Sea) used to be the 4th largest lake in the world for surface (68,000km2). Now is almost a pond. What left it like it's now?

Kyrgyzstan: Fergana valley, Between Radioactivity and Territorial Conflicts

Reportage

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Uranium mining in Kyrgyzstan, and radioactive waste at the border with the valley of Fergana. A serious issue for the geopolitical stability of the region

Brief Point About Nomads in Kazakhstan

Reportage, Central Asia, Kazakhstan

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Before going to cycle Kazakhstan, we asked ourselves: are there still Kazakh nomad out there? Or Soviet Union wiped them all out?

Kok Boru at World Nomad Games - Kyrgyzstan

First World Nomad Games – History Sets Foot in Cholpon Ata

Reportage, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul lake, Cholpon Ata town, First World Nomad Games. Play polo with a dead goat (Kok Boru or Buzkashi), throw your opponent from his horse in a tense Enish fight, or grab your bride (or slap your groom) in a Kyz Kuu race!

Traditional Winemaking in Georgia – the Oldest Wine in the World

Reportage, Caucasus, Georgia

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A Georgian wine cellar - image from Tamada The history of Georgian wine, the oldest wine in the world Traditional winemaking in Georgia and the future of Georgian wine Georgian wine is being recently re...

Arslanbob: Living in the Biggest Walnut Forest in the World

Reportage, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

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Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan, Silk Road, Central Asia. This is said to be the birth place of all the walnuts in the world. People live inside this huge and magical forest, like in a fairytale. The harvest season is here, and we came to see how it is.

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

Georgia, Caucasus

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After exploring Kaishi, the village that should be flooded by the Khudoni Hydropower project, we head to the ancient village of Mestia, 1500 msl. Mestia is home to the iconic Svan defensive towers (lush...

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