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Day 41 (24th June) Almaty. A useless and expensive day. We ordered a taxi to take us to the Great Almaty Lake, one of the city’s alleged tourist attractions. We … Read more

Day 40 (23rd June) Almaty. Went to see the Panfilov Park, named after Ivan Panfilov, leader of a group of 28 soldiers from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan who were all killed … Read more

I got up at 5 am to re-position the van in front of the hotel where our good friend Gapur is going to keep an eye on it while we … Read more

There was an impressive rapids near te lorry park where we spent the night. By midday we were back in the Dostuk Hotel. We got lost in Bishkek, so I … Read more

We had a grim night. Although it was freezing outside, we were very warm under the quilt. However the altitude of nearly 4,000 metres meant that the air was thin … Read more

An eventful day! We set off early after a group of four Kyrgyz men gathered at a bus stop about 5 metres from the van about 6 am, and they … Read more

The day started badly; there was no breakfast because there were no breakfast staff. When we went out to the many nearby restaurants to see if they served breakfasts, we … Read more

We spent the day in the hotel while Gapur sorted a place to store the van when we go to China. I managed to buy some metformin pills from a … Read more

The road from Karabulak to Bishkek was one big traffic jam. We got lost in Bishkek trying to find the Albatross Hotel where we stayed in 2018 and met our … Read more