Day 20 Khiva (3rd June)
Day 20 Khiva (3rd June) One reason for staying a further day at Khiva, apart from the excellent hotel and interesting sights, was the need to get the van looked … Read more
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Day 19 Khiva (2nd June)
I was taken by the hotel manager to a garage in the new town because I was worried about a clunking sound in the back of the vehicle, which seemed … Read more
Day 18 Birunyi to Khiva (1st June)
Waking early in the morning, we got sent in all directions by people trying to be helpful, and finally found the road to Khiva about 100 metres from where we … Read more
Day 17 Qungirot to Birunyi (31st May)
Getting into Uzbekistan took another 2 hours, but was comparatively easy with far fewer people. Insurance cost 12 dollars. The rest of the day was unremitting misery as we travelled … Read more
Day 16 Beyneu to Qungirot (30th May)
We were woken 33 minutes into the day (ie at 12.33 am) by a Russian lorry driver who wanted to give us bread and water because tomorrow would be a … Read more
Day 15 Atyrau to Beyneu (29th May)
As the hotel did not kick us out until midday, we decided to make the best of the money we had spent and had a long lie-in. So we didn’t … Read more
Day 14 Astrakhan to Atyrau (28th May)
After a boring drive through the desert, we booked into an expensive hotel in the belief that they would help us, only to discover that the money had gone through … Read more
Day 11 Verkhnyi Lars to Groznyi
Some fool on the internet has written that he had travelled all over Russia using his visa credit card in spite of sanctions, and an even bigger fool believed him … Read more
Day 9 Gumushane to Borjomi (23rd May)
The road climbs continuously from Gumushane through a number of tunnels until it reaches a pass at a height of 2,409 metres. There are snow-covered peaks on three sides while … Read more
Day 6 Meteora to Kavalla
Day 6 Meteora to Kavalla We got to the tour office for 08.30 and were taken on a bus to pick up other participants in the tour. The bus wound … Read more