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The Wakhan corridor

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OCT ‘ 19 - After visiting the Charyn canyon we c

OCT ‘ 19 - After visiting the Charyn canyon we cruised along the breathtaking views of more canyons and mountains in the distance. We drove to a small Kazakh town offering Sabina’s parents, who were visiting us their first insight in small town life of Central Asia.
Read our story about Kazakhstan at farawayistan.com/kazakhstan/

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OCT ‘ 19 - We had booked a private three day SUV

OCT ‘ 19 - We had booked a private three day SUV tour to see the nature this region has to offer. Andrey picked us up in his incredibly cool SUV and we were off to our first outdoors destination: Kazakhstans canyons. With Charyn canyon being the most impressive one.
After crossing the endless, wide-open plains outside of Almaty, the landscape suddenly gets a third dimension. The canyon consists of colorful formations, and towering cliffs. Being scared of heights definitely didn’t help some of us when visiting this majestic nature phenomenon. Robin was the bravest one and faced the deep abyss to take some wonderful shots.

Read our story about Kazakhstan at farawayistan.com/kazakhstan/

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OCT ‘ 19 - We were so excited to finally be in a

OCT ‘ 19 - We were so excited to finally be in a modern city again. There was so much to do in Almaty. We walked around town to see the Soviet architecture, visited the bazar, took the cable car to a view point/amusement park and enjoyed the exquisite gastronomy scene.

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OCT ‘ 19 - ALMATY AT LAST The last 200 km to Al

OCT ‘ 19 - ALMATY AT LAST

The last 200 km to Almaty, the road became a bit of a bore. It’s a new road and the first part isn’t open-end, that part was fun. We had the fresh concrete all to ourselves and the traffic was still on the old narrow parallel road. Weirdest part about this road, was that there are no turns for a few hundred kilometers. It just goes on and on and on. Soon enough our fun ended and we had to join the busy traffic on the old pothole filled road.
We stopped for lunch at one of the restaurants and ordered some borsh (Russian style soup). Bad borsh as it turned out a few hours later. We discussed if we wanted to continue cycling or hitch another ride for the last part. As if the gods were listening in, just as we were getting ready to leave a couple truck drivers started talking to us and offered us a ride.

We had found ourselves in a truck once again, and this time we didn’t even have to ask. The drivers companion, a small spaniel wasn’t too happy about this at first. After a while we finally gained its trust and he would carefully let us pet him. We had to stop outside the city, since trucks aren’t allowed in the city during the day. At this point the bad borsh also started kicking in for Sabina.
We said our goodbyes to the spaniel and his driver and cycled in to Almaty. A huge city. Not what you need when cramps and nausea have just gotten the better of you. Robin was leading the way in the now dark and busy city. We’ll spare you the details of the shunless toilet breaks, but let’s just say we were happy we had made it to our new home for the next chapter in our journey. It was time to park the bikes for a while and spend quality time with family in this surprisingly beautiful new country.

Read our story about Kyrgyzstan at farawayistan.com/kyrgyzstan/

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OCT ‘ 19 - BISHKEK TO ALMATY The first hundred

OCT ‘ 19 - BISHKEK TO ALMATY

The first hundred kilometers after the border were nice. The road wasn’t too busy and the landscape was made up of wavy hills. The wind was playing it’s ever apparent part and grew stronger in the afternoon. We found a campsite that offered some cover after following a small road to some monument in the middle of nowhere.

Read our story about Kyrgyzstan at farawayistan.com/kyrgyzstan/

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