Nov 28, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Pakistan, South Asia |
PAKISTAN – Hunza to Islamabad 10th November We wake up early to leave the Eagles Nest and start our 110km journey to Gilgit, leaving the Hunza valley behind us. We pass lots of Chinese workers on some very uneven roads. As we drive down the road a man frantically...
Nov 9, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Pakistan, South Asia |
PAKISTAN – Karakoram Highway (KKH) Sost to Gilgit 7th November We cross the Khunjerab Pass at a height of 4700 metres, crossing from China to Pakistan. We feel relieved to have made it this far but are apprehensive about the next 84km before we reach the main...
Nov 3, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
KYRGYZSTAN Within two minutes of being in the country we are flagged down by a policeman. He asks Martin to follow him to his car where he pulls out a piece of paper with Russian-English translations on it. The most important one according to him is ‘You must pay a...
Oct 28, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Central Asia, Kazakhstan |
KAZAKHSTAN 27TH October We are forced to transit Kazakhstan to reach Kyrgyzstan, due to the border between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan being closed due to ethnic tensions. This adds several days to our journey and also hundreds of miles. We know the weather...
Oct 2, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Turkey, West Asia |
Turkey Part 3 26th September We leave Fethiye and head for Ankara, saying farewell to my Dad and Pam over a nice roast beef dinner. We leave at 6:40pm, anticipating that the drive to Ankara will take about 10 hours. Along the route, again, some of the roads are...
