Feb 18, 2011 | Asia, Blog, India, South Asia |
India Part 6 Kerala & Tamil Nadu 1st February We have a day off and spend the day relaxing in the guest house, catching up on writing and organising our plans for the next couple of weeks. Our original plan was to drive south as far as the tip of India, Cape...
Jan 31, 2011 | Asia, Blog, India, South Asia |
24th January Southern Goa We re-start our Overland Adventure, leaving family behind and head to Goa’s southern beaches for a few days of rest and relaxation. The journey to Agonda beach does not take long. As we arrive we head straight to the camp we had found...
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 27, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Central Asia, Uzbekistan |
UZBEKISTAN 18TH October The Border We pass from Turkmenistan very quickly to the Uzbekistan border. As we arrive we notice the border gate is closed. We stop behind another car in anticipation of them opening the gate. 30mins later there is no sign of any...