15. + 16. August 2023     The horses at Song Kul are very numerous and look so pretty in the pictures that they get their own post. At a minimum, each family has so many that everyone can sit on them. They are needed to keep herds or individual animals together and to cover … Continue reading Song Kul II – a Horsepost → Read more

15. + 16. August 2023     We set off for Song Kul in the early morning. To do this, you first drive along a beautiful road, get closer and closer to the mountains and then turn off.       The road then continues roughly on a dust track, first over a small pass … Continue reading Song Kul I – Lake, Yurts and Animals → Read more

13. + 14. August 2023     From Kara Taala it was not so far to our next destination: Kara Suu, a village very close to Kochkor. What always amazes me here is the amount of (Soviet) monuments – besides the countless statues and busts of the deceased. It was again through great countryside, relatively … Continue reading Kara Suu – Camels, Felt and Thread → Read more

10. – 12. August 2023     On departure morning, our luggage was put into the panniers and ridden to the car by our driver. We followed on foot. Then we drove further along the valley through several villages. The villages always had asphalt road, in between was dust track.         At … Continue reading Tuura Suu + Kara Taala – Teachers, Communication and Walls → Read more

8. + 9. August 2023     I think I am too small for my luggage…..   We started by car and drove a few kilometres to a car park in Bokonbaevo.     A small car arrived there, the doors opened and a loud whistling noise was immediately heard. Two men got out of … Continue reading Bokonbaevo + Temir Kanat – Eagles, Flowers and Mushrooms → Read more

7. August 2023     The accommodation in Karakol had set up a yurt in the garden where meals were served. After breakfast, we started our onward journey to the south side of Issyk Kul. This route is not as busy as the north side, where there is more accommodation and holidaymakers. It was overcast … Continue reading Karakol -> Bokonbaevo – Bulls, Fairytale and Water → Read more

5. + 6. August 2023     We started early from Chon Kemin because a festival was to take place in Tamchy on the Issyk Kul. We drove back to the main road and then along the Issyk Kul, the huge lake 182 km long and 60 km wide at 1,600 metres. It is the … Continue reading Cholpon Ata + Karakol – almost repeats from the previous year → Read more

3. + 4. August 2023     Phew – I have hardly any experience in pre-organised travel. Individual trekking tours sometimes yes, and as a tour guide I have been on several organised trips – but never like this from start to finish. And I thought it would be wonderfully relaxing this time, because I … Continue reading Burana + Chon Kemin – Organised Travelling → Read more

31. July to 2. August 2023     It is still hot in Bishkek. But somehow there are always quite a few people walking around outside. In Osh, I had unsuccessfully tried to get a massage, but in Bishkek I was more successful. And I thought it was a great idea to lie around in … Continue reading Bishkek – no more alone → Read more

24. – 30. July 2023     I’m in a relatively quiet phase of travel at the moment, i.e. I’m not exploring much but working more on my laptop. But I was still out and about a bit – in Sary Mogul I went for a walk and didn’t take any pictures except the one … Continue reading Sary Mogul -> Osh -> Bishkek – On the Road and Lingering → Read more