22. + 23. July 2023     Sary Mogul is the starting point for Peak Lenin and the nice thing is that you can always see the mountain from here – if it is not hiding behind clouds. On my second day there, the sun was shining wonderfully from the blue sky and so there … Continue reading Sary Mogul + Tulpar Lake – a kind of a teaser → Read more

20. + 21. July 2023     After 4 nights of rest in Osh, I didn’t feel really fit again (diarrhoea was also a factor), but restless. After all, I was there to see the Alay Mountains and the Pamir Highway! But I could make myself more comfortable and book a taxi. I asked the … Continue reading Osh -> Sary Mogul – Bargaining, Highway and Altitude → Read more

15. – 19. July 2023     I had extended a day in Arkit because I was feeling a bit limp and was enjoying the pleasant evening air and all. I didn’t do much that day, just walked around a bit:         I had a headache the night before, that evening too, … Continue reading Sary Chelek -> Osh – Indispositions, Politics and a Fairground → Read more

12. – 14. July 2023     When I am on the road, my source of well-being is often related to who I meet. In Toktogul, Orhan, a 54-year-old Turk who had set off from Antalya on his motorbike, was in the guesthouse. He was complaining a bit because the roads were quite exhausting and … Continue reading Toktogul -> Sary Chelek – Encounters, (once again) Landscapes and Heat → Read more

8. – 11. July 2023     If you are travelling without your own car/driver, if you want to go from Karakol to the west of Kyrgyzstan, you have to take the diversions via Bishkek. So I did. The weather was overcast and getting darker, but I arrived at the accommodation well dry.     … Continue reading Karakol -> Bishkek -> Toktogul – Mosque, High Valley and Lake → Read more

2., 6. + 7. July 2023     I think that one of the things that makes me a tour operator is that I know so much of the areas I offer myself. And now that I have expanded my offer to include new countries, I still have to discover them well. But since I … Continue reading Karakol – Photography, Vastness and People → Read more

3. – 5. July 2023     Near Karakol (my time there gets an extra post) there is a popular tour or 2 variants with the destination of the lake Ala Kul. Certainly more beautiful and great is a multi-day trek from Valley A to the lake and then over a pass back down via … Continue reading Altyn Arashan – Frustration and Joy and Travel Coincidences → Read more

July 2023     On the evening of 26 June 2023, I sat on a sofa in a pub, with the cat and the Laughing pillow next to me, and said goodbye. 6 weeks in Georgia – that was more than most other travellers had at their disposal. And not nearly enough to discover “everything” … Continue reading Georgia – Afterthoughts → Read more

27. – 30. June 2023     After a little over a year, I landed in Bishkek again and it is very different from before. Back then it was grey and cool, this time the sun was hot. Back then I came fresh from Germany, this time I came a bit used up from Georgia. … Continue reading Bishkek – ugly city, small feelings and nice people → Read more

23. – 26. June 2023     When we woke up the next day, the weather looked friendly – but it didn’t stay for long. Upper Omalo is the only place with a kind of “centre”, where the car is parked at the top left. Nino had taken care of all the accommodations, which is … Continue reading Bye Bye Tusheti! Hello Tbilisi! → Read more