15. – 16. September 2023     As announced in the previous post, here is a story that I have never experienced in this form in my 31 years in India. The short version is this: we had wrong information about the departure time and place of a night bus to Shimla and tried to … Continue reading Delhi -> Shimla – a special busstory → Read more

14. + 15. September 2023     After 4.5 months, I’m back in Delhi and it’s exciting and familiar as always. I took the train to Frankfurt, flew with Etihad via Abu Dhabi and even though the journey was a bit long, it was actually quite relaxed and comfortable. I didn’t take any photos from … Continue reading Delhi – the first Experiences → Read more

Beginning of September 2023     2016 was the last time I was in Himachal Pradesh. 2004 was the first, last and only time I was in Spiti in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The last clientele that was in Himachal Pradesh was travelling in 2022. And in 2023 in autumn I have more clientele … Continue reading Himachal Pradesh – Before the Trip → Read more

End of August 2023       If you really loved a first trip to a new country, it’s not always easy for a second trip. Sometimes the good first impression is confirmed – and sometimes it’s not so easy. That’s how it was for me with Kyrgyzstan. After I had quickly declared it my … Continue reading Kyrgyzstan 2023 – Afterthoughts → Read more

19. – 24. August 2023     From Kyzyl Oi to Bishkek we still had a long way to go. First we had to drive along a dusty road, from a narrow valley to a wide one.       The wide valley is called Suusamyr and is about 100 km long and 40 km … Continue reading Kyzyl Oi -> Bishkek – three Good-byes → Read more

18. August 2023     Kyzyl Oi has some tourism, which we saw on some guesthouse signs and another tourist couple. It is praised as one of the few villages that still have good structures from pre-Soviet times. The only village in this area on the old Silk Road, it was one of the rarer … Continue reading Kyzyl Oi – hiking day with little surprises → Read more

17. August 2023     Our driver Erik knew almost no English words. But one thing was very important to him: “asphalt”. And every time there was none, he looked sad: “no asphalt” and then when it was tarred again, his eyes lit up “asphalt!”. We joined him. So far, I had experienced very good … Continue reading Song Kul -> Kyzyl Oi – Amazing Rocking → Read more

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