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

22. June 2023     A look outside in the morning said: it’s dry but cloudy. Who knows if it will stay that way. A look inside my shoes said: they are not completely dry, but acceptable to slip into. A feel into my muscles said: there’s still some way to go. A discussion with … Continue reading Jvarboseli -> Omalo – better than expected → Read more

21. June 2023     Just on the day when we wanted to cross a high pass, it looked as if the evening, night and morning rain would not stop. But what else can one do but put on rain gear, open the umbrella (I belong to the rare species of hiker with an umbrella, … Continue reading Girevi -> Jvarboseli – rain, rain and rain → Read more

20. June 2023     During and after a delicious breakfast it rained. I went for a little walk in the rain. And around 11:00 am we set off – we had chosen a shorter route. First we went up through a beautiful flowering meadow.               I took the … Continue reading Dartlo -> Girevi – something forbidden, deserted and shortened → Read more