20.09.2022     My third day in India continued with meetings with people. Actually, there was only one new one: the local travel agent Hari. He invited us to a coffee on the roof terrace of a hotel, talked quickly and a lot and hurried away again shortly afterwards. A Mr. important-important who did not … Continue reading Rishikesh – more people and activities → Read more

19.09.2022     My second day in India continued with people meetings. First I was picked up at my accommodation by a driver and Rawat. Rawat is a very nice man who has been picking up customers from my Goa colleague at the airport for years. A very reserved gentle man in his mid-50s, whose … Continue reading Delhi -> Rishikesh – people and trainride → Read more

18.09.2022     Until 2019, I flew to Delhi 1-2 times a year. I always started with a strange feeling and after the airport trip everything was back to normal. There are 3.5 years between my last time in India and today, so maybe it’s a bit different?   On the one hand it is, … Continue reading Delhi – familiar and yet different → Read more

03.04.2022   And again a wonderful morning started at the farm. However, it was time for us to say goodbye. It was quite emotional. Aitengül and I had a warm connection without words. I don’t know if it’s the same for others, but with some people (rather women) whose language I don’t speak, I have … Continue reading Hiking Days – tears, repeated vastness and luxury → Read more

02.04.2022   Unfortunately I don’t have a photo of our night camps – we slept 1 x 4 and 1 x 3 people in one room each and only the toilet corridors were little annoying. But I did take a photo of the tapestries in one room, which Aitengül embroidered herself. There is also a … Continue reading Hiking Days – wolves, dwellings and discoveries → Read more

01.04.2022   The next day we shouldered our smaller backpacks and set off on a 3-day trip to visit more of Rakhat’s relatives. They live in a farmhouse at the edge of the higher mountains.     We could also have driven the track by car, but we wanted to walk. First we walked through … Continue reading Hiking Days – donkey boy, bachelors and the vastness → Read more

31.03.2022   The next day we set off further west. We found a minibus where the driver was a bit confused about his seats and there was only room in the aisle. I squatted on a little stool and Rakhat stood partially.     We crossed the Kyzart Pass, which was impassable a few days … Continue reading Bash Kuugandy – sheep, ruins and 1 man → Read more

30.03.2022     I’m back in the world of the internet and I’ve had some really great days. We started on a sunny Wednesday at the place where there are community taxis to Kochkor. You pay a fixed price per seat and wait until the car is full and then off you go. Fortunately, you … Continue reading Bishkek -> Koshkor – off to the mountains! → Read more

15.09.2022     In 2005 I was again on a short visit to Rishikesh and Joshimath. That was at Christmas and I wanted to give myself a special gift: skiing! There is a great skiing area in Auli near Joshimath. However, I was unlucky: it was crisp cold, but no snow had fallen yet. Skiing … Continue reading Uttarakhand – Uttaranchal, Garhwal and plans → Read more

30.03.2022   Before food there is weather. It was really crazy: when I went out in the morning it was summer and my jacket over the T-Shirt too warm. When I went at 5 pm to the dancing, it was raining snow.     I went out this morning for a lunch date with another … Continue reading Bishkek – but dancing, bit eating and even more women → Read more