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

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