Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan over the Caspian Sea
An account of crossing the Caspian Sea by ferry, covering port delays, overland logistics, waiting games, onboard life, unexpected comforts, and arrival in Azerbaijan.
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To the border with Uzbekistan
From Dushanbe, we had to travel a long way north to a very specific border crossing that could process the truck. The scenery continued to be very impressive for several hours Including lots of avalanche/rockfall shelters And several very long tunnels, including the Anzob tunnel, which runs for over 5km and is the modern link…
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Along the Afghan Border – Tajikistan
Although we didn’t get to bed until after 1am in Khorog, we were up early the next morning to head off for another long day of driving. It was going to take 2 days to get to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, and given the roads we had driven on until now – no doubt…
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Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan via Pamir Highway – Part 2
Late start this morning after a night that was still below zero, but not quite as cold the night before. Was lovely to be able to eat breakfast in the sunshine and enjoy the view 😊 Then, with 20 sets of fingers and toes crossed, we headed back up the road to see if we…
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Looking out the window at Kyrgyzstan
The way I’m traveling at the minute is not my typical style. Usually I spend a fair amount of time in a place before moving onto the next, and I rarely have a set schedule for doing so – if I like a place, I’ll stay longer. If I don’t like a place, then I’ll…
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Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan via Pamir Highway – Part 1
Leaving Bishkek for the last time, we had 2 long drive days to the Tajikistan border via Osh. Aigol from the Green Apple hostel wished us luck with a juniper burning ceremony, and off we headed. Kyrgyzstan is most definitely a land of mountains – with over 90% of the country actually classified as such. …
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Falkland Islands – Day 12 – Stanley
Our expedition ended this morning with the Vavilov docked in Stanley – the capital of the Falkland Islands. We had about an hour to wander around the town, which was more than enough time given it is pretty small and nothing opened until 10am (we were there at 8:30am). Very British though, including red telephone…
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Antarctica – Day 9 & 10 – Recrossing the Drake Passage
After several incredibly full-on days in Antarctica, we headed back across the Drake Passage en route to the Falkland Islands. Not much to do over these couple of days so the crew put on a lot more talks and social activities, including an auction to raise money for several Antarctic charities, and a tour of…
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Antarctica – Days 1-3 – Drake Passage
Suddenly having 6 extra weeks in South America, I was considering what to do. Then one of my friends (thanks Alain!) suggested that if I had the money – Antarctica was the best trip he’d ever done. Ohhhhhh – now that was a good idea! And surprisingly, not one that I’d thought of at all….
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Santiago Metro
I’ve always been a big fan of the Santiago metro. It get you most of the places you want to go – especially if you are a tourist – it’s clean, it’s pretty cheap and efficient. OK – it gets bloody crowded during peak hour, but then which public transport system doesn’t suffer under…
