Just for fun đ Remember at the start of the Silk Road Tour how we got stuck in the mud in Kazakhstan the first day I joined? Well, Gayle, James and the London-Sydney Overland group visited the Tamgaly Petroglyphs today and went to have a look at what our special site looks like 6 months […]
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An update … After 5 days, James did eventually get out of the mud in Kazakhstan with the help of the firemen, the army and this surprisingly small-looking, but obviously bad-ass truck! Apparently it had an anchor to keep it stable while it pulled the truck out… Welcome back James!
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You may remember I left you yesterday with the Overland truck stuck in the mud and the tractor unable to pull it out. It was a good thing we were meant to be bush camping that night anyway – so we had plenty of food and seting up our tents was what we were
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First day on the overland truck started with a quick overview of the truck itself, where everything goes and how everything works. Then it was loads of photos with the owners of the hostel and off down the tiny backstreets of Almaty in our humungous beast! Took forever to get out of Almaty, and then
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Dennisâ âGolden Quarterâ walking tour was fantastic, but it wasnât the reason I initially contacted him. Those of you who have been following along for a while wonât be surprised to know that he also offers a foodie tour in the Green Bazaar of Almaty. Of course, I was in! We were met by another
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During my travels last year, I discovered the joys of âfree walking toursâ in many of the cities I visited (a particular highlight were the Cusco by Foot walking tours I did in Peru). Almaty also had a free walking tour available, but I decided to go a different route and head out with Dennis,
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Breakfast this morning was porridge made with Manka (semolina). Sooooo much better than regular porridge, though this could be due to the unknown amount of sugar that was put in it before it was served to me đ We said goodbye to our hosts and left the village of Saty with greatly improved weather, calling
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After an early breakfast of fried eggs, bread, Baursak, jam, Hvorost (fried dough squares covered in honey and poppy seeds â very similar to the typical Kazakh sweet Chak Chak), and tea of course, we set off in the car to the first Kolsai Lake â altitude 1,818m. A half hour up a bad road
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Iâm meeting up with the Madventures Silk Road tour in Almaty, Kazakhstan â but decided to arrive a few days early to explore the surroundings. A quick internet search revealed a wealth of hiking/nature opportunities around Kazakhstanâs old capital (the capital was moved to Astana in 1998), but the one that really caught my eye
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