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24/31.05.2013 Southward bound
Kazakhstan had become a pattern of walking into nothing, with nothing happening, and then arriving at a town or village, and it usually being very horrible (though there were some nice people). The next village we came across was good.
24/31.05.2013 Southward bound
Kazakhstan had become a pattern of walking into nothing, with nothing happening, and then arriving at a town or village, and it usually being very horrible (though there were some nice people). The next village we came across was good.
16/23.05.2013 A game of chance
We started off the day making it to a towns cafe where we stopped for five hours, the waitress even charged us a couple of hundred tenge (about one pound) each for electricity usage. The thermometer inside read 28C, and
16/23.05.2013 A game of chance
We started off the day making it to a towns cafe where we stopped for five hours, the waitress even charged us a couple of hundred tenge (about one pound) each for electricity usage. The thermometer inside read 28C, and
08/15.05.2013 Fists, thieves and rocks
As if the heat wasn’t causing enough problems, the wind had started to pick up again as well, creating sand storms periodically as we walked, occasional tornadoes, and a sandpit inside our tent every night. We saw wild horses, a
08/15.05.2013 Fists, thieves and rocks
As if the heat wasn’t causing enough problems, the wind had started to pick up again as well, creating sand storms periodically as we walked, occasional tornadoes, and a sandpit inside our tent every night. We saw wild horses, a
01/07.05.2013 The suffering begins
During our walks we were occasionally given water from passing traffic, chatted to some police, were informed by hired security of a gas pipe being laid next to the road from Russia to China (which we weren’t allowed to camp
01/07.05.2013 The suffering begins
During our walks we were occasionally given water from passing traffic, chatted to some police, were informed by hired security of a gas pipe being laid next to the road from Russia to China (which we weren’t allowed to camp
24/30.04.2013 The last gusts of winter
Welcome back to the blog! If you didn’t catch the last update, we’ve scheduled weekly posts scheduled for friday mornings. They won’t be up to date (these posts will span our summer in Kazakhstan whilst we walk through winter over
24/30.04.2013 The last gusts of winter
Welcome back to the blog! If you didn’t catch the last update, we’ve scheduled weekly posts scheduled for friday mornings. They won’t be up to date (these posts will span our summer in Kazakhstan whilst we walk through winter over
Walked Kazakhstan
We made it to Almaty! Short video explaining a few things. So after watching that (or not… please do, it has mountains in it), here’s a quick written summary. – The last four months has been a desert, there’s been
Walked Kazakhstan
We made it to Almaty! Short video explaining a few things. So after watching that (or not… please do, it has mountains in it), here’s a quick written summary. – The last four months has been a desert, there’s been
15/23.04.2013 Kazakhstan, an overview
Atyrau was both a blessing and a worry. We made it with relative ease, but saw how dramatic the gap is between the rich and poor. We tried finding a hotel, but the cheapest was over $120 a night (yes,
15/23.04.2013 Kazakhstan, an overview
Atyrau was both a blessing and a worry. We made it with relative ease, but saw how dramatic the gap is between the rich and poor. We tried finding a hotel, but the cheapest was over $120 a night (yes,
08/14.04.2013 Scraps
There were a couple of small towns close to Atyrau, but almost nothing beforehand, and we were out of water and nearly out of food. We saw two cafes in total, one of which was kind enough to sell us
08/14.04.2013 Scraps
There were a couple of small towns close to Atyrau, but almost nothing beforehand, and we were out of water and nearly out of food. We saw two cafes in total, one of which was kind enough to sell us
01/07.04.2013 Kazakhstan, our first Steppe
We woke up separately on our first morning in Kazakhstan, rolling over and moaning about having to get up and make distance, and then realising that actually, we didn’t! And rolling back over to sleep. It was sunny, had began
01/07.04.2013 Kazakhstan, our first Steppe
We woke up separately on our first morning in Kazakhstan, rolling over and moaning about having to get up and make distance, and then realising that actually, we didn’t! And rolling back over to sleep. It was sunny, had began
28/31.03.2013 The end of March, the march, and Russia
28.03.2013 Woke up and walked back to Astrakhan, making it to what we thought were the outskirts and stopping to camp. 29.03.2013 Made it into Astrakhan, where we stopped briefly to do food shopping and phone home from a cafe
28/31.03.2013 The end of March, the march, and Russia
28.03.2013 Woke up and walked back to Astrakhan, making it to what we thought were the outskirts and stopping to camp. 29.03.2013 Made it into Astrakhan, where we stopped briefly to do food shopping and phone home from a cafe
Alexander and Valentin
Leaving the farmers house we walked through strong winds through what was increasingly becoming a desert. That night camping was awful, with no shelter all day until we came across a building site, where we managed to get against some
Alexander and Valentin
Leaving the farmers house we walked through strong winds through what was increasingly becoming a desert. That night camping was awful, with no shelter all day until we came across a building site, where we managed to get against some
18/24.03.2013 Still March in Russia
18.03.2013 Didn’t get much sleep, the apartment being quite cold and lacking in a bed or any comfortable furniture (no, there was no wifi or hot water). We got into the city centre early in the vain hope of finding
18/24.03.2013 Still March in Russia
18.03.2013 Didn’t get much sleep, the apartment being quite cold and lacking in a bed or any comfortable furniture (no, there was no wifi or hot water). We got into the city centre early in the vain hope of finding
11/17.03.2013 Still marching Russia
11.03.2013 It was a sad day, and it was still raining. We made it to a cafe where we bundled up the winter jackets, bought some food and carried on to the next town. Once there a police officer who
11/17.03.2013 Still marching Russia
11.03.2013 It was a sad day, and it was still raining. We made it to a cafe where we bundled up the winter jackets, bought some food and carried on to the next town. Once there a police officer who
The day DJ was quietly disposed of
The previous night we had gone through our rucksacks and bagged up various spare clothes, as well as a pair of spare (mostly worn) boots each. It rained all morning, but luckily there was a sheltered bus stop back on
The day DJ was quietly disposed of
The previous night we had gone through our rucksacks and bagged up various spare clothes, as well as a pair of spare (mostly worn) boots each. It rained all morning, but luckily there was a sheltered bus stop back on
02/09.03.2013 The March of Russia
02.03.2013 Chilled in the hotel until checkout, enjoying what we correctly assumed would be the last wifi we saw for a long while. The roads were good and we made ok distance, Kieran removing his thermals by the end and
02/09.03.2013 The March of Russia
02.03.2013 Chilled in the hotel until checkout, enjoying what we correctly assumed would be the last wifi we saw for a long while. The roads were good and we made ok distance, Kieran removing his thermals by the end and
28.02.2013 More amazing hospitality
In the morning we used the overlap into Russia on our Ukraine road atlas to plot a route to the first big town. We stopped at every garage on the way hoping to find a Russian one (one garage hosting
28.02.2013 More amazing hospitality
In the morning we used the overlap into Russia on our Ukraine road atlas to plot a route to the first big town. We stopped at every garage on the way hoping to find a Russian one (one garage hosting
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