The road from Son Kul Lake to Tash Rabat is considered the most dangerous road in Kyrgyzstan because of the 33 Parrots. Our guide Sasha explained that the Russian word for “fear” sounded just like the English word “parrot”. This pass was the most stunning yet and the 33 referred to the number of switchbacks…
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Kochkor Village to Son Kul Lake
We left Kochkor Village early in the morning and after about 40 km we turned off the main road and onto a narrow dirt one that wound it’s way up the side of a mountain. The beauty was breathtaking and at the top of the first pass we saw a man and woman on touring…
Bishkek to Kochkor Village
Outside Bishkek, the roads are mostly gravel, usually two lanes, sometimes one. Our Land Cruiser eats them up and we arrive at our Kochkor Village guest house to a warm greeting and hot tea. The remarkable thing I have found about these remote villages is that you cannot judge the interior of a home by…
Across the Pamirs
We completed our three day crossing of the Pamir Mountians to China by way of the Torugart Pass. Two days were spent in high altitude yurt camps. I have a detailed account coming as well as more photos. There’s no youtube here so I won’t be able to upload more video for a while. Yesterday…
Roadside Turkmenistan
A short video of a few of my favorite scenes from Turkmenistan. The bread was absolutely wonderful and so were the people we met.
Samarkand
Gentle Reader, We have arrived in Samarkand at last! Our journey overland from Bukhara covered 460 kilometers over roads that were rough but not nearly so much or so dusty as those in East Africa. Christy and myself began the day early and I enjoyed a breakfast of black coffee and a small omelette. On…
More Photos from Istanbul
Happy vendors Istanbul Spice Market by Curious Lizard Spice Market, Istanbul by Curious Lizard Spice Merchants by Curious Lizard Istanbul Spice Market Galata Tower by Curious Lizard Galata Hill and Golden Horn. Istanbul