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From Osh to Kyzyl-Art Pass [29.August – 12.September]

Osh is the gateway to the Pamir mountains, and there […]

From Song Köl to Osh [21-28 August]

At lake Son Köl we were immediately reminded of Mongolia. There were yurts all around the lake and at our camping spot we were constantly visited by cows, horses, sheep, […]

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From Karakol to Song Köl [11-20 August]

After the border we headed straight to Karakol, a regional center and a tourist spot for treks into the nearby mountains. The multitude of tourists and backpackers in August in […]

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Kazakhstan [31 July – 10 August]

Even though we were looking forward to visiting Kazakhstan initially, we had mixed feelings when we entered as we heard and read a lot about terrible roads and corrupt traffic […]

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Nur-Sultan (Astana) the capital of Kazakhstan [26 -30 July]

Crossing into Kazakhstan was fairly easy and we headed straight […]

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Russian Altai [18-25 July]

To get to Kazakhstan we had to cover a comparably short stretch of Russia again. The first half through the Russian Altai mountains to Barnaul was a very scenic drive, […]

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Arkhangai to Altai [10 -18 July]

From Kharkorin we decided to head northwest via the road […]

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Kharkhorin and Orkhon Valley [6-9 July 2019]

A bit further west from the dunes we drove into […]

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Ulaanbaatar to Elsen Tasarkhai [29 June -5 July]

After the Gobi Desert we went back to Ulaanbaatar because […]

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Southern Gobi [22-27 June 2019]

In Dalansadgad, the southermost town in the Mongolian Gobi, we stocked up on supplies and drove on to Yoliin Am, a place also called the ‘Ice Gorge’ because in the […]

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Middle Gobi [18-21 June 2019]

After a few restful days at the River Point Lodge near Ulaanbaatar we headed south towards the Gobi. After just 200 km we saw the first camels and Margit almost […]

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