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- 28 September 2010Colin woke bright and early at 4:30AM, we packed, took the bags to the car then had a hearty breakfast. We left the Almati Intercontinental at 5:45 AM ahead of the pack and headed south west on the 730km Posted by nbrice in Peking to Paris | Oct 7, 2010
- 27 September 2010Disappointingly, the car didn’t arrive yesterday until approximately 3:00PM, thus there was not much work done on it yesterday. Today we tightened all the loose bolts, bolted the grille back into place, and repaired a broken shock absorber Posted by nbrice in Peking to Paris | Sep 27, 2010
- 25 September 2010The air travellers arrived at the Intercontinental Hotel to find Rob and Colin checked in, showered, rested and looking a million dollars. I was relieved to find Colin’s health restored and that we could continue. After a beer Posted by nbrice in Peking to Paris | Sep 26, 2010
- 24 September 2010I had a good night's sleep and time to think in the morning. I had breakfast with Jeff Robinson from car 8 (the 1928 Dodge tourer) who has been suffering from the night driving with poor lights. He Posted by nbrice in Peking to Paris | Sep 26, 2010
- 22 September 2010I woke at seven, after an hour's sleep, dressed and went to the dining room for a revolting Russian breakfast, then to the car. Peter Banham confirmed our alternator was kaput and charged our battery. This enabled us Posted by nbrice in Peking to Paris | Sep 26, 2010
- Back in the saddle againWe've been at the mechanic for over six hours now. The village near us ended up having nothing so the ambulance ended up towing us 60km back to a town we passed yesterday. The good news is we have pressure Posted by madpax in Ramble On... | Aug 18, 2010
- Broken down in Kazakhstan We are fine but the car is not. Camped in the middle of nowhere last night and all was fine. Woke up this morning and the car has no oil pressure and the lifters are chattering. The guys have Posted by madpax in Ramble On... | Aug 17, 2010
- Almaty Kazakhstan I've lost track of my days but it has been a real adventure the last 2-3 days. After leaving Khorog for the beginning of the actual Pamir Hwy we saw some stunning scenery of the Pamir mountains. The first night Posted by madpax in Ramble On... | Aug 16, 2010
- Another quick update Got our Austrian friends dropped off at an atyrau after an afternoon on crap road that would literally total our car. Met some people from Austin tonight. They spent 20 minutes on the phone with the embassy and Posted by madpax in Ramble On... | Aug 3, 2010
- Kazakhstan Last night we crossed the border into kazakhstan and hope to make it to the next town of atyrau today. The border was awful. The guards were completely grumpy and insisted on getting a bribe. They tried to get our Posted by madpax in Ramble On... | Aug 2, 2010
- Short but not so SweetWe finally managed to track down the consular of Kazakhstan and with the locals all screaming and the queue growing longer, we were the only ones issued a visa. Everyone else had to wait until Monday. The consular man even Posted by neillkylie in The long way to Oz | Jun 19, 2010
- 19 - Here a Stan, there a Stan, everwhere a Stan Stan!We arrived into Almaty at 3am and at that time in the morning there was nothing to do except wait it out at the airport until the city got going. It's a tough place for backpackers as people Posted by FiColes in Fi & Bryn's Big Trip | Sep 25, 2009
- On the RunWe cheated. No other way to say it. Traveling overland across Eurasia in the height of summer travel season is not possible without weeks to spare. For several days we worked to book tain tickets to Russia, but all were Posted by ahawkes in Beijing to Berlin | Jul 7, 2007
- The Order of ChaosOur first two days in Kazakhstan were not spent drinking in the snow-capped peaks of the Altay Mountains, or imbibing liesurely in one of Almaty's shady sidewalk bars. No, we were in for a real shocker entering this ex-Soviet republic, Posted by ahawkes in Beijing to Berlin | Jul 4, 2007
- Kazakhstan round upThe last two months have been an awesome experience. I think if I came to Kazakhstan for a week or two I wouldn’t really get it. It’s got a few cool things to see and the Soviet / Asian combo Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Apr 8, 2007
- Last week in KazakhstanWith our time in Kazakhstan drawing to a very rapid close we tried to make the most of the last week. Of the long list of things we wanted to do whilst in Kazakhstan three tasks remained. The first was a hike in Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Mar 31, 2007
- HAPPY (Kazakh) NEW YEAR!!!A few weeks ago I noticed a change in the air as Shymkent awoke from its winter slumber. Nauryz Meyrami was fast approaching and all good Kazakhs know what that means… It was time for a city wide spring clean. Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Mar 23, 2007
- Why CRCA?Ok it’s time for the what, why, how and who of why we have decided to come to an industrial city in Kazakhstan in winter for 2 months…. CR is an aid organization that seeks to meet needs w Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Mar 14, 2007
- Chimbulak and AlmatyNot much seems to go to plan in Central Asia. In my last post I mentioned that we were off to Almaty for a few days to get our Uzbek visas. Hours before boarding the train we decided to check Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Feb 28, 2007
- Turkistan (and Shymkent update)After spending a few days exploring Shymkent we decided it was high time we spread our wings a little and ventured into the country side. The trusty LP had two suggestions, The Mausoleum in Turkistan and a night in a Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Feb 20, 2007
- Baby HenryFebruary 19, 2007 First of all, for those of you who are reading this, we are sorry that it took us so many days to get this website up and running! We had planned to update it daily so that Posted by lotter in Kazakhstan | Feb 19, 2007
- ShymkentThe place we are living while in Kazakhstan, the city of Shymkent (Шымкент), is probably not on the list of 'must-see' places when visiting Kazakhstan. Most people see it as a transit town, giving easy access to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Feb 17, 2007
- AlmatyFrom the moment we stepped off the plane Kazakhstan has been a weird and wonderful experience. Whilst I had been to former Communist countries before this is definitely a completely different kettle of fish. The soviet era is over but Posted by Nat and Ev in Nat & Ev | Feb 11, 2007
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