Wilderness camp diaries: Kazakhstan
Chuck’s assiduous notes on the comfort level of camping in the middle of Kazakhastan’s stunning landscape. Advertisements
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You Can’t Kill A Hilux
How Betty almost sunk into a well in the middle of the Kazakh steppe, and how we were rescued by laughing farmers.
Crossing the Border From Russia to Kazakhstan
We arrived at the Rubtsovsk border crossing to the Kazakh town of Semey just before 9am with fears it could take hours to get through. Our concerns were superfluous.
Camp diaries: last Russian miles and first steps in Kazakhtan
Chuck’s travel notes on the journey between the Russian Altai Mountains and Kazakhstan… and his quest for King’s Ginger substitutes.
Seven days of road till Lake Baikal
Seven days. This is how long you need to drive from Khabarovsk to Lake Baikal. 3000km of farmland, open savanna plains and mountainous taiga forest.
Russian yakisoba by the campfire with our new friend Fredrick
Chuck prepares a delicious transnational meal over the campfire with his new moustache, Fredrick.
Camp diaries: on the way to Novossibirsk
Short travel notes from our journey camping in the Russian wilderness on the road between Irkutsk and Novossibirsk.
