I doubt this is the usual overlander/traveller blog topic! Nevertheless, as one travels through the countries that we have on Fromeward Bound there’s no doubting the influence that concrete has in shaping the region. It should be noted that I’m a big fan of concrete; both as a building material and also aesthetically. I particularly […]
Category Archives: kazakhstan
A Story with a Happy Ending
(This should be read before The Happy Ending Story) I’m starting off with two bits of good news: firstly, we found a bottle of port and some blue cheese in a supermarket in Atyrau! Secondly, as avid readers of the blog, you will no doubt already know that Brian was reunited with us – so […]
Kazakhstan Route (second visit)
It wasn’t meant to turn out this way, but we’ve now been stationary for 5 days. The long and short of it is that DHL have let us down in a big way and failed to deliver Brian on time. He was meant to be ready for us to collect on Monday, then they said […]
The Wedding Crashers
I have no idea if this is a traditional thing or a new thing…in fact, I know nothing about it and I won’t pretend that I do. But, from what I’ve seen in Central Asia, it seems that there is some sort of wedding custom that involves a fleet of cars. Yes, I hear you […]
Surprise, Surprise
Nine months passed between deciding that Fromeward Bound was going to happen and finally leaving Tokyo. During that time I did a huge amount of researching and planning – reading blogs and forums, pouring over maps, etc. – and created quite a clear idea in my head of how I thought things would play out. […]
Kazakhstan: Video
Better late than never, here’s the edit of the footage we shot in Kazakhstan. Apologies to the folk who are interested in seeing more of us as my videos seem to be going the other way and turning more and more into nature documentaries đŸ˜‰ Enjoy!
Observations on Kazakhstan
#1 Almaty is the city of apples #2 Same as in Eastern Russia and Mongolia; most of the older generation have full-on gold teeth #3 The traditional countryside houses look very similar to their Russian and Mongolian counterparts but are painted white with blue window surrounds #4 Nobody has beards or moustaches #5 Many of […]
Self portrait
Not usually ones for ‘selfies’, we took this a few days back in the middle of nowhere in Kazakhstan đŸ˜‰
The Great Road Cake Off
Icing the perfect cake….. Equipment: One long and thin rectangular sponge cake Portion of soft icing of your choice Icing knife Teaspoon Sugar granules Edible silver baubles Black food colouring Icing sugar Liquor
Goodnight and Sweet Dreams
“The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors” –Â Melissandra – Game of Thrones A heinous man, not four feet tall, approaches the car. His long pointed noise, crooked and bent, sniffs the cool night air like a hungry wolf. Greasy long blond hair lies in knotted strands down his hunched back. Black beady eyes peer […]