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: kyrgyzstan
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 […]
Kyrgyzstan: Video
Here’s the lastest installment of our country-by-country video diaries – this time from Kyrgyzstan. Enjoy!
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. […]
Grand Design Containers
In the west it seems it’s all the rage at the moment to build houses from shipping containers. However, throughout all of Kyrgyzstan it’s old news and we have seen shipping containers being reused in all manner of creative ways.
Kyrgyzstan Photos Pt. 2
Kyrgyzstan Photos Pt. 1
Kyrgyzstan Reflections
#1 Shipping containers are recycled in all manner of new uses (see my separate blog post!) #2 There is a plethora of VW cars – Golf Mark 2, Passat, Jetta and lots of Audis from the same era too #3 Morrison shopping bags seem to be cropping up in quite a few of the smaller […]
Kyrgyzstan Route
Sadly, our time in Kyrgyzstan is just about to end….. We’re currently in the second city, Osh, and gearing up to set off for the Tajikistan border tomorrow, aiming to cross on Tuesday. On the trip so far, not only has Kyrgyzstan been the most difficult country to spell, it’s also been the most beautiful. […]
One for the Road
We drove over a mountain today! Where the Japanese would have built a tunnel the Kyrgyzs built a road. The said tunnel would have been expensive, over engineered, straight and pretty damn boring. This road, on the other hand, was cheap to build, extremely basic, curvy and absolutely totally exciting.