A bit of a Landcruiser love fest today – We think Totty might have a boyfriend!
Category Archives: new friends
The Overland Armstrongs
Friends of Fromeward Bound; The Overland Armstrongs had a nice article posted today. We get a ‘name check’ towards the end! And I quote: The couple travelled on to Armenia, Georgia and Turkey before stopping in Greece, where they are now staying with a couple they crossed paths with earlier. Read the full article here.
The Happy Ending Story
(This should be read after A Story with a Happy Ending – a somewhat unflattering portrait of Russia.) On our final night, probably ever, in Russia we ended up camping close to the Georgian border in the forecourt of a cafe/petrol station (avid fans will recall my blog post ‘Service Without a Smile‘ and know […]
Border Patrol (Night Two)
Setting Due to the road literally being honed from the mountain side with the river raging below; small picturesque villages have settled where the valley, on occasions, widens and flattens. As occasionally happens, dusk started to fall before we had found somewhere good to camp. And so it was we found ourselves having to stop, […]
Border Patrol (Night One)
Setting At the moment we are driving from Khorugh to Dushanbe in Tajikistan. The road follows the Panj River as it meanders between numerous mountains. On one side of the river is Afghanistan and on the other is Tajikistan. At times the river narrows as it flits through tight canons and you come so tantalisingly […]
Pardon me for droning on
Quite often when people have seen some of the videos we’ve been making the first question is often “What drone do you use?” So here’s a post to answer that very question.
New Friends in Almaty
Driving into the old capital of Almaty after dark was an amazing experience (for me at least) as I got to gaze outside the window at all the sights. The fringes of the city are lined with kebab stalls, fruit markets, small shops and restaurants. Both cars and people mill around in amongst the swirls […]
Two Bottles of Wine and a Squirrel
[Update: As of September 21st, voting in now closed. The winner by a country mile is photo #5 taken by Captain!] Who knew you could have so much fun with two bottles of red wine and a squirrel? One of the best things about our trip is just taking one’s time. It’s such a luxury, […]
Crime and Punishment
Rather ironic, I suppose, that the day I ‘get arrested’ is the day I started reading Dostoevsky’s book. While in Rome and all that….. The corruptness of the Kazakhstan police is well known among people who travel here; particularly to those that are driving here. And so it was our time eventually came to have […]
Visitors from Outer Mongolia
Our last camp spot in Mongolia was 10km from the Russian border. We chose a hidden spot behind a small hill off the main road. It was beautiful! Within half an hour, from yonder, came three figures and a horse. As they neared you could tell that they were all children. They were dressed for […]