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 […]
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A blog about not going to Iran
When we started thinking about the route home we had three absolute definites: avoid the bureaucratic headache of driving in China, visit Mongolia again and travel through Iran. In fact, I would go as far as saying that Iran was at the ‘top of the list.’
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.
Some Super Statistics
On October 16th it will be 100 days since we left our lovely little flat in Tokyo and hit the road. So we thought we would do some statistical analysis…… Total distance travelled: 16,862km (10,047miles) Highest elevation: 4655 metres (Ak Baital Pass, Tajikistan) Snow leopard sightings: a big fat 0 Nights in hotel rooms: 10 […]
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.
“And your top three highlights are…..”
Now that we have been travelling for nearly three months we thought we’d both have a think about each of our three highlights so far. We didn’t confer on these and left the brief open. Interesting, I think, that most of these aren’t ‘tourist attractions’ or actual places we have visited but more a general […]
Lights, camera, action!
Friday 15th September – 8.27pm – Charyn Canon, Kazakhstan “I’ve never been so happy in my life.” “You’re drunk on wine.” “No I’m drunk on life.” “Oh you big fat hippy.”
Hitchhikers of the World Unite and Take Over
When I was younger I used to hitchhike. At the age of 17 my friend Havana and I spent 10 days hitching from London to Scotland and back again. I’ve hitched from England to the South of France, all over Malta, Holland, Central London and would frequently hitch from my parent’s house in Shaftesbury up […]
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, […]