We arrived to Shillong after spending a few days in the jungle and the small town of Sohra. At first the crowded capital of North-East Indian state of Meghalaya felt like a place we wanted to escape straight away and to get back to the peace of nature. But slowly we warmed up to it. …
There’s a saying that you haven’t seen Xinjiang without seeing Kashgar. And that you haven’t seen Kashgar without seeing its Old Town. As Kashgar, the major trading point along the ancient Silk Road, was a fascinating place to see, we believe that it’s true. But also, you can’t visit Kashgar and the surveillance state Uygur …
Karakol is a small city in Kyrgyzstan. It’s located at over 1700 metres, next to the Tian Shan mountains and the Issyk-Kul Lake. Our stay in this cozy city was all about hot springs and Ashlan-Fu (which is not a form of martial arts, btw). It’s autumn now, also in Kyrgyzstan. When we woke up …
The Red Arrow carried us smoothly from St. Petersburg to Moscow. We stayed in Russia’s capital for one night and got to take part in some special celebration there. Onboard the Red Arrow On our way from St. Petersburg to Moscow we had most probably our most luxurious transport experience of this journey. The Red …
Eine luxuriöse Zugfahrt und Moskaus 872. Geburtstag Read More »
Two and a half days in St. Petersburg passed fast but we got to see surprisingly much. As we have been here already once before, and saw some of the city’s “must see” attractions and sights back then, we concentrated on little bit more alternative things this time. Our first evening in St. Petersburg On …
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