Chumphon – Pysähdyksen arvoinen paikka
Chumphon on lähtösatama turistien suosimille saarille, mutta moni ohikulkija ei ole tainnut tajutua, että Chumphon itsessäänkin olisi pysähdyksen arvoinen.
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200 kilometrin tietyömaa – kuumottava matka Skarduun ja takaisin
The way from Gilgit to Skardu is only 200 kilometers, but it took us around nine hours to get there. And it wasn’t that kind of nine hours, when you sit back and enjoy the ride. More that kind, when you hold your breath (and pee) and hope for the best. The way back was …
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Kiinasta Pakistaniin: Khunjerab Pass, maailman korkein rajanylityspaikka
We crossed from China to Pakistan through the Khunjerab Pass. Being at 4693 meters, it’s the highest official border crossing point in the world, and also the highest part of the Karakoram Highway. The bus was not quite what we had expected but the ride through the mountains was epic and we had some fun …
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Matka Bishkekistä Arslanbopiin – too good to be true
Arslanbop is a small village in Kyrgyzstan, but it hosts the world’s largest walnut forest. On our way from Bishkek to Osh, we had decided to have a stop there. The route between Osh and Arslanbop was one of the most scenic ones we’ve ever seen. The journey takes around 11 hours and there is …
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Matkalla Kirgisian rajalle, osa 2 – lisää yllätyksiä, lisää ihmisiä
After packing our camp and saying thanks and goodbye to the funny people of yesterday’s party, we started our way out of the canyon and towards the Karkara border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and further to the city of Karakol. The landscape we were driving through was just as amazing as it had been the …
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Nur-Sultan – vaikuttava, mutta hämmentävä pääkaupunki aron keskellä
It’s not a wonder if you’ve never heard of the city of Nur-Sultan, as it got its new name just less than a half a year ago. Until that it was known as Astana and it’s been the capital of Kazakhstan only for 11 years. Nur-Sultan is a surreal, artificial city with skyscrapers in the …
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