We made it into China!!!

10. Kyrgyzstan, 13. China 8 Comments

The road from Osh to Sary Tash (184km) is a work in progress. There are some good patches of asphalt, but mostly it’s a long and frustratingly bumpy ride. We didn’t want to do it a second time, so opted to take an alternate route which loops away from Osh to the west and then [...]

Almaty to Osh - Breakdowns in the mountains!

09. Kazakhstan, 10. Kyrgyzstan 14 Comments

Since leaving Almaty a week ago, we’ve had one eventful day after another…
Actually, before we even left the Almaty our camera stopped working. Luckily we were able to find a Canon service centre which had the camera repaired within an hour The main circuit board had given up (probably due to the constant vibrations) [...]