Today I spent 8 hours and 63km discovering Almaty and it's closest mountains. Tomorrow I will cross the border to China. ... more

After all the sleep depravation of the last three days I needed a day off, I spent the day in bed, sleeping and adding some features to the App that publishes t… ... more

Originally I was taking the train to Shymkent/Chimkent/Шымкент. That takes a little more than 40 hours. Lot's of time to rest - so I thought :) ... more

Having been woken up by the lifting of the anchor, we spent the rest of the day crossing the caspian sea. ... more

I spent my whole day within a circle of about 200m radius, the anchor chain is less then 50m, due to the shifting wind the ship almost completed a full circle. ... more

[Update: I am now on the ferry, but the ship will not cross the Kaspian sea for the next 2 or 3 days, we will be moored about 30km of coast to weather the coming storm.] ... more

I am still stuck in Alat. The two ferries to Kuryk left this morning, though it was not possible to board them. ... more

So I got stuck again - after having to fly to Baku, Azerbaijan because I did not get a permission to enter Azerbaijan on a land border - I am now stuck in Alat… ... more

I took the cheapest flight I could find - 123 Euro to Baku. There was some art in the airport's lounge. ... more

I do not believe I will get a permission to enter Azerbaijan on a land border, so I got myself a plane ticket to Baku and will fly there tomorrow. ... more

I am still stuck in Georgia, and have not got the permission to enter Azerbaijan on a land border, though I decided to go to Tbilisi in case I get it before the… ... more

Another day of waiting for the permission to enter Azerbaijan on a land border. Struggledd to buy Banana. Got different kind of fish in Oil, will sample :) ... more

It is probably getting repetitive, I am still waiting for the permission to cross the border to Azerbaijan, I applied for more than 40 days ago. ... more

I am still waiting for my permission to cross the land border to Azerbaijan, had to leave the hotel, they had no room for tonight. ... more

I got fed up with being stuck in Turkiye, so I decided to be stuck in Georgia instead, waiting for my permission to cross the border from Georgia to Azerbaijan. ... more

I am somewhat stuck in Turkey, as I still haven't got the necessary permissiom to cross the border from Georgia to Azerbaijan. ... more

Took a Microbus to Mugla, from there fetched another one to Fethiye. Got on an evening express bus to Hatay, that took me to Antalya. ... more

Didn't feel well, went back to the hotel, spent a second night there. ... more

Island hopping in the Aegis, first i planned to go to Rhodes, but then realized I would get stuck there until April 3rd (for 4 days) - so rescheduled for Kos an… ... more

I spent the day on a bus to Athens/Piraeus. Passed by Patras (Bridge), Ancient Corinth and the Canal of Corinth. ... more

The Day started in Bari, with a regional train to Brindisi. Ever since my childhood I wanted to take a ferry from here (imagine a head tip to Jules Vernes' "In 80 Days around the World" :) ... more

That probably will have been the longest distance travelled in one day during this journey - 1200 km. ... more

I am trying to get to the Mediterranean as fast as possible as it is getting cold in Germany for the weekend. Munich greeted me with snow. ... more

I needed a new challenge. After going to Iran from Germany in 2022, and Iraq from Norway in 2023, countless other trips to Africa and The Middle East - I wanted to do something difficult again. ... more

Chinese Language Survival Phrases ... more

Chinese Language Cheat Sheet ... more