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Discovering Almaty

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Today I spent 8 hours and 63km discovering Almaty and it's closest mountains. Tomorrow I will cross the border to China.
April 21, 2026

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Bed Day after Bad Days

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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…
April 20, 2026

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2774km / 55 hours by train

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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 :)
April 17, 2026

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Crossing the Caspian Sea

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Having been woken up by the lifting of the anchor, we spent the rest of the day crossing the caspian sea.
April 16, 2026

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Being Stuck: The Caspian Sea Edition #3

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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.
April 15, 2026

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Being Stuck: The Caspian Sea Edition #2

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[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.]
April 14, 2026

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Being stuck: The Caspian See Edition

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I am still stuck in Alat. The two ferries to Kuryk left this morning, though it was not possible to board them.
April 13, 2026

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Trying to get a Ferry in Alat, Azerbaijan

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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…
April 12, 2026

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Flight to Baku

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I took the cheapest flight I could find - 123 Euro to Baku. There was some art in the airport's lounge.
April 11, 2026

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Stuck in Georgia, Tbilisi Edition

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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.
April 10, 2026

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Stuck in Georgia, Going to Tbilisi

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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…
April 9, 2026

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Stuck in Georgia, Poti Edition

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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 :)
April 8, 2026

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Stuck in Georgia, Ureki Edition

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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.
April 7, 2026

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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.
April 6, 2026

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1500 km to Georgia

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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.
April 5, 2026

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Discovering Antalya's Coast

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I am somewhat stuck in Turkey, as I still haven't got the necessary permissiom to cross the border from Georgia to Azerbaijan.
April 3, 2026

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Western Taurus to Antalya

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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.
April 2, 2026

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Resting and Storm

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Didn't feel well, went back to the hotel, spent a second night there.
April 1, 2026

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4 Islands to Turkiye

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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…
March 31, 2026

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Traversing Greece to Piraeus

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I spent the day on a bus to Athens/Piraeus. Passed by Patras (Bridge), Ancient Corinth and the Canal of Corinth.
March 29, 2026

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Navigating the Adriatic Sea to Greece

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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" :)
March 28, 2026

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Across the Alps to Bari

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That probably will have been the longest distance travelled in one day during this journey - 1200 km.
March 27, 2026

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Crossing Germany to Munich

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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.
March 26, 2026

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The Premise

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.
March 25, 2026

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Chinese Language Survival Phrases
March 25, 2026

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Chinese Language Cheat Sheet
March 25, 2026

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