The first thing I did right after I got off the overnight train from Astana to Almaty was to rush back to the hostel. It was 5am or 7am (?). I told the tourist I’d go out by myself for the whole day today. After we arrived at the hostel, he went straight to sleep … Continue reading A School Visit. Red Bull Gives You Wings!
I met a guy from another room on the train. He knew where my hostel was so he offered me a free ride. That was so kind of him. Well, was Astana with the visit? Before I went there, I read from various sources that said it wasn’t. But the tourist who tagged along insisted … Continue reading Is Astana Worth Going? A Day Trip to Borovoye
After the trip to Kolsay Lakes National Park, we joined a local tour to Charyn Canyon. Needless to mention, the Hong Kong guy who tagged along made me wait again and I always escaped to the bathroom while I waited for him. When I was done, he was ready and then he gave me a … Continue reading The Grand Canyon In Kazakhstan – Charyn Canyon
There were two lakes at the Kolsay Lakes National Park. The host drove us to the first one. The car first stopped at a passport control office. We needed to register. It was true that we were the first ones this year. But I didn't understand why I met some Russian travellers inside the national … Continue reading Day 2 At Kolsay Lakes National Park
Woke up at 4am to catch a taxi to the bus terminus for the Lake Kaindy trip. The information centre arranged the trip for us except this taxi trip of course. It was a one-night trip. We would spend a night at a huge guesthouse run by a family in Saty. According to the information … Continue reading A Two-Night Trip at Kolsay Lakes National Park
After I finished my so-called 'long term' backpacking trip in South America (I met someone who had been backpacking for 20 years in Peru so my trip was really nothing), I suffered from post long term backpacking depression. I'd stay at home, sit on my sofa and start to cry because I missed it so … Continue reading Post Post-Long-Term-Backpacking-Depression Came Kazakhstan
I woke up early for the Lake Titicaca Bolivia trip. The bus was late. (I have mentioned the bus being late a couple of times in my blog for this trip. I guess this is a common thing there. After all, I wasn't travelling in Deutschland. :D) There were only three of us in the tour … Continue reading My Last Destination – Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Here I was, waiting for the plane from Puerto Montt (yes, again but stayed there for one night only because there was no road to go up to Chile and probably the ticket from Chaiten to San Pedro de Atacama was too expensive) to San Pedro de Atacama. The morning in Puerto Montt was so … Continue reading Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, Here I Came
It was very sunny in Chaiten. I had a plan in mind - Pumalin National Park, then go back to Puerto Montt and then to Puerto Varas. Planning is good. But who knows if you can really implement it? The town wasn't really as bad as what the Londoners told me. I think it … Continue reading Nature Stays Forever… We Do Not
It wasn't really an adventure. Chiloe was very quiet. It was more like a time for me to relax and learn to slow down. I was used to this kind of backpacking lifestyle by that time and I really enjoyed it. People want to earn a lot of money to have freedom to do what … Continue reading Continued With My Adventure in Chiloe, Chile
