In an instant we have passed though an invisible curtain. We’ve very definitely just left Asia behind. We can feel it in the Autumn that’s in full swing, as well as see it in the shape and colour of people’s faces and eyes.
Our trip is coming to an end. Continue reading
The celebrations for our 19th wedding anniversary, left us awaking with our first hangover in months, crawling out of bed and making coffee, still warmly wrapped up against the bitter cold, we are greeted by two chirpy hitchhikers heading to the border. It’s too early to be chirpy and we’re too fuzzy headed to understand Continue reading
Returning to Kyrgyzstan, one of the top countries of our tour to date, we were warmly welcomed at the cold border of Torugart and quickly stamped into the country in record timing: five minutes for the passports and another five minutes waiting for the soldier to complete our entry papers for the car: all in Russian, so he did them for us!
For everyone who could only view 1 photo in our album on Flickr, we apologize, we are just learners on that site! Continue reading
Our run of bad luck with visas continues and we don’t know whether we should laugh or cry!
After waiting a week for a visa that normally takes a day, we were devastated to be told that
6,800 km through China in 26 days, of course, wouldn’t be complete without some car upsets. Continue reading
South Yunnan. Rainy season. Permanent drizzle and rain. Thick, grey, mist hanging in the tropical air. The hillsides seem like they are slowing falling apart, exposed to the elements. Piles of rocks and deep red earth splayed across the road. We witness mini landslides and some generally small rock falls, causing us to drive an occasional slalom course. Continue reading
Velvet sand under your feet, sifting between your toes.
Feathery breezes tickling your arms.
Silky water gliding over you as you float effortlessly around the water’s surface.
WanderWheels' Asia Tour 2013-14 