Brighton "I don't have to do anything. I just need to go to Canada." I came to see Manu now because Canada's quite a bit further from...

Just when we thought it was impossible for life to get any better, our beautiful friend Rich came down to visit us all the way from...

Parts 1 to 4 It's been so so good to have time to completely and utterly rest for a change. I've been really active for the past few...

It's been so so good to have time to completely and utterly rest for a change. I've been really active for the past few months, and...

Bishkek I'm sorry to say it, but I think that I probably got scammed. I'm not 100% certain, but about 99.99%. I took my iPad to an Apple...

Kyrgyz National Museum Like most ex-Soviet republics, Kyrgyzstan has its own substantial collection of grand public buildings. The...

Kyrgyzstan National Museum The epic of Manas is famous throughout Kyrgyzstan, a hugely long poem telling of the exploits of the Kyrgyz...

Parts 1 to 5 Issyk-Kul, the second largest mountain lake in the world, perched right up in the northeastern corner of Kyrgyzstan, has...

Issyk-Kul, the second largest mountain lake in the world, perched right up in the northeastern corner of Kyrgyzstan, has many many faces....

Preparing brekky the next morn. Never seen a balcony recess quite like this before Many of the vehicles out here are ancient The town of...

Cameladerie In the morning Anna Lena had a swim in Issyk-Kul, whose name means "warm lake." And it is actually warm, relative to any of...

Parting Ways And so the time eventually came to go our separate ways. I was sad, shedding a tear or two as I left those guys. We'd had...

The next morning I made my way to a bigger road, and rolled down the hill towards the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek. Well, it wasn't all...

Parts 1 to 4 Oh my Pachamama, Allah, Buddha, Parvati and Jesus, these few days have been some of the most consistently beautiful of my...

Oh my Pachamama, Allah, Buddha, Parvati and Jesus, these few days have been some of the most consistently beautiful of my whole trip. And...

The next morning we climbed out of the canyon. At some point the scenery suddenly changed, and we were in the green. It was as if some...

Bye Bye Kazakhstan I felt like I'd only just arrived in Kazakhstan, and here I was already leaving it. I've actually gotta be in the...

Karakol This town is one of the main urban centres on or near Issyk-Kul, a huge lake which sits at an altitude of over 1600m. Issyk-Kul...

Parts 1 to 4 Swissish Rohan is the most beautiful man ever. He's the warmest, gentlest, most caring person you'll ever meet. He's...

Swissish Rohan is the most beautiful man ever. He's the warmest, gentlest, most caring person you'll ever meet. He's educated,...