I signed up for CS (couchsurfing) back in 2007 when I went on my first big trip to Western Europe. I used it on and off for both hosting and surfing (i.e. being hosted) but I have been the most active over the last year, since August 2016. ..:CONTINUE READING:..
I am making my big dream happen right now. A round the world trip. But I also have some small dreams, sub-dreams, so to say, which I would like to come true during this trip. ..:CONTINUE READING:..
Lake Alakul. One of the main draws in Kyrgyzstan and a must-see place for me. I hiked to the lake in early September while I was staying in the town of Karakol. ..:CONTINUE READING:..
One of the most frequent questions that people asked me before I left was what I was going to pack. About two years ago I decided to start travelling light. What does it mean? ..:CONTINUE READING:..
I was headed from Song Kul lake back to Kochkor yesterday. By car with the yurt owners. But the idea of going to Naryn was on my mind all day. ..:CONTINUE READING:..
A week before I hiked there I didn’t even know these two lakes existed. I heard about them from a Czech traveller and when I saw some pictures I decided to go for it. ..:CONTINUE READING:..
Hitchhiking is something I wanted to do more of on this trip. I hitchhiked my longest route today. 270 km from Saty to Almaty. Four cars all of which I stopped in less than five minutes. Five hours. One flat tyre. ..:CONTINUE READING:..
It’s Sunday. I wanna have an easy day after having hiked the previous day. I go out and think of seeing the few sights in Almaty. ..:CONTINUE READING:..