After Vilnius, we headed west towards Poland. Steve was gearing up to write his GMAT exam in Warsaw right before heading back to Canada so we decided to spend a week in the mid-sized city of Białystok. It gave us a chance to experience life in a non-touristy city in Poland before heading to central …
Month: September 2020
So, where to go next after Central Asia? Most flights from Almaty depart for China, India, or Russia. We couldn’t go back to China because we only had single-entry visas. Same thing with India (and Steve pretty much vetoed that idea haha). Steve also needed to head back to Canada for a friend’s wedding in …
We spent our final few days in Central Asia in two capital cities – Bishkek and Almaty (technically a former capital). Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan and home to about 1 million people. We decided to skip the long drive across the country from Osh to Bishkek (10-12 hours in the car) in favour …
We had a full car as we departed Karakul and said our goodbyes to Tajikistan. In our 4×4 there was myself, Steve, Ashraf, Connor, the Belgian couple, and our Kyrgyz driver. Our luggage was strapped to the top of the vehicle that morning and we headed off down the gravel road towards Kyrgyzstan. The border …