It has fallen to my lot for telling you about one of the most exhilarating parts of our journey so far, (more…)

Our experience entering Khazakstan couldn’t have been more different from that of entering our present location, (more…)

Our second week in Kyrgyzstan has seen Andy and I go trekking, (more…)

I never thought I would be the sort of traveller who, faced with a cornucopia of exotic delicacies, would turn her back on the plethora of dishes waiting to be sampled, (more…)

We have reached the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. In contrast to Tashkent, here it seems is a city largely at peace with its Soviet past. (more…)

When I first visited Gilgit two years ago it was a troubled town. (more…)