Life in the Norwegian arctic is always a bit unpredictable but today really proved that when our friend asked if we wanted to go for a boat trip to an island….to collect some of his sheep!! So apparently he puts them there for summer grazing but now the grass has lost most of its nutrients…
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Autumn in the Norwegian Arctic
It’s never a quick journey to reach northern Norway and this time our day started at 4:15am with a 2km walk to the bus stop – remarkably under a sky filled with dancing aurora which is very rare in the south of Norway. The bus took 3 hours to reach Oslo where we hopped on…
Autumn in southern Norway | Cozy cabins and living with malamutes
It’s our 5th visit to Norway as we just can’t get enough of this country. We were feeling pretty burnt out on our backpacking trip around the world, it’s exhausting planning every day, taking uncomfortable public transport, getting food poisoning and surviving the stifling heat. So we made the decision to go somewhere cold that…
Hiking to the bluest lake in Kyrgyzstan
I love a milky blue lake and I discovered another one we could visit in Kyrgyzstan so we set off for Kol Tor Kegeti. First we got a shared taxi from Naryn towards Bishkek and the cool thing is there’s a sort of whatapp chat the locals use to offer or ask for shared rides…
A yurt stay along the Eki Naryn valley | Kyrgyzstan
While researching things to do near Naryn I came across the Eki Naryn Valley. I tried organising a trip there myself but I kept coming to dead ends as transport options were too expensive and hitchhiking was out of the question as the road is too quiet so I decided to ask our friendly host…
Sharing a yurt with a nomadic family | Kyrgyzstan
Once the sun had gone down we headed into the yurt where the log burner was filled with dry cow pat and it made the room so toasty. We spent the rest of the evening relaxing inside and trying to translate questions to our hosts about life up on these lush green Jailoo’s (summer pastures)….
Learning about life at a traditional yurt | Kyrgyzstan
On our last trip to Kyrgyzstan we stayed at 5 yurt camps, each one was slightly different but one thing never changed, there was always at least one yurt for tourists to stay in, known as a ‘guest yurt’. So when we arrived at our yurt camp for the evening (which was a one hour…
Exploring wild landscapes and hidden gems in Kyrgyzstan
Staying in a yurt camp is a quintessential part of travelling in Kyrgyzstan and we had so many great experiences last time that we were excited to stay in more. This time we were in the Naryn region and we picked a lake to visit which isn’t on the tourist trail yet, it still remains…
Getting lost in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan
We first visited Kyrgyzstan back in 2018 and we absolutely loved the country so we were excited to be back. This trip we’re spending some time around Naryn as we haven’t been there before. We did a little stroll through town and checked out the bustling market. It was great to see the old men…
Our 19 hour border crossing from China to Kyrgyzstan via the Torugart Pass
We’d heard horror stories about the border crossing from Pakistan to China and how many checks there were and hours it took but in the end we didn’t find it too bad and it only took about 7 hours. Today though we were travelling from China to Kyrgyzstan via the Torugart crossing. I couldn’t find…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 