6 & 7 August 2008: Termitau – Burabai For our last stop in Kazakhstan, we decided not to stop in the capital city, but to settle our tents few kilometres away, around the Burabai Lake. This region is in total contrast with the road wo rode before in the country. Because of the forest and …
5/08/2008 “The Routes of the Olive Tree” changes its route. The Chinese authorities hasn’t given any official answer to our Cultural Foundation, concerning the issue of the members of this expedition entry visa into China. The organisors of this trip still haven’t got any answer – nor positive nor negative – even after having given …
4 & 5 August 2008: Balqash – Temirtau We followed our route towards the North of the country, where we stopped for two days in a camping site, only one block from the Temirtau Lake, that used to be a soviet summer camp. This way, the riders as well as the participants got a chance …
3 August 2008: Almaty – Balqash We rode most of the day, following the Sary Ishikotaudesert limits as well as the huge Balkach lake, one of the four biggest lake in Central Asia, today threatened to disappear. In the middle of this very surprising scenery, where the wind often blows a lot, we stopped in …