9 August 2008: Kurgan-Chelyabinsk Our stay in Kurgan was really short, we got the time to “enjoy” the cold and rainy weather of the city, as well as hotel rooms without any hot water in the shower, which is quite normal for a hotel in this region! A cold wind coming from Siberia, after the …
8 August 2008: Burabai – Kurgan The entrance into Russia has been the most complicated one we’ve had since the beginnig of our trip. The participants had to wait long hours before they managed to leave late in the evening, especially the one in the lorry and the bus of the Routes of the Olive …
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 …