Snow Hiking in Ala Archa

By |November 15th, 2013|Central Asia, Journeys, Kyrgyzstan, Outdoor, Winter Sports|

Who likes to sit in front of the PC all Sunday? Certainly not the European expats in Bishkek. The spontaneous decision: "Let's go hiking in Ala Archa!" The National Park is located about 40 kilometers outside of Bishkek, which is a nice day trip. It's four of us and we conveniently share a taxi. It [...]

Beer for Breakfast

By |September 2nd, 2013|Asia, Journeys, Mongolia|

Life Tip: Drinking beer at seven in the morning might be a good idea when you are 20. At 30 this is not such a good idea. The hung over will occur right around lunch time and stay for the rest of the day. Some people say you just need to continue drinking, but this [...]