Monthly Archives: October 2016
those who like golden things
When I woke up, my head hurt. There had been a lot of noise in the hotel during the night, and with “noise” I mean the kind of noise sex workers make when they want their clients to get it over with. It was depressing. I left the hotel and pulled the Caboose through some […]
king of the hill
I had to leave early in the morning, because it was going to be a long way today. So I left the house of the friendly Azeri family at around eight: Walked past a little shop: And then I was out on the highway again: It turned out to be hills all day. Just up […]
outshot
The morning was sunny and the sky was blue: As I was leaving Turar Ryskulov, I walked past this gentleman preparing a huge pot of plov: And it took me a while until I understood that it was for a restaurant he was about to inaugurate: He asked me if I wanted to stay, but […]
soul fooomnomnomnom
I had bought some vodka the night before: And some pickles to go along with the V: Then I went about switching the inner tube on my tire: And I found the evil-doer that had stabbed it: Cursed be thee, evil-doer! Then I wandered around town: Had dinner in this place called “Soul Food”, a […]
autumn to a pool
Woke up in Zoe’s living room: It had been a warm night under the Mecca poster next to the oven: Zoe was in a great mood, and so was I: We hung out for a while, having tea and talking about the ways of the world, then at around noon I finally got on my […]
super heroes
In the morning the dude who had told me the way to the hotel showed up: His name was Yerig. It was snowing outside, and I didn’t really feel like walking: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will […]
hole in the sky
When I woke up, the pilgrims had already left. So I said good-bye to Katya and her husband, the owners of the pilgrim guesthouse: Then I left the village that was called Aisha Bibi after the mausoleum: One time I saw a single dog on the road: I still wonder where it was going. Another […]
killing fun with pilgrims
Left Taraz and my perfect hotel today. And what do you know, the city actually seemed a bit bigger now that I was walking through it. There was a burger place: A church: A mosque: And an amusement park: The snow had all but disappeared, and it felt like autumn again: When I passed the […]
hehe, tomatoes
Stayed in. Had a bunch of tomatoes: Watched some Beavis & Butt-head cartoons. Made a video about why the DJI Osmo sucks: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content […]
a border run and a donkey vehicle
I was in Kazakhstan on the 15-day visa-free program. And my 15 days were about to run out. So I hopped into a cab and went to the border at Grodikovo: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will […]
Chanel
Had the best hotel room ever. Well, it wasn’t exactly a room. It was more like an apartment: An apartment with a bedroom: …and another bedroom: …and an awesome hot shower: And for some reason the place was less expensive than the regular hotel that I had looked up before. Oh, and it had the […]
looming loo
The sky was strange this morning: Approaching. Looming. Foreboding. Made for an interesting time-lapse though: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content (I […]
octopi
Woke up in my room and saw the light shining through the window: Suddenly everything felt a little less spooky than before. The dead dog was still there though. I was told that the necessary “tools” to remove his body were missing. I had breakfast with Hamzat, a Russian of Chechen origin: Really cool guy. […]
sleep, God’s creature, sleep
Got going in the early morning: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content I was looking at white mountains in the distance: And […]
from the suite to the white line
At some point I realized that I was actually staying in what was a suite in this Soviet-style guesthouse. I had a giant bathroom: A room with some couches: And a bedroom: It was easy to imagine a Communist Party bigwig some thirty or forty years ago staying here, enjoying the amenities of the suite. […]
WTF snow?!
When I woke up, I was able to feel the physical dimensions of my skull. So I decided to stay put. After a while I went out and played with some dogs outside: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing […]
just say no
The time-lapse thingy from the night before turned out okay: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content I got on the road at […]
board games for pants
Wore my long pants for the first time today: Or rather, I had worn them before, but never when I was walking. But today I thought, yes, it’s cold enough for long pants! Before the edge of town I stopped in a little shop and got some water, and the shop owner gave me a […]
my pink blanket
Today I decided that I needed a blanket. Because what if I ended up in a situation where I had to camp or sleep in a cold room? I only had a summer sleeping bag with me, and I wanted a blanket badly. So I walked around town looking for the local bazaar. I found […]
climax without
Enjoyed staying in today. Looked out the window and saw a backyard: With a truck in it: Replied to some emails, wrote some stuff, sorted some photos: And I put almost all of my clothes into the washing machine in the basement: Then I went out to look for some food, eventually ending up in […]