Barnaul, Russia
Barnaul, Russia. Figured out the hard way our van doesn't like diesel, an hour later and a refill we are going again. Massive props to Tom from Mad Hatters for draining our tank. 30min later and the Mad Hatters blow their clutch, we tow them 150km to Barnaul. Hectic day.
Semey, Kazakhstan
Semey, Kazakhstan. Crossed the border just north of Semey around 11pm.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan. Got our front tyres changed.
Ucharal, Kazakhstan
Ucharal, Kazakhstan. Camped by a lake, Mosquitos.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 200km of the main highway here didn't have tar and was little better than a 4x4 track. Smashed 2 of our storage containers and roof rack.@
Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Nukus, Uzbekistan.
Dasoguz, Turkmenistan
Door to Hell, Turkmenistan. Amazing beyond words. Wish I has marshmallows.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Yes the city is made of marble. No you can't take photos.
Mashhad, Iran
Mashhad, Iran. Apparently not "Christian" friendly.
Tehran, Iran
Tehran, Iran. 5 cars wide on a 2 lane road at 100km/h? No problem!