Author Archives: Vogel

Sadly, our Puntito is beyond repair. After an open heart surgery, this is what we found: This is it’s replacement: Will we ever make it? Who knows!

… it’s been really, really, hard. I’m not sure if I could ever find the right words for Murgab, but spending 6 days there really tested everything from our patience to our sanity. Having flies wake us up, being swept … Continue reading →

This update needs to be brief. I had to buy petrol to power up a generator in order to set up a satellite link with the internet. We’re pretty much in the middle of nowhere, in Murgab, Tajikistan. It’s pretty … Continue reading →

Today we will give the Pamir Highway a go. The terrain is really challenging, usually requiring 4WD cars with suitable torque to be conquered, but in the spirit of the rally, we will attempt it anyways. The car is doing … Continue reading →

Turkmenistan is a bizarre country, in my opinion the most mysterious one we’re visiting. Xenophobia runs very deep in the Turkmen government, which makes it a very difficult country to visit. The pathological state paranoia translates to extremely rigorous visa … Continue reading →

In Zanjan we met a 20 year old German biker who had been touring Iran for 2 weeks. I asked him what was his favorite thing and he said “a couple of days ago I met some Iranians who invited … Continue reading →

Iran (August 5th, 2011) We woke up at 5:30AM to leave Kahta by 6:00AM and make it to the 7:00AM ferry. The place that looked so desolated last night was full of live and a small ferry was floating on … Continue reading →

Today we woke up at 4:45AM in the morning to hop on a hot air balloon and witness Cappadocia from the sky. We got back to the hotel at about 7AM, took a quick cold shower, had breakfast and hit … Continue reading →