The Gobi is one of the coldest deserts in the world, reaching -40° in winter, but in summer it can be very hot! We had around 30° during daytime 🙂 The Gobi, which means 'land without water', covers two countries: Mongolia (30% of its territory) and China. Only a small part of it has sand… Continue reading Our last adventure in Mongolia: the Gobi
Category: Asia
Scoprendo la Mongolia: Naadam Festival
Wrestlers Secondo varie fonti il Naadam, la festa nazionale mongola, si svolge a metà luglio. E in effetti sembra che a Ulaanbatar ci siano stati eventi dal 13 al 16 luglio. Pensavamo dunque di aver perso l’occasione di ammirare uomini muscolosi in mutandoni che fanno la lotta... E invece... fortuna vuole che siamo atterrati a… Continue reading Scoprendo la Mongolia: Naadam Festival
Wonders of Mongolia: Reindeer People
No words can describe our magical journey in North Mongolia where we experienced the real nomadic life and cuddled reindeer! Can you imagine anything better than this? About Tsaatan Reindeer people (called Tsaatan or Dukha) live isolated in the Mongolian Taiga at the border with Siberia. Being nomads they move between 2 and 4 times… Continue reading Wonders of Mongolia: Reindeer People
Ritratti dall’Asia Centrale
Per secoli l’Asia Centrale è stata il crocevia di culture e civiltà provenienti da diverse parti del continente. Per questo motivo si incontrano volti e sguardi di una varietà incredibile. In Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, e Uzbekistan abbiamo incrociato visi turchi, slavi, cinesi, persiani e mediorientali. Le immagini pubblicate in questo post offrono solo un piccolo assaggio… Continue reading Ritratti dall’Asia Centrale
Switzerland is the Kyrgyzstan of Europe ;)
Switzerland first-class tourism started one century ago but it doesn’t mean that it is the only country with paradisiac green valleys, crystal-clear lakes and wonderful mountain landscapes. We knew that Kyrgyzstan is considered the “Switzerland of Asia” but we didn’t expect it to have landscapes so similar to the Alps. Actually the only difference with… Continue reading Switzerland is the Kyrgyzstan of Europe 😉
Incredibile Pamir
Siamo appena arrivati ad Osh in Kyrgyzstan, dopo 10 giorni di panorami straordinari nel Pamir. Sembra di aver vissuto tra le pagine del National Geographic. Questa area del Tajikistan ricopre il 45% del territorio nazionale ma solo il 3% della popolazione ci vive. Il motivo è abbastanza comprensibile: si tratta di un’area prettamente montuosa con… Continue reading Incredibile Pamir
From 40 to 0 (degrees)
Last Thursday 27 June we crossed the border from Samarkand to Penjikent to discover another country of Central Asia. Tajikistan is almost all mountains (93%) and more than half of the country is higher than 3,000 meters. The first thing we did? Of course a 4 days trekking in the Fann Mountains. Let me introduce you our team: Gino… Continue reading From 40 to 0 (degrees)
Uzbekistan, sulla Via della Seta
Le città della Via della Seta in Uzbekistan sono di una bellezza stravolgente. E pensare che fino a pochi mesi fa ne conoscevamo a malapena l’esistenza. Solo un documentario di Piero Angela potrebbe raccontare nei dettagli la complessa storia di queste oasi, teatro di commerci internazionali e di guerre sanguinarie da secoli e secoli. All’apparenza… Continue reading Uzbekistan, sulla Via della Seta
First days in Uzbekistan
Our great adventure could not start without an unexpected misadventure. We landed in Tashkent at 3 am after celebrating my 35 years old birthday in Moscow airport. We were exhausted but also very excited... Aurea celebrating with Milu and Fede And... Surprise! My backpack didn’t arrive 😦 The following day, thanks to Gulia’s bargaining skills, I managed… Continue reading First days in Uzbekistan
Ready, steady, go!
Our adventure around Asia. Stop being jealous and have a look at our itinerary 🙂 Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan We will start our trip in Central Asia discovering the Silk Road, trekking in the Pamir mountains and taking some time to learn about nomadic life. Mongolia Our next destination is the land of Genghis Kan, one… Continue reading Ready, steady, go!