The Long Horse Ride Blog

Me on little Zorbee the toad horse by one of the steppe lakes Apparently belabouring offending motorists on the backside with their stripey...

Of all the roadside shrines I have encountered in this part of the world, this must be one of the most unusual. Obviously a nautical chap, ...

Hurray - we have come unstuck, in the best meaning of the phrase. We woke this morning to unwelcome overcast skies, but a welcome drying wi...

Sunday 4th September Whenever I cross desert and semi-desert areas that have seen no rain for months, I seem to attract precipitation, and...

Heading into the sunset of Kalmikia - Baurzhan leads the way. The lake on the right is one of the last, getting saltier as we head west.

Friday 2nd September. Sergei the driver turned up at our hotel early yesterday morning to guide us through the streets of Astrakhan back to ...