The Travels of

Jacqui and Lars

Central Asia 2002 - The Statistics

Countries:

Seven

Distance:

-  Tashkent to Tashkent:

-  Tashkent to Ashgabat:

-  Ashgabat to Istanbul

-  Tashkent to Istanbul:

 3,018 kilometers

 2,153 kilometers

 4,807 kilometers

 9,978 kilometers

Days:

-  Tashkent to Tashkent:

-  Tashkent to Ashgabat:

-  Ashgabat to Istanbul

-  Tashkent to Istanbul:

  16 days

  15 days

  25 days

  55 days

Modes of Transport:

Dragoman truck, foot, mini-van, taxi, horse, camel, Lada and Volga taxis, train ferry, and hot air balloon.

Major breakdowns:

None

Boggings:

Several:

-  16 August, 2002 getting to Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan

-  17 August, 2002 leaving Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan

-  18 September, 2002 while looking for a bush camp near Tkibuli Reservoir, Georgia

Cases of Malaria:

None

National Parks Visited:

4 (see The National Parks)

Highest Point:

Korakichi Pass, near Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan (3,240 meters)

Lowest Point:

Aboard the Professor Gül on the Caspian Sea, between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan (28 meters below sea level)

Northernmost Point:

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (N42º52.177' and E074º41.448')

Easternmost Point:

Karakol, Kyrgyzstan (N42º28.375' and E078º24.063')

Southernmost Point:

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (N37º55.750' and E058º23.220')

Westernmost Point:

Istanbul, Turkey (N41º02.449' and E028º59.345')

Truck:

Joshua

Longest Time with NO Shower:

4 days and 3 nights (twice):

-  4 to 7 September, 2002 between Khiva, Uzbekistan and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan when we crossed the Karakum Desert

-  18 to 21 September, 2002 between Tkibuli and Kutaisi, Georgia when we hiked in the mountains around Shovi

Favorite Food and Drink:

Shashlyk, caviar, vodka and Georgian wine

Most sought after commodity:

Soft toilet paper (rather then the sand paper provided in most hotels, restaurants and shops)

Couples Made:

-  Long(er) term:

-  Short term:

-  Attempts:

Not sure

Two (at least, but some may still become long term)

Not as many as there should have been ....