Everything About East Turkestan: My Second Day in Uyghur - Xinjiang - China
My second day in China's Xinjiang region turned into a journey deep into East Turkestan. I set off from Khorgos to the city of Yining by...
Notes from the road
Guides, vlogs, and lessons learned from a decade of road experience.
Çin SeyahatiBeing a Turk in China: The Challenges I Faced and the Bitter Truths in the Xinjiang Region
I had planned to enter China as part of my world tour, but this experience turned out to be much more challenging than I had expected....
ÇinHitchhiking to East Turkestan: Crossing from Kazakhstan to China and the Khorgos Adventure
The final stop of my adventure in Kazakhstan, starting from Almaty, was the city of Khorgos, which houses the Kazakhstan-China border. After my last day in...
AlmatyWhat Do Kazakhs Think About Us? A Day on the Streets of Almaty and the Public's Reactions
A day I spent in Almaty, Kazakhstan, offered me the opportunity to closely observe what the Kazakh people think about Turks. While I was playing music...
AlmatıDo Kazakhs Like Turks? Returning to Kazakhstan for the Third Time and My Ukulele Adventure
As part of my world tour, I have returned to the borders of Kazakhstan for the third time. This time, I traveled from Bishkek, the capital...
Ala-Too MeydanıEverything About Kyrgyzstan: A Day in Bishkek
After Kazakhstan, my next stop was Kyrgyzstan, one of the most beautiful countries in Central Asia. As I set off for Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan,...
At EtiKazakhstan Wedding: We Ate Horse Meat (Beshbarmak) and Danced Like Crazy!
The wedding I attended in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, became one of the most unforgettable memories of my world tour. On this special day, where I witnessed Kazakh...
ÇimkentHitchhiking in Kazakhstan: A Journey from Tashkent to Shymkent and the Border Experience
Another stop on my world tour was Kazakhstan. I decided to hitchhike from Tashkent towards the city of Shymkent in Kazakhstan. What I experienced at the...
CouchsurfingEverything About Uzbekistan: Pilaf is Eaten by Hand and Life in Tashkent
My journey to Uzbekistan was one of the most interesting stops on my world tour. After leaving my friend Anis in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, I managed to...
DushanbeMaking Money on the Streets of Tajikistan: My Dushanbe Adventure
The next stop on my world tour was Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. I reached this beautiful city by hitchhiking from the historic Uzbek city of...
Doğal İyileşme YöntemleriWhat I Do When I Get Sick: My Hitchhiking Adventure to Tajikistan and Natural Healing Methods
On a world tour, there are times when you push your body to its limits, and in those moments, you may start to feel unwell. When...
BuharaLife in Uzbekistan: A Day in Samarkand and an Incredible Experience in Bukhara
Hello friends, in this post I will share a new chapter of my adventure in Uzbekistan with you. In this leg of my world tour, I...
Celal Kebapçı3 Things Everyone in Uzbekistan Knows: Celal Kebapçı, Sarp, and Çukur
Our next stop after Kazakhstan was Uzbekistan, and our impressions of this country were quite interesting. When we first stepped into Uzbekistan, we were told that...