05 — Travel 25.20°N 55.27°E

9 cities, 4 regions, and counting.

Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and a small detour through Kerala. Tap a marker to read the story.

  • Central Asia
  • Caucasus
  • Middle East
  • South Asia

Routes flown · hub: DXB

Places, in order of visit (more or less)

Central Asia

DXB → ALA 3h 45m

Almaty

Kazakhstan

Day 1 of the Kazakhstan trip — landing under the Tien Shan.

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ALA → CIT 1h 50m

Shymkent

Kazakhstan

The southern leg of the Kazakhstan trip.

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Caucasus

DXB → TBS 3h 25m

Tbilisi

Georgia

Old town on foot — day 1 of the Georgia trip.

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TBS → GUD 2h by road

Gudauri

Georgia

Where the hero video was filmed. The Friendship Monument and the Caucasus mountains around it.

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Middle East

DXB → JED 3h 05m

Mecca

Saudi Arabia

Umrah. A place words don't really cover.

JED → MED 4h by road

Medina

Saudi Arabia

Visiting the Prophet's mosque (peace be upon him).

CNN → DXB BASE

Dubai

UAE

Where I live and work.

DXB → AUH 1h 20m by road

Abu Dhabi

UAE

Full story coming.

South Asia

DXB → CNN 3h 55m

Kasaragod

India

Home. Northern Kerala.

Trip logs

Journeys told day by day, grouped by country. Written as I get to them.

Kazakhstan AUH → ALA → CIT The Kazakhstan log. 4 days · 1 written Georgia DXB → TBS → GUD The Georgia log. 4 days · 3 written