Bicycle Touring The World: Kazakhstan, Eskene to Atyrau
My latest bicycle touring around the world update, cycling across Kazakhstan. Eskene to Atyrau. 39 miles. I slept really well last night, as I usually do when camping. There was no rush to get up this morning, as I knew there were less than forty miles to cycle today. But I still got up early. I wanted to decamp and get on my way before I got spotted, not that I think it would be a problem. But better to be safe than sorry.
I made it into Atyrau just before midday and had a little ride around looking for a hotel. I’d already sorted out which hotel to stay at when I was in Aktau. It was the sister hotel of the one I stayed at in Aktau. I looked around to see if there were any other, maybe cheaper hotels, but in the end, I decided to come to the sister hotel of the one in Aktau, as I’d already thought! I wanted a fairly decent hotel, as I’m leaving my bike and bags here while I fly to Turkey, which is all a bit worrying!
The fire alarm went off just after checking in, and I had to leave the hotel. Thankfully, it was a false alarm, and we were allowed back in after about half an hour.
Tour Information
It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:
- Photos: See my photos on Flickr
- The route: View my journey around the world
- Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
- Tour page: Ride overview
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