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Tashkent- Day 1
Arriving in Uzbekistan was much easier than I anticipated. I had done a lot of reading; a non-fiction novel about Uzbekistan, guidebooks and travel blogs which warned of various challenges of a visit. Our entrance and first day were much … Continue reading
Our last big adventure…maybe.
JFK We are about to begin what will be our last big backpacking adventure… our “last hurrah”. Strangely I do remember us saying the same thing about our Africa trip. We are in a different position now; we may finish … Continue reading
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African Adventure- Day 16
Libreville is a surprising place. It was the first time since arriving in Africa that had traffic lights, modern buildings, tons of restaurants and foreigners. Despite all these modern and efficient appearances, we’ve learned that it is still Africa. Every … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 10
Deserted. That was our first impression of Mayumba. Compared to our first encounters with the town, today could be considered bustling with activity. We arrived at the park office at around 8 am for our kayak adventure. Being the only … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 8
We have finally made it! We are now on the ferry making the crossing to the National Park. We had great roads all the way; dirt but good dirt. We stopped in Nedelé to pick up some beer, soda, bread … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 2
David and Peta arrived in the afternoon yesterday and decided to stay also at the Hippo Camp. Had a late night with all the great people there the night before and had to be back at 7 am to get … Continue reading
Big African Adventure- Day 1
We woke up very early this morning, the time change threw us off. We went to the US Embassy first thing. We walked around for a bit and couldn’t find it and finally ended up taking a taxi. It took … Continue reading
Our Warm Welcome to Central Africa
Hostage. Being held for money. Ransom. Welcome to Congo. This is all perfectly acceptable here. We arrived in the airport proudly presenting our passports with our lovely Congolese visas already in inside. We were immediately told to step aside and … Continue reading
Back to Arabic…sort of!
We are back in the Arab world! After a quick red-eye flight we find ourselves now in Morocco. Everything is a fascinating mix of French, Arabic, and Spanish. As if I wasn’t already confused with the 3 languages as it … Continue reading
Arrival in India
We have finally arrived in India after years of planning and reading. We have expected seething masses of people at every turn and complete chaos everywhere. We were surprised when we landed and every actually went smoothly! All of our … Continue reading