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Astana
Astana is a city filled with the unexpected. Everything from the moment we arrived in the periphery of the city has surprised us. Kazakhstan’s president, Nazarbayev decided in 1997 to move the country’s capital from Almaty to Astana and start … Continue reading
Food of Uzbekistan
The food in Uzbekistan is a fantastic mix of Middle Eastern and Eastern European. I may also be partial because it happens to combine my two favorite ethnic foods. Uzbekistan certainly does have many dishes to choose from. Here are … Continue reading
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Shymkent Day 1
After breakfast, around 9:30 , we set off for Kazakhstan. It actually turned out to be more complicated than simply getting in a cab and driving. First we had to walk to the Chorsu metro, go 2 stops, change trains, … Continue reading
Goodbye Uzbekistan
It looks like Kyrgyzstan is out and we will just head straight to Shymkent by shared taxi. We went to a few different travel agents to ask about the flight to Bishkek and nobody seemed to be able to easily … Continue reading
Tashkent- Day 3
Today was a busy and productive day. We woke up at around 3 am and were able to work on pictures and blogs. The French tour group that took over the hotel last night were awake by 4 and gone … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 77
After over 70 days on the road, we have finally encountered our first cool nights. It is amazing how much better one can sleep when in a comfortable temperature. I feel surprisingly rested. We have been staying at the Zebra … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 68
Our little rooms in Jangjangbureh (Georgetown) became terribly uncomfortable as soon as the power went off for the night. The heat and mosquitoes arrived at exactly the same moment as the fan was keeping both at bay. We had an … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 51
Things started to return to normal today and many more people were out on the streets…even street food returned! We got our Timbuktu stamps and discovered that we can no longer visit the mosque because a Spanish couple had gone … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 37
Today was LONG. It was an early start so we could get to the Nigerien consulate before they close at 3. It didn’t matter about waking up early, nobody slept well anyhow. Our swanky hotel had no electricity or running … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 35
This morning, the massive rock pillars were hidden away behind fog. Our goal today was to leisurely make our way over to the towns by the Nigerian border and cross into Nigeria first thing in the morning. Shortly after we … Continue reading