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Venturing further into Tibet
July 29, 2010 Shigatse, Tibet Today we left for Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. We had a long drive to reach it from Lhasa, about 7 hours. Nobody was really looking forward to the drive, especially Alisa who … Continue reading
Baga Turgen Valley, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
May 25, 2010 The family has been awake since 3 am preparing for the big move. A few of the men left on horseback to herd the animals towards the summer pasture. The rest of the family gathered the rest … Continue reading
Bayan Olgii- Mogoit Valley
May 24, 2010 Today marked the first day of our tour. Our first order of business was to register with the police since we are staying in Mongolia for longer than a month. It was simple enough; there was an … Continue reading
The Train to Astana
We didn’t get much sleep on our last night in Shymkent. We luckily were able to switch to the cheaper room at the hotel next door. There wasn’t a sauna but there was a shared bathroom where the women’s room … Continue reading
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
Back to Tashkent
I am so glad to be back in Tashkent! Samarkand was really starting to get on our nerves! After three days of everyone trying to milk us for every sum we have. Our day started out smoothly. The guesthouse was … Continue reading
Bukhara Day 2
True to our word, we returned today to Lyabi-Hauz for a lunch of plov. It was definitely the best plov we have had so far on the trip with juicy bursts of raisins and the perfect amount of lamb goodness. … Continue reading
Moynaq
What an unbelievably long day. We woke up around 3 am due to jet lag. We had arranged for our driver to pick us up at 5 am and we began the 2.5 hour trip to Moynaq. The roads were … Continue reading
Nukus
Ah, Karakalpakstan! The Lonely Planet recommends visiting this area if you are in to desolation. I guess we are because we find ourselves here in Nukus, the capital. This little town is quite something. It is a stark contrast to … 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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