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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
Last Stop, Shanghai!
August 8, 2010 Shanghai The past few days have been a whirlwind. We left Tibet with a heavy heart and went to re-visit Chengdu. It certainly has changed a lot since we were there last. Things are now barely visible … Continue reading
Last Day at Summer Camp
May 26, 2010 Last night we were invited by the family elders to join them for what was our third dinner. This was true bishbarmak; flat noodles and fatty mutton. We had already been stuffed from our meat tea and … 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
Olgii, Mongolia
May 23, 2010 Last night we went to one of the Peace Corps Volunteer’s (PCV) homes for dinner. There was one PCV couple, a single woman, and two Kazakhs. We certainly have a new appreciation for what the PCVs have … Continue reading
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Ust-Kamengorsk to Olgii
Considering how the day began, it is pretty miraculous that I find myself sitting in a Turkish restaurant in Mongolia. Our flight was originally scheduled to leave yesterday but was rescheduled for today because of a persistent drizzle. It took … Continue reading
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Ethnic Kazakh Food
While in Kazakhstan, we ate mostly what would be considered ethnic Russian food and some Central Asian staples. We had our real introduction to Kazakh food once we arrived in Western Mongolia. The Western province of Bayan Olgii is 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 2
I fell horribly ill last night. It was probably either the strawberries or the borscht. I was pretty much attached to the toilet so we will stay another night in the pricy room. I stayed in bed until noon making … Continue reading