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Tag Archives: experience
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
Bukhara Day 1
Weather changes quickly here it seems. For as cold, wet and dreary as it was yesterday it was as hot and sunny today. Khiva was resplendent in the morning sun and we enjoyed being the only ones to witness it … Continue reading
Posted in Uzbekistan
Tagged art, Bobby, cold, culture, eat, experience, home, hot, lunch, plov, sweaty, taxi, tradition
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African Adventure- Day 40
Today we visited the very sorry Sultan’s Palace. It appeared to be an impressive mud bricked structure from the outside but was stark and crumbling in the inside. We lingered outside for a few minutes trying to get information on … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 23
Considering the great expense to spend another night at the formidable Lope Hotel, we opted to camp in the bush nearby. After having spent a night deep in the jungle, we awoke to discovering elephant droppings on the path to … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 22
Since we didn’t get too see too many animals, we made the decision to splurge for the mandrill tour that is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). They put four collars on members of different packs of Mandrills to … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 21
Today was our big day for game viewing. Unfortunately there wasn’t much that wished to be seen. The animals that we did see were very skittish, they obviously still regard humans as being a threat. I don’t blame them based … 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
Choo Choo!
Today was a very laid back day. We woke up very late, it was nearly noon by the time we got to breakfast. We leisurely made our way over to the train terminal and popped into some shops along the … Continue reading
Posted in India
Tagged breakfast, experience, family, India, life, Nepal, park, travel
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On the Road Again
Leaving behind the idyllic village of Goreme in Turkey, we were finally motivated to pull ourselves away when we spent all of the money we had budgeted. It was a bit sad to leave but we knew it was time … Continue reading
The Illusionists
Honduras, as well as other developing countries has a long tradition of being illusionists. Not the “Abracadabra” sort of yester-year, this breed is practicing exclusively in the workplace. People give the illusion of caring, the illusion of helping and also … Continue reading