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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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African Adventure- Day 89

Woke up to a surprisingly dewy morning in Nouadibou and we even needed to wait for the tents to dry out before we could pack up.  While paying the bill, I asked the receptionist to mail me stamps for my … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 80

Nouakchott has been full of surprises. I was partially expecting a desolate, sandy town with nothing modern about it.  The guide book made it sound as such; no atms, no restaurants, or supermarkets.  The sandy part was certainly true but … Continue reading

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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

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African Adventure- Day 59

We have made it to Djenné, home to the world’s largest mud bricked building. It was a relatively short drive from Sévaré and then just a short ferry to arrive in the town.  The ferry was particularly entertaining because a … Continue reading

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