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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
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
Khiva
Today we officially bought the entrance tickets for Khiva which gives us access to the twenty some odd historical sites in the town. There were swarms of Uzbeki tourists today, all of whom were very eager to chat and practice … Continue reading
Moscow at last!
I have to say, as of today, I am impressed with Russia. We joked about having to fly Aeroflot and how their slogan is “We don’t smile because we are serious about making you happy”. We anticipated surly stewardesses and … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 79
After 58 nights in our tent, something was bound to break at sometime. As we were packing up, one of our 3 rods cracked and poked through the fabric. It is still functional and should still last for a while … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 66
After leaving Djenné we were held up a few days in Bamako while David recovered from malaria. The past few days kept us on our toes, we didn’t wander too far just in case he needed to go to the … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 33
I woke up to an amazing lightening storm. Expecting the rain to pour down any second, we quickly packed up camp. A drizzle started just as we loaded up the Landie and we were able to hop in before the … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 25
Yaoundé is much more pleasant by foot than in car. We walked all around today running errands, most of which were successful. It is a rather hilly town, fairly modern, and surprisingly laid back. Nobody seemed to care that foreigners … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 24- Insects Attack Part II
I woke up to an early morning; once again the insects unleashed their fury on us. This time the perpetrators were soldier ants. They were similar to the one that latched on to Bobby’s flip flop during the forest walk … Continue reading
Tamer and Abdullah
While visiting Deir ez Zur, we met the children of our friend Raed. Like all Syrian children, they start English education quite young. Tamer was eager to practice his English with us and was quite curious since we were the … Continue reading