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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
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
Posted in Mongolia
Tagged art, bathhouses, central heating, dinner, discover, discovered, eat, eating, freezing, good, hardships, home, hot, insect, insects, kazakhs, mongolia, pcvs, Peace Corps, peace corps volunteer, peace corps volunteers, volunteer, water
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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
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
Samarkand
Local markets are always one of our favorite things to visit. Samarkand’s market area is in the shadows of a mosque built for Tamerlane in the 14th century. From the sweets section of the market you are reminded of past … 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 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
Posted in Mauritania, Morocco
Tagged adventure, Africa, art, Australia, Bobby, border, car, family, French, good, home, hot, husband, immigration, Kent, Lithuania, lunch, Mauritania, Middle East, money, Morocco, Robert, Syria, visa, water, Western Sahara
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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