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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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Tashkent- Day 2

Last night we didn’t account for the possibility of our beloved food stalls being closed at night.  We were lucky to find one guy still selling some bread and another lady who had some salami in her shop and had … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 38

Today was a relaxed day; the only thing on the agenda was to pick up our passports from the Nigerien consulate.  David spent the day doing maintenance on the car.  Kano has a lot of different ethnic restaurants.  On the … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 37

Today was LONG.  It was an early start so we could get to the Nigerien consulate before they close at 3.  It didn’t matter about waking up early, nobody slept well anyhow.  Our swanky hotel had no electricity or running … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Jim Corbett National Park

After an exciting ride on the Indian Railways, we have finally arrived in Ramnagar! We left from the Old Delhi Terminal and it was pretty chaotic. When you enter any large Indian train station you will encounter what seems to … Continue reading

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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

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Arrival in India

We have finally arrived in India after years of planning and reading. We have expected seething masses of people at every turn and complete chaos everywhere. We were surprised when we landed and every actually went smoothly! All of our … Continue reading

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Wedding Bells

Quite a lot has happened recently and I guess that can account for my lapse of blogging. We got back from the States about a two months ago (already!?!?!) While we were there it was pretty much daily chaos with … Continue reading

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