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Visiting the Reindeer Tribe

June 3, 2010 Getting to the Tsaatan reindeer tribe was neither easy nor fruitful.  After arriving in Moron finally, we had to rush around to pull the necessary permits to enter Ulaan Uul.  The afternoon was spent getting lunch 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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Back to Tashkent

I am so glad to be back in Tashkent!  Samarkand was really starting to get on our nerves!  After three days of everyone trying to milk us for every sum we have. Our day started out smoothly.  The guesthouse was … Continue reading

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Life Without Water

We have recently re-located to the periphery areas of Damascus. I guess it would be an equivalent of Brooklyn to Manhattan. We reach the general area after a brief 10-minute stretch of highway and enter into another city setting but it … Continue reading

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Home, Home on the Range!!!

So this past Sunday I finally found a place that I would LOVE to call home. Jenny had rented a house for her family during the two weeks or so that they would be staying in France that was just … Continue reading

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