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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
Shymkent- Day 2
I fell horribly ill last night. It was probably either the strawberries or the borscht. I was pretty much attached to the toilet so we will stay another night in the pricy room. I stayed in bed until noon making … Continue reading
Shymkent Day 1
After breakfast, around 9:30 , we set off for Kazakhstan. It actually turned out to be more complicated than simply getting in a cab and driving. First we had to walk to the Chorsu metro, go 2 stops, change trains, … 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
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
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
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Moynaq
What an unbelievably long day. We woke up around 3 am due to jet lag. We had arranged for our driver to pick us up at 5 am and we began the 2.5 hour trip to Moynaq. The roads were … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 9
We woke up at the usual time, just before sunrise. We lingered a bit longer than usual this morning since we were in no particular rush. We packed up camp so that we could drive around town and hopefully get … Continue reading
Big African Adventure- Day 1
We woke up very early this morning, the time change threw us off. We went to the US Embassy first thing. We walked around for a bit and couldn’t find it and finally ended up taking a taxi. It took … Continue reading
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