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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
Ust-Kamengorsk to Olgii
Considering how the day began, it is pretty miraculous that I find myself sitting in a Turkish restaurant in Mongolia. Our flight was originally scheduled to leave yesterday but was rescheduled for today because of a persistent drizzle. It took … Continue reading
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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
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 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 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
African Adventure- Day 47
105 Degrees 5pm in the shade After successfully completing our pirogue trip on the Niger River, we accomplished everything we wanted in Niger and made our way over to the border with Mali. We entered with no problems; it wasn’t … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 10
Deserted. That was our first impression of Mayumba. Compared to our first encounters with the town, today could be considered bustling with activity. We arrived at the park office at around 8 am for our kayak adventure. Being the only … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 7
Today was full of excitement. Our stretch of road to Mayumba completely disintegrated and found ourselves with only one tire on the ground. I felt surprisingly calm, I’ve been preparing myself mentally for all sorts of things to go wrong, … 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