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Ust-Kamenogorsk
This was our last town in Kazakhstan and it was interesting to see how different it was here compared to the rest of the country. Spending two days (almost three, thanks to immigration) sitting in the airport, we noticed that … finish reading Ust-Kamenogorsk
Posted in Asia, Kazakhstan
Tagged airport, beautiful, culture, ethnic russians, freezing, freezing drizzle, immigration, kazakh, Kazakhstan, kids, mining town, Mongol, mongolia, photo, picture, plane, population, Rasa, sky, us embassy, visa, weather
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Completing our tourist loop, we returned to Tashkent by shared taxi from Samarkand. This city was actually our favorite (despite there not being any real sites) because we stayed in a great hotel, did not feel like tourists and paid … finish reading Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Posted in Asia, Uzbekistan
Tagged bazaar, beautiful, beautiful rainbow, border crossing, city, cook, decent prices, food, good, great hotel, hotel, italian restaurant, kazakh, Kazakhstan, Kent, lamb, madrassa, night, ominous sky, photo, pizza, rain, Rasa, restaurant, samarkand, sky, tashkent, taxi, tea, tour, tourist loop, tourists, uzbekistan, walking
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Coming from the enveloping city of Khiva, Bukhara was more open with grander architecture and too many tourists. The main delight though was wandering all the market streets looking for carpets and the hidden places where locals eat. We hit … finish reading Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Posted in Asia, Uzbekistan
Tagged architecture, bath, beautiful, beer, bukhara, car, carpet shop, city, dinner, earth, good, madrassa, market streets, persian style, photo, photograph, picture, pool, Rasa, samarkand, silk carpets, sunset, tapestries, tea, tour, tourists, tradition, uzbekistan, water
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Moscow, Russia
Even though my last blog was in Australia, I decided to skip ahead to our current trip along the Silk Route to China. I will start off with our layover in Moscow on the way to Uzbekistan. If you would … finish reading Moscow, Russia
New South Wales
With so many beautiful spots along the New South Wales coast, it was always hard to choose what places to visit with the little time we had between papers. We did manage to make several trips though but we always … finish reading New South Wales
Posted in Australia, Oceania
Tagged Australia, beach, beaches, beautiful, bridge, cathedral, city, dusk, eating, friend, harbor bridge, meal, national park, new south wales, oysters, park, photo, promenade, Rasa, south wales coast, sydney opera house, sydney rock oysters, walking
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