Monthly Archives: October 2015

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With our Uzbekistan visas successfully acquired, Cindy and I could enjoy the spoils of Almaty […]

Skiing up

Day 39 - Posted on 30 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 27 October, 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
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In order to acquire a visa for Uzbekistan, one needs to jump through one extra […]

Our first embassy

Day 38 - Posted on 30 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 26 October, 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
We’re in Uzbekistan and encountering slow internet. Posting will be difficult. Bear with us.

No internet zone

Posted on 30 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 26 October, 2015 in Khiva, Uzbekistan
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New country! Realistically, we chose Kazakhstan for its newly relaxed visa regulations (none required for […]

Where we both blend in

Day 37 - Posted on 27 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 25 October, 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
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For our last day in China, Cindy and I did not plan on much. There […]

Zai jian

Day 36 - Posted on 27 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 24 October, 2015 in Dunhuang, China
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About 35 km outside of Dunhuang are the utterly spectacular Mogao Caves. Calling them grottoes […]

Mogao Caves

Day 35 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 23 October, 2015 in Dunhuang, China
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A five hour bus ride took us to Dunhuang. The strict Chinese parenting that I’m […]

Bam, Gobi

Day 34 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 22 October, 2015 in Dunhuang, China
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The Great Wall is so great that it seemingly makes an appearance in every other […]

The wall begins here

Day 33 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 21 October, 2015 in Jiayuguan, China
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Another day, another travel day. We bid good bye to Zhangye and proceeded to Jiayuguan. […]

And down the stretch we come

Day 32 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 20 October, 2015 in Jiayuguan, China