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Adventures, Asia, Central Asia, Road Trips, Travels

Stunning natural beauty driving through Tajikistan and gorgeous architecture in Uzbekistan

Aug 8, 2013 0 0

I’m writing this blog by lantern by lantern sitting in a yurt on Lake Karakol in the Pamir Mountains in central Tajikistan. It’s spacious and warm inside and the bowl of water placed next to this lantern is an ingenious solution to the moth problem we were having. We’ve just finished a...

Central Asia, Travels

Mongol Rally 2013

Jul 12, 2013 0 0

Tomorrow I’m heading off with three great mates as team ThereAndBactrian on a 10,000 mile adventure to Mongolia in what’s known as the Mongol Rally.

In a...

Asia, Central Asia, Travels

And how exactly does one get to Mongolia?!

Jul 2, 2013 0 0

When I jumped on board and told the guys I’d be joining them on this adventure, I had no idea what lay between Europe and Mongolia. I figured Russia would likely come into it, possibly China? I knew this was ‘Stan’...