http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Christine and Terry/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Christine and Terry en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:59:37 BST Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:59:37 BST Incredible India Arrival Delhi was hot really hot and humid. At the airport the innumerable taxis appeared to be playing dodgems both with each other andor any pedestrians that got in the way. Excitedly three of us crammed our bodies and bags into a small taxi and after bumping into only a couple of other vehicles we were on our way. But only for 100 yards when we stopped and picked up the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Jammu-and-Kashmir/Leh/blog-314673.html KYRGYZSTAN Herewith blog from Kyrgyzstan and its just the three weeks late. Wersquore currently enjoying the Monsoon in India Thanks to those who have sent messages hellip but please everyone we really enjoy your comments so donrsquot be shyKyrgyzstan is an amazing country 90 of it is above 1500m and the Tien Shan mountains which run into China form a beautiful backdrop to Bis http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kyrgyzstan/Bishkek/blog-297443.html Leaving IranWe flew from Iran to Uzbekistan our first flight since leaving home as getting a visa to travel over land through Turkmenistan takes a lot of time needs a letter of invitation expensive and even then may be a bit hit and miss. It was 1am by the time we reached the Emam Khomeni airport and on the departure board was a BMI flight to London it felt odd that having travelled for ov http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Uzbekistan/Tashkent/blog-290236.html Border Crossing After the previous dayrsquos disappointment and a poor nightrsquos sleep we were up early 7.30am saw us at a modern bus office awaiting our bus to Oromiyhe. Come 9.00am and three different bus offices later each one progressively more dingy we finally boarded the bus. The journey through south east Turkey and into Iran was a joy winding through stunningly beautiful mount http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Shiraz/blog-279316.html Wersquore heading into Iran now where internet access may not be easy and we really wanted to complete our record of the Turkey tour but don't know when we'll be able to publish this.Up Up and Away Cappadocia was our last port of call on the West Turkey ldquotourist trailrdquo. What an amazing place topped off with our Hot Air Balloon ride a 50th Birthday Present for Terry from folks back http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Eastern-Anatolia/Van/blog-274448.html Weight Loss Without DietingHuge thanks to everyone for all the comments and messages on our last blogs... So far we've travelled 75hrs by train and 30 by bus and confess it all feels more like a holiday than travelling whatever that is. We promise our next blog will have a map showing our proposed route but its a little up in the air until we get our heads around what China is doing with th http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Central-Anatolia/Cappadocia/blog-268580.html Only 728 days to go Really enjoyed Budapest and discovered literal meaning of Pest is oven or kiln courtesy of the Budapest Museum.Lots of open spaces an incongruous mix of restored grand historical buildings soviet block like architecture and ugly new International hotels the good the bad and the ugly .The city is coming to terms with its recent history when I first saw this holocaust m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucharest/blog-264746.html The Jouney Starts Both the Eurostar and Thalys train journeys were horrible full and hot. Even worse the train to Cologne ran late so instead of having a pressurised 20 mins to get connecting overnight sleeper to Vienna we ended up with only 6mins. Having run from train with the heavy bags and eventually finding the right platform our deluxe overnight train was running 50 mins late Exc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Budapest/blog-263927.html They're Off Phew we've condensed our essential belongings into two bags hooray but they're still too heavy. Guess stuff will get jettisoned when arms get too tired. After a lovely send off we left Jude and Stursquos on Monday morning 31st march to the delight of various vital organs including a happy heart and a relieved liver.After an anxious wait at Chorleywood Tube Station bei http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Hertfordshire/blog-263899.html We've left all this behind and are heading off http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Essex/Billericay/blog-261276.html