November 2016 This is why you carry on your luggage! Looks like a fantastic place you are staying at. Where are you? How interesting that you meet friends on your first morning! The world really is a small place. Thanks for the card, which I assume you had Kyle send, very cute twins. Nancy
Oh my goodness! You guys are having an amazing attitude about all of these troubles. Traveling to a place you love just puts it all into perspective I guess.
So many thoughts... When I read the line "This is also when some people may continue to try to promote one particular destination to others to swing a vote in their favor." I could only wonder what Roy offered for you to consider his destination suggestions...meals on him for the whole trip? A new camel for Valeri and a new suit for Kyle? Roy haggles with the best of them! Also, when I read what Susie said, I quite literally laughed out loud...to the point that several coworkers asked me what was so funny at 8:30 on a Monday morning. I love reading your travel blogs. Best wishes for the safest and most fun trip!!
Go, Susie! Does the FBI come knocking on your door BEFORE or AFTER you Google re: Iran travel tips?!?
Safe travels to all three of you! Looking forward to keeping up on your blog.
Very Clever Sheila Your name came up this week in India when dad was talking about his Pushkar Scarf Guy... Keeping reading the blog! We love the comments.
nice work Hey Vals,
Enjoyed the blog and photos. You do a great job. Maybe I can learn to shorten my travel blogs to be more succinct like yours are(Not) :)
nice work Hey Vals,
Enjoyed the blog and photos. You do a great job. Maybe I can learn to shorten my travel blogs to be more succinct like yours are(Not) :)
What's next? It seems to me that they give away a lot of really good prizes. I doubt if Coke or Pepsi are sponsors. Who sponsors all of the events? It looks like everything is first class! Everything looks beautiful, not like a desert. It also looks like it's cold?
Falcons I would have been at the Falcon competitions in a heartbeat. Amazing birds of prey. I hope you don't disown me but I would have tried camel too! I wonder if it tastes like chicken:).
How are you enjoying the crisp, refreshing weather you came back to.
Was there a sign? You must have missed it. No women allowed. Or no babes allowed! Of all the things I've heard about the middle east you being the only female there? I don't think you wearing pants was enough not to recognize your gender! The first time I saw you you had color streaks in your hair That didn't fool me for a second, I knew your were a girl! I'm assuming you are home only because of K. State football game last friday. IF YOU MISSED IT THE LOSS WAS YOUR FAULT!!!!!
JOE
Amazing Invited into an exclusive press conference, given an interpreter, photographed with the author.Unreal. I half expected them to present that book to you before the night was over!
So did you write the article for the newspaper? Maybe you can become a correspondent for them in America now.
Camel Books That book sounds amazing!! I can't believe there hasn't been one about camel judging before now (no sarcasm). I see a promising new hobby in your colleague's future.
American Ambasadors! Memorable experience, no doubt - 2 Kansans greeted like celebrities. P.S. You and your dad do look like movies stars - good looking genes!
Sounds a bit chaotic! When I was living in Turkey, we went to camel wrestling matches - a slow neck on neck effort to exhaust the other camel. There was heavy betting going on among the men gathered in the circle around the competitors. Have you seen anything like this?
Pinewood derby Looks like as much kayoss as the cub scouts pinewood derby. We had to make it a double elimination competition. You had to lose twice to be out. When we had one loss and you were out we had DADs wanting to race the winners again and again. We had 83 boy scouts.
How do they sell the racing camels when they take off for home or just take off after they cross the finish line?
Joe
Tim Stone
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1st November
Hey guys, thanks for including me. The guy in the grey beard is a handsome devil. Enjoy your travels and be safe.