Church in Almaty

August 20th 2008
I’m in Astana now which is the new capital of Kazakhstan. I arrived here via Almaty which is where I originally started and ended my biking trip and which had been the historical capital of Kazakhstan…at least for the last few hundred years anyways. To know why I believe this is important or even mention it let’s start with a quick Kazak history lesson. Kazakhstan was largely just a nomad ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan

A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... ... read more

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Scott McDonald

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This blog is so my friends and family can track my journey from the west coast of Asia to the southern tip Africa. The idea behind this journey started in a bar in Shanghai last year. I knew I'd be finishing work soon and really didn't plan on going back to work on anything for sometime and I was talking things over with a friend of mine named Dwight when he suggested, "hey dude you know what you should do you should do is get a bike like mine and ride across China." Dwight has been living in Shanghai for years and has this really cool Chinese knockoff cicra 1940 BMW motorcycle with a sidec... full info

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