Get the atlas out, we're travelling along the Silk Route

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We leave on Monday to travel the Silk Route through Central Asia.

We will start in Almaty in Kazakhstan and then travel on through Kyrgyzstan, then Uzbekistan and on to our final destination of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan.

On route we will be hiking and wild camping in the foothills of the Tian Shan mountains. At Song Kul lake we will stay in traditional yurts before a few nights with local families. Then onward to explore the fabled Silk Route cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Finally we will cross the wild Karakum Desert. We might also get to the state opera and see Carmen!

Internet access could be a little intermittent but, whenever we can, we will be blogging.

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