Retracing my steps along the old Silk Road of Uzbekistan

Asia » Uzbekistan
September 28th 2016

Published: October 20th 2016

For the uninitiated, present-day Uzbekistan was previously the junction and the centre of the ancient caravan road which stretched from the Mediterranean to the Pacific Ocean and which was called the Great Silk Road. Towns and countries came and went over history, but for centuries the road functioned as a trade and cultural bridge between the East and the West. There is no doubt that a revisit to... Read Full Entry

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Joan & Neil

Nomad Old Farts

Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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24th October 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Silk Road
A trade and cultural bridge....full of history and so many stories. Guess you have to estimate correctly at the ATM. Yikes. Love the stack of currency.

24th October 2016

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Silk Road
Hi guys, I'm pleased your still enjoying my blogs. I'm trying to keep them light and breezy, but that's not always that easy. I have 3 more to go in this series. Cheers, Neil

26th October 2016

Faith Stern
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Amazing Condensation
Reliving the trip through your blogs--nicely condensed--while dealing with the far too many photos I took--trying to coax them into a video I can foist on the unsuspecting who ask, How was your trip? All is well here preparing for our next Chamber Music Concert in November. Cheers!

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