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Wow ! Inspiring.

Good Blog
That's some dreary places you go to. Probably too dreary for my finicky sensibilities. But I like the dialogue you've presented here. It really expands the bleakness of the place, which I think, is a tribute to you.

Edward, you are crazy!
I don't think I'll ever be able to do these things that you do, thanks for sharing =) Stay safe!

youre crazy!
your best entry so far in my opinion. you seriously could have died man. this is masochism. but thanks for doing this for people like me who would never dare. great job! you should write the next Eat, Pray, Love novel. Yours would be a more interesting read for the guys. this journey sounds like a scene from lord of the rings. unbelievable. please bring more medicine, food, and thermal clothing next time. Said is a noble man. He could have easily taken your money and left you alone when you were ill. bring chocolates if youre planning to do this again. it helps uplift ones spirit

Wrong in every sense....
Equating the taliban to the American led coalition forces is so mind numbingly wrong and outright stupid, regardless of whose mouth it comes out of, that to even give a quote like that space with out qualifying it smacks of... I don't know what... that was a sound byte, pure and simple for the tourist. As a development worker in currently in Afghanistan, I've seen the results of millions of US taxpayer dollars spent on rebuilding schools, and roads, providing educational and vocational trainings, and dedicated people working tirelessly to improve the lot of the Afghans here... to even speak about the taliban and the soviet invasion in the same breath with work of the coalition forces is to demonstrate a criminal level of ignorance

Fascinating!
Thank you again for the great read Ed. Your travels are immensely charming and as I sit here at work bored out of my tree, they get me through my graveyard shift. Andrea

Another journey!
Hey, we can't wait to read your next few blogs about this latest journey. Got to hand it to you to make all those heretofore unknown, exotic adventures. Stay safe!

Fascinating as usual. Amazing pictures. Seems the vodka has been replaced by bread and salty tea! Reminds me of Yak butter tea with salt that I had to endure in the gompas of Ladakh

lol
im engaged to be married would work best i think

hmmm...
I'm not sure what's wrong but I definitely left a comment re this photo. anyway ... another exciting story. good job!

my worst fears about the ati people is they will become extinct or invisible after a few generations.i mean we will eventually end up having either the egyptian scenario(where the original ancient egyptians who were black were displaced by light skinned asians/arabs) or the brazilian scenario where the descendents of the black african slaves have widely been replaced by mullatos.

An Instant Classic
Keep these blogs coming

On the contrary! Being semi-blurred perfectly conveys the rapid movement within the scene and there's just enough detail preserved to show the context. Nice shot - even if it isn't intentional..