I enjoyed Bukhara... more than Samarkand as it is more intimate feeling...everything close together and more authentic than a big commercial city. I think I was in the Visa shop where you exchanged money...there had to be one in town in order for me to buy a Bukhara silk carpet!
GPS Dear Jeremy
We still follow you :-). Don't be sad, to be without GPS. We had one in Southamerica and China. The loaded maps were not correct, so it didn't help a lot. A detailed roadmap is much better. And sometimes the GPS made us confused. The roadmap showed us we are here and the GPS showed another place. No problem, if there is only one road. If there are many roads, you have a problem. The best is a sharp instinct and we are sure: you have it!
Keep care of you and all best wishes from Switzerland
Edith and Hans
Feet galore! HaHa! That blog ([blog=670519]) is something else. How did I ever miss it? Thanks for the link, which I've added to the forum so everyone else subscribed to that topic can have a laugh too. Keep smiling!
Lots of photos - but none of your feet! You certainly did get carried away with the beauty of Samarkand! But no pictures of your feet this time! (http://www.travelblog.org/Topics/22878-3.html)
Keep pedalling - and garde le sourire!
everything happens up there in Samarkand! no pics of my feet in Samarkand... didn't even look at them with all these domes and minarets in the sky! Next time I go, I'll focus on the floor tiles! Promise! ;-)
Tashkent Glad you had warm and wonderful food and comfort. You seem to enjoy the countrysides more than the cities but you were spoiled here so maybe you will change your mind. What great experiences. The photos tell the story of the new and old architecture, the markets, the people and the life. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks! Tashkent was a great surprise and I enjoyed it a lot. People were nice, food was tasty, and there were so many nice places to visit, art galleries, old streets, mosques, big parks. I truly enjoyed it. Have you ever been to Uzbekistan?
Thanks! Tashkent was a great surprise and I enjoyed it a lot. People were nice, food was tasty, and there were so many nice places to visit, art galleries, old streets, mosques, big parks. I truly enjoyed it. Have you ever been to Uzbekistan?
Hostel in Almaty? Hi Jeremy how are ya? was reading your blog and it's great and wanted to know if you stayed in a hostel while in Almaty? Could you recommend one? Thanks!
-Greg
sorry for the very late reply I havent been online ain a long time... I stayed in a cheap hotel just next to the very nice hotel with the Eiffel Tower replica in the front. Don't remember the name of the street but I have no doubt you can find the Eiffel Tower on line...
The long and winding road Sometimes we don't get what we are expecting when we travel and it sounds like today Kazakhstan offered you a bit of that with the wind and a few hills. The photos are lovely. The wide open spaces are lovely.
you're right. My time in Kazakhstan was okay. Would have been better if the sky had been blue... But you can't always be blessed by Helios! I hope to make it back here someday... would love to go see the Aral Sea on the Kazakh side + there are some canyons and mountains in other corners of the country.
Wow! What an incredible journey. Stunning scenery as a reward. I'm glad you've shared it with the rest of us.....who are definitely NOT biking up those hills!
You are amazing.....and maybe a bit crazy (LOL) If they had read any of your blogs they would clearly know you would not leave the mountains, that you thrive on the challenge and that you love the road less traveled. Free, alive and content...it does not get any better than that. Can't wait for more!
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I enjoyed Bukhara...
more than Samarkand as it is more intimate feeling...everything close together and more authentic than a big commercial city. I think I was in the Visa shop where you exchanged money...there had to be one in town in order for me to buy a Bukhara silk carpet!