saddle sore

Western horizons

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June 22nd 2010
Its been a long time coming.So many kilometres out in the mountains of Yunnan and crossing the endless expanse of the Gobi desert has put us on the threshold.The wait is almost over. Yet it seems like only yesterday me and my mate Berni were at the last world cup in Germany.China has been showing adverts for months expressing full ,non stop coverage of the tournament which has had me sweating ov ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan » East Kazakhstan

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Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. D... ... read more