From the monthly archives:

September 2007

1 Lost Rider, 3 Borders in 3 Days, and Country Number 7

September 20, 2007

Osh, Kyrgyzstan
So yesterday we crossed into Kyrgyzstan – country number 7 on our 8 country expedition. Yesterday was the third border crossing in as many days as the border lines are drawn like a child would scribble on a page in this area. It was:
1. bush camp, Uzbekistan to Khojand, Tajikistan
2. Khojand, Tajikistan to Kokand, Uzbekistan
3. Kokand, Uzbekistan to Osh, Kyrgyzstan
It was a very busy three days, and yesterday was complicated when me and the [...]

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Theft, and the Ancient City of Samarqand

September 13, 2007

Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Another couple days of riding has brought us to another amazing city – historical Samarkand – which was one a several major stop over in the old Silk Trading routes.
Yesterday was one of those busy days where things just cant go your way. I am too lazy to go into details but here’s the bulleted version
-stolen bag from our road side lunch stop
-culprits were found by an old man who was witness to the [...]

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Ferry Ride to a Dictator’s DisneyLand

September 10, 2007

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Ferry Ride – Well with much running around and preparations and money we got the group onto the ferry that would cross the Caspian and take us into Turkmenistan. Our support trucks were loaded the night before and so we were left with just our bikes and a bag on our backs and EVERYTHING else on a ferry that we hope is bound for Turkmenistan. I was picturing the worst case scenario. Us arriving [...]

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