Departure lounge musings: Kyrgyzstan, majestic mountains & waterfalls, less developed; Kazakhstan, full of natural resource & being capitalised on; Uzbekistan, hospitable, developed travel infrastructure, a place of passings & settlings. Independent countries with shadows of the USSR. As I travelled on modern buses & trains …
Departure lounge musings: Kyrgyzstan, majestic mountains & waterfalls, less developed; Kazakhstan, full of natural resource & being capitalised on; Uzbekistan, hospitable, developed tr…
Bukhara, an ancient walled city, full of historic sites & the whole centre is UNESCO listed. My favourites were the simple geometric 10thC mausoleum, the 12thC tower, & the 5thC fortre…
Historic Samarkand: the caravans on the Silk Road would have stopped here on the way between Beijing & Istanbul. There are beautiful mausoleums, the bazaar, commemorative mosque, & Reg…
A comfortable overnight sleeper train journey to Tashkent, which included the formalities of customs, exiting Kazakhstan & entering Uzbekistan some 15 minutes later with separate officials…
400km drive to Almaty in Kazakhstan. The border is a patrolled fence in a flat pass between mountain ranges. You're stamped leaving Kyrgyzstan then to a nearby cabin for luggage scanning and y…
MURIEL BRODHERSON
THIS WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING AND INTERESTING BLOG.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE THINGS
YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO NOWADAYS.
Beryl Salt
A moving experience Angela as all your work is no doubt. I often think about the situation some people live in especially when I'm tucked in my warm safe bed at night and I always appreciate our life here.I'm sure you have to make yourself to be strong minded so as not to become downhearted at times.So may you and the team realize some of us do appreciate the work you do , and we thank you and hope for a better world one day..
Gillian Yorke
I really love to hear your VSO news Angela and marvel at the stories from places I will never see with my own eyes. The extraordinary struggle of the people of Malawi that you speak of touches my heart and so too does the picture you portray of the individual international volunteers who are trying, against daunting odds, to make a difference.
Please don't ever think that I wouldn't want to know.
Thank you from here, with lots of love,
Xxx
Jacqui
Sounds fab. Gerard did Chicago to Albequerque/Grand Canyon/Los Angeles, San Fransico back through Utah, Colarado mountains (spelling probably rubbish!) How long are you travelling for? Very jealous!! We must meet up when you get back!
Tony and Katy
Hiya sweetheart! We'll be thinking of you tomorrow morning as we make our way in the drizzle from Green Park tube to The Wolseley for Christams Eve breakfast. Have you any plans to go scuba diving? If you need a buddy I might be able to get time off work...Happy Christmas and lots of love from Tony, Katy and the children xxx
little sis
hope you are having a good time big sis. your holiday is full of culture and education. mine is sun beds and cold beer. we have so much in comon.!
Jacqui
Looks amazing - very jealous as we suffer cold and light snow!Hope you keeping well and having fun .......Look forward to reading more as you continue on your travels
Hazel
Keep away from those crocs, Angela! I've looked though all the photos and can't see any sign of the red cotton jacket - did you find one?! Looking forward to the rest of your blog....have a wonderful time. xx
MURIEL BRODHERSON THIS WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING AND INTERESTING BLOG. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO NOWADAYS.
re: RwandaBeryl Salt A moving experience Angela as all your work is no doubt. I often think about the situation some people live in especially when I'm tucked in my warm safe bed at night and I always appreciate our life here.I'm sure you have to make yourself to be strong minded so as not to become downhearted at times.So may you and the team realize some of us do appreciate the work you do , and we thank you and hope for a better world one day..
re: Lilongwe, MalawiGillian Yorke I really love to hear your VSO news Angela and marvel at the stories from places I will never see with my own eyes. The extraordinary struggle of the people of Malawi that you speak of touches my heart and so too does the picture you portray of the individual international volunteers who are trying, against daunting odds, to make a difference. Please don't ever think that I wouldn't want to know. Thank you from here, with lots of love, Xxx
re: Lilongwe, MalawiRob I love Chicago. Love it. I spent one of the best nights of my life there, in a blues bar called, er, Chicago Blue, on West Halstead. Have fun!
re: Chicago, IllinoisJacqui Sounds fab. Gerard did Chicago to Albequerque/Grand Canyon/Los Angeles, San Fransico back through Utah, Colarado mountains (spelling probably rubbish!) How long are you travelling for? Very jealous!! We must meet up when you get back!
re: Penn Station New York, New YorkJacqui Looks amazing - very jealous as we suffer cold and light snow!Hope you keeping well and having fun .......Look forward to reading more as you continue on your travels
re: Edith Falls & Katherine Gorge, Northern TerritoryHazel Keep away from those crocs, Angela! I've looked though all the photos and can't see any sign of the red cotton jacket - did you find one?! Looking forward to the rest of your blog....have a wonderful time. xx
re: Edith Falls & Katherine Gorge, Northern TerritoryBeverley lavin That backpack looks like you hav packed a human being! It's huge!
re: 28 November 2012