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Tumbling Along - Kyrgyzstan,Suusamyr Basin

Tumbling Along

12 Jul 2008 : News Post (7 Comments)
Filed Under: Kyrgyzstan, Suusamyr Basin

These blog-slack tumbleweeds figured they had better explain their current tumbles before you all give us up for lost. I think we left off “catching up” in Jordan, which is a bit disgraceful because that was about 3 months ago and we've seen parts of seven more countries since then.... Full post


Catch Up IV - Wadi Rum, Jordan, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Catch Up IV

06 Jun 2008 : Photo Post (11 Comments)
Filed Under: Wadi Rum, Jordan, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Petra, Mt Nebo

DAY 30: Wadi Rum, Jordan. The view from Lawrence's Spring. By the time the ferry got us to Aqaba the lights of Israel's city of Elat were spangling the hills across the water in the west. By the time George drove the truck off the slow boat it was almost midnight. One night in Aqaba, then... Full post


Catch Up III - Dahab, Egypt, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Catch Up III

04 Jun 2008 : Photo Post (5 Comments)
Filed Under: Dahab, Egypt, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Nuweiba

DAYS 24 and 25: Dahab, Egypt The Gulf of Aqaba is not very wide, but it sure is deep. Here on the western shores are the seaside party towns of Egypt. The mountains on the other side are Saudi Arabia. So near and yet so far... It wasn't hard to fill our unexpected extra time in Dahab.... Full post


Catch Up II - Egypt, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Catch Up II

18 May 2008 : Photo Post (5 Comments)
Filed Under: Egypt, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

DAY 17: Alexandria, Egypt. The Corniche. The curved wall in the middle distance is the new library. Alexandria and its catacombs - where unfortunately cameras were banned. Grrrrrrrr. Shame. They were special. Cairo - where the crowds at the museum made it impossible to decently view that... Full post


Catch Up I - Libya, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Catch Up I

16 May 2008 : Photo Post (4 Comments)
Filed Under: Libya, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Egypt

DAY 12: Benghazi, Libya. We've obviously had to give up on any pretense of catching up on the day by day account while we're on the road. We're in Sheki in Azerbaijan as I begin to write this and if we're lucky we'll get to post it from Baku, just before we board a ferry to cross the Caspian to... Full post


Day 11 - Leptis Magna - Libya,Leptis Magna,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 11 - Leptis Magna

29 Apr 2008 : News Post (8 Comments)
Filed Under: Libya, Leptis Magna, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Signs

Leptis Magna in the blue spring morning. Our flash visit starts here at the Arch of Septimius Severus on the Via Trionfale which runs down to the harbour on the Mediterranean. Lucius "Lucky" Septi was Leptis Magna's most famous native son, rising to become the Empire's ruler in 193. He liked to... Full post


Good Times Keep On Coming :) - The World, Mau, Evenstar, Being Goofy, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Good Times Keep On Coming :)

27 Apr 2008 : Photo Post (5 Comments)
Filed Under: The World, Mau, Evenstar, Being Goofy, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

No, time doesn't really travel that much slower in the Middle East. We have progressed beyond Day 10 of the trip, and I have the evidence to prove it! (Thanks to Margrete and Jennifer, our favourite geniuses, for the photos) We're currently in a beautiful little town in northern Turkey called... Full post


Day 9 & 10 - To Tripoli - Libya,Desert,Tracks,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 9 & 10 - To Tripoli

26 Apr 2008 : News Post (4 Comments)
Filed Under: Libya, Desert, Tracks, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Camels, Berber, Tripoli, Graffiti

Sorry you guys. At this rate we should be able to make the trip last a couple of years! Should be able to get a few more up for you at this stop though.... Now where were we? Oh yeah... We set out for Tripoli before dawn. The windstorm has abated, the full moon is westering and almost... Full post


How much fun can a koala bear? - Libya,Cyrene,Musings

How much fun can a koala bear?

12 Apr 2008 : News Post (6 Comments)
Filed Under: Libya, Cyrene, Musings

Hey there trackies - I've got a question... Right now we're in Dahab, Egypt, shortly to depart for the head of the Gulf of Aqaba for our ferry crossing to Jordan tomorrow. We've been here for four days and prior to that I had three days in Cairo. In Cairo I decided to skip Luxor and Karnak to... Full post


Day 8 - Ghadames - Libya,Ghadames,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 8 - Ghadames

10 Apr 2008 : News Post (6 Comments)
Filed Under: Libya, Ghadames, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

I'm surprised by the sudden appearance in my viewfinder of a man pushing a bicycle through the covered alleys of Ghadames' old town. I'm concerned that I've taken his picture without asking, but my expression of surprise and apology apparently confuses him, leading him to think I'm unhappy he's... Full post


Day 7 - Nalut - Libya,Nalut,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 7 - Nalut

09 Apr 2008 : News Post (2 Comments)
Filed Under: Libya, Nalut, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

The wind has kept us company and threatened us with rain since breakfast. As we negotiate the switchbacks below the redoubt of Nalut's abandoned qasr, the gain in altitude exposes us to the full intensity of the wind's chilling embrace. Mau is really ill now, having slept feverishly last night... Full post


Day 6 - The G-Man Welcomes You - Tunisia,Libya,Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi

Day 6 - The G-Man Welcomes You

07 Apr 2008 : News Post (1 Comments)
Filed Under: Tunisia, Libya, Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi

Two peals of thunder wake us to the sound of real rain on the tent fly. It's another day in the truck with nothing much to report, which I guess means that this should more properly be called a no-news post. We pack up our wet tents and the day slowly clears as we return to Medeini to... Full post


Day 5 - Running for the Border - Tunisia,Toujane,Signs,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 5 - Running for the Border

06 Apr 2008 : Photo Post (4 Comments)
Filed Under: Tunisia, Toujane, Signs, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Medeini

No stops today. We heading for the border and it's the long haul to the coast. The road out of Matmata winds through the hills of the plateau past small hamlets marked only by the electricity lines strung to the edges of their entrance craters. Suddenly the land just falls... Full post


Day 4 - Skywalking to Matmata - Tunisia,Tozeur,Signs,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 4 - Skywalking to Matmata

05 Apr 2008 : News Post (5 Comments)
Filed Under: Tunisia, Tozeur, Signs, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Chott El Jerid, Douz, Matmata

Another day, another planet - this time the one that featured in Star Wars! Tozeur lies on the northern shore of the Chott El Jerid, which at 7000 square kilometres is the Sahara's largest salt pan. The morning is a blue void above the widening sere expanse of the lake as we rumble across the... Full post


Day 3 - Tozeur - Tunisia,Tozeur,Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition

Day 3 - Tozeur

04 Apr 2008 : News Post (3 Comments)
Filed Under: Tunisia, Tozeur, Oasis Overland Silk Road Expedition, Signs, Spanish House, Doors

The clouds continued to thicken as we pushed south from Haidra yesterday afternoon. By the time the first russet Saharan sand shadows appeared downwind of each low bush in the ever more dry landscape, sparse fat raindrops were dying in dark patches on the ground. We pulled into Tozeur after dark... Full post


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    anaglyph on Tumbling Along:
    Tut. You judge me too harshly. The only reason I'd fall asleep is if you plied me with vodka. And you'd never do that! ...


    evenstar on Tumbling Along:
    and you'll be able to yawn/fall asleep/leave anytime you like ;) ...


    anaglyph on Tumbling Along:
    Hey guys. I'm looking forward to the slide-show. And hey, I won't even have to take up a couch! ...


    evenstar on Catch Up IV:
    WT: I try hard mate. It's always good to hear :) Cheers! Flat Greg: Thanks FG. Wadi Rum was an inspiring place. Pity we didn't spend longer than a couple of hours (in the ...


    FlatGreg on Catch Up IV:
    I love your photos, that first one though is unbelievable. ...


    Mau on Tumbling Along:
    Hey Charlotte - thanks so much for sticking with us. I'm almost as excited about getting home and seeing the photos of what we've done as I am about the rest of the trip... Hope all is well for you, w ...


    Charlotte on Tumbling Along:
    So good to hear from y'all - I was beginning to wonder. :) Great post as always and I'm looking forward to the next one. Take care! ...


    WT on Catch Up IV:
    Brilliant photos, but I assume you already know that ;) ...


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