Posted in Uzbekistan on Aug 14th, 2010 No Comments »
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We are in the middle of the desert in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, hunting for the ghost ships of the Aral Sea near Muynaq. For the first time some locals just gave us some bad directions and we took a wrong turn into the desert. So far Uzbekistan has been very welcoming, [...]
Posted in Turkmenistan on Aug 13th, 2010 No Comments »
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There is a glow a few kilometers to our East. It’s an unmistakable warm orange-red glow of fire, but this fire never goes out. It’s been burning for the past 40 years or so.
We are in Darvaza, Turkmenistan, camped out in the middle of the desert after returning from the [...]
Posted in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan on Aug 11th, 2010 No Comments »
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I’m sitting on a rusty old cargo ship on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, waiting for a spot to open up at port for us to dock, watching the sun set. After a few technical difficulties I’ve finally got the sat-modem working.
We’re rationing the data, so I’m keeping this [...]
Posted in Travel on Aug 9th, 2010 No Comments »
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Finally, we got some photos up on Flickr. When I get more time I’ll add more tags & frame them on the site w/some comments, but we have to run to Turkmen Consulate. For now, enjoy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autarken/tags/baatarhero/
Posted in Azerbaijan on Aug 9th, 2010 No Comments »
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Our attempt to wake up early and get out of Tbilisi this morning was met with the usual struggle to coordinate 6 people and 3 cars, but after getting some Georgian Lari and a delicious little breakfast in a charming area of downtown Tbilisi, we were off about 11am and on our [...]