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For highlights of our trip to
Central Asia, please refer to the
following:
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| Trip
Overview: |
| The
Central Silk Route - Group
Photos |
| The
Best Camp Sites of Central Asia |
| The
Central Silk Route - The Statistics |
| The
Central Silk Route - The Best Parties |
| Joshua
- the Truck that took us along the Central Silk Route |
| Central
Asia - The National Parks |
| Fellow
Traveler Heidi's Travel Journal |
| Dragoman
- Discover the Dream |
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| Amazing
Experiences: |
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Meeting
the locals at Ala-Bel Pass, Kyrgyzstan
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Sleeping,
eating and riding at a yurt camp on Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
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Exploring Jeti-Öghüz Gorge,
Kyrgyzstan
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Walking
in Ala-Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan
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Samarkand
- the City of Timur the Lame, Uzbekistan
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The
"Mad Max" Camp on Lake Ajdar-Kul, Uzbekistan
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| Bukhara
- Central Asia's Holiest City, Uzbekistan |
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Uzbekistan
Independence Day, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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| Khiva
- the Feared Slave City, Uzbekistan |
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Konye-Urgench
- the Destroyed City, Turkmenistan
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The
Villages of the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan
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Shopping
Until You Drop at the Tolkuchka Bazar, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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The Mud
Volcanoes and Ancient Petroglyphs of Qobustan, Azerbaijan
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Experiencing Georgian Hospitality in Gremi and Tbilisi, Georgia
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Wandering the
Caucasus Mountains near Shovi, Georgia
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Exploring the
Underground Cities of the Cappadocia around Göreme, Turkey
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Soaring over the Cappadocia Range
in a Hot-Air Balloon, Turkey
with Goreme
Balloons
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Istanbul - The
Euro-Asian Ancient City, Turkey
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| The
Cities: |
| Osh
- the Ancient City,
Kyrgyzstan |
| Karakol
- the City of Russian Gingerbread Cottages,
Kyrgyzstan |
| Bishkek
- Capital of Kyrgyzstan |
| Tashkent
- Capital of Uzbekistan |
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Samarkand
- the City of Timur the Lame, Uzbekistan
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| Bukhara
- Central Asia's Holiest City, Uzbekistan |
| Khiva
- the Feared Slave City, Uzbekistan |
| Ashgabat -
the Marble City of Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan |
| Baku
- City of Oil and Caviar, Azerbaijan |
| Tbilisi
- Ancient Capital of Georgia |
| Gori
- Stalin's Home Town, Georgia |
| Kutaisi
- Georgia's Second City |
| Batumi
- The Black Sea Port, Georgia |
| Istanbul
- The Euro-Asian Ancient City, Turkey |
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For journal entries of our
trip along the Central Silk Route in 2002,
please click on the
following links: |
| Dates |
Country |
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10 - 13 August, 2002
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Uzbekistan
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13 - 24 August, 2002
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Kyrgyzstan
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24 August, 2002
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Kazakhstan
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24 August - 4 September, 2002
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Uzbekistan
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4 - 10 September, 2002
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Turkmenistan
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11 - 15 September, 2002
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Azerbaijan
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15 - 23 September, 2002
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Georgia
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23 September - 3 October, 2002
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Turkey
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For websites related
to Central Asia, please click on the
following links:
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| US
State Department - Tips for Travel to Russia and the Newly Independent
States |
| CIA
World Fact Book |
| Lonely
Planet - The Guide Book Company |
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