This post was written together with Danielle and also appears on The Roaming Coconuts. I have strangely few memories from my early childhood (sorry Mom and Dad). One of my most prominent is from a family vacation to the Bahamas when I was in first grade. One ...
Eating Our Way Through Kashgar
When we arrived (for the third time!) in Sary-Tash, we were informed that we were lucky—the following day was the last before the border to China closed for ten days. Now, Sary-Tash is great for a day, maybe even two, but ten? I would go crazy. Plus I’m not sure if I could ...
Bitter in Bukhara
I'm writing this from a little burger and beer joint--one of the few places Danielle and I can seek refuge from the masses of elderly people here on packaged tours. And that's only because despite the glossy sign advertising its location, this place is pretty run down. And they ...
The Pamir Highway, Tajikistan: A Hitchhiking Adventure
Traveling through Karakul, Murghab, and Khorog on the Pamir Highway, Tajikistan "How much money will we need to bring with us to Tajikistan" I asked the always-grumpy-but-secretly-nice manager at the Osh Guest House. "$800" Um, what? That was my entire budget for ...
Bedbugs and Border Police in Kazakhstan
This post was written together with Danielle! Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan. Where to even begin? I know what your reference point is, and well, this will probably come as a shock, but Borat is pretty inaccurate (no running of the Jews, what?). In fact, the ...