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Kyrgyzstan river long exposure landscape September 30, 2015

Stalin’s Handprints and Soviet Footprints (Stans #2)

This is part 2 of my introduction to ‘the Stans’ of Central Asia. You

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karakol valley trekking September 27, 2015

Awesome Alpine Panoramas, from ‘the Switzerland of Central Asia’

Kyrgyzstan is often called “the Switzerland of Central Asia”. Wondering

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Lada logo Kyrgyzstan September 14, 2015

A Journey Through Lada-Stan

A photo-essay in my ongoing series from Central Asia. Scroll down for all the

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>> August 29, 2015

9 Habits to Protect You From Muggers, Moneychangers, and Your...

From the first humans to migrate out of Africa 60,000 years ago, to the first men

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The strange martian geology of Jeti Oghuz valley near Karakol. August 21, 2015

Jeti Oguz: Geology, Jailoos, and Juxtapositions

In the far north east of Kyrgyzstan lies an enormous lake. It’s called

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Manas and Kyrgyzstan flag in Bishkek August 21, 2015

Where the heck is Kyrjikistan? (A Fingerful of Central Asian...

AFTER EXPLAINING MY ITINERARY, she paused on the other end of the line. “Where the

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>> August 17, 2015

Unplanning: 5 Lessons From The (Death) Road

On an sunny August evening in 2006, I sat in a shanty bus shelter near the bottom

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living scarecrow in a rice field August 7, 2015

Life Along Aceh’s Remote and Stunning West Coast

There is a province in north Sumatra, beyond even North Sumatra. It was known for

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>> July 31, 2015

The Ever-Shrinking Comfort Zone Bubble (and what to do about...

A few years ago my sister said something unexpectedly frank. “I wish I could

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pyjama petrol July 23, 2015

Minangkabau Motorbiking: A Tale of 3 Trips (Indonesia #10)

ONE: The Hunt AS I SHUFFLED DOWN the stairs to begin a decidedly lazy day, Uli my

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A kite ('layang layang') competition in rural Sumatra. July 21, 2015

The Wondrous Kite Competitions of the Central Sumatra Highlands

In central Sumatra after rice harvests, the

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>> July 18, 2015

Does ‘Taking Photos to Remember’ Actually Make You Forget?

There are countless reasons why we take photos: To tell a story, to share a big

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