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Day 273: I’m not as stupid as you
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 22 November 2010
more bling bling in ashgabat (see the police standing in the left corner?) Having had little trouble with the police here, I concluded they actually don’t bother tourists so much. Wrong. As I walked alone to find a washroom, I was stopped by a stupid cop. Had no idea what he was talking about, so explained I was a tourist. Asked for my passport so I showed him. He had no idea what he was
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Day 272: At the gates of hell
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 18 November 2010
Standing above hell Woooooaaahohohooo! This is fuckin' insane! We’re standing above the gates of hell, like a scene out of Lord Of The Rings. The crater before us is a roaring inferno of burning gas. I’ve never seen anything like this and don’t think I ever will! Heard of Darvaza gas crater from Yuji and have been looking forward to see it with great anticipation since we met in Romania. This
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Day 270: Entering Virtuality
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 14 November 2010
bling bling! Craaaaaazy. Of all our border crossings, the transition from Iran to Turkmenistan is the most dramatic. Felt like entering a surreal world as we approached Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital. From the mountains shortly after leaving the border post, we could see the city sprawled out in the distance, white marble and golden domes gleaming under the desert sun. Once inside the city, the
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Day 462: The Herat of the Matter
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 29 May 2010
Wed 7 Apr: Part of the reason I’m doing The Odyssey is to prove that the world is a lot more open than people think. If I, an ordinary bod from Liverpool, can step foot into every country in the world overland using just my British passport and a winning smile, then I think we [...]
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Ten Reasons Why the West Coast is WAY Cooler than the East Coast
Blog: Abandon the Cube - 22 April 2010
Here we go! Just the FACTS about why the West Coast is literally a billion times cooler than the East Coast: 1) Movies about the West Coast are usually uplifting, fun and feature scantly clad youths frolicking along the beaches.
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Turkmenistan
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 1 November 2008
Often described as the North Korea of Central Asia, Turkmenistan is a 'Stan unlike any of the others. Under the policies of, president for life, Saparmurat Niyazov (now deceased) a.k.a Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan has become an ultra-controlled police state. Visas can be a challenge to come by.
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