Russian Remonts
With all the dust and notice, you’d forget there is a crisis on! Its 9am on a Saturday morning, and I am wide awake. I was not planning on being in this state, at this hour on a Saturday, but the sound of a pneumatic chisel hitting the pipes that…
Read MoreTraveler’s Stress
Do you get butterflies when you cross a border like I do? Mongolian Majesty Two of the backpack crew I don’t want to walk there Now that I’ve been on the road for five months, you would think that I would be stress free. That I would not have a…
Read MoreStop Theif!
Someone stole my car! Los Angeles Times September 21, 1998 In Russia, Stealing Is a Normal Part of Life Crime: Theft has become integral to the ‘privatization’ of state property. By Richard C. Paddock, Times Staff Writer ARKHANGELSK, Russia–Drunk and desperate, Pavel Araslanov climbed to the top of a power…
Read MoreUB in the crowd in Ulaan Baatar
Don’t mind the air pollution, Ulaan Baatar is making a move! Think we can wear blue now? Love those shorts! Not one to laugh at Oddly enough, his accented Russian was worse than mine, but I had to give the Czech guy credit as we rolled through this town’s nightlife…
Read MoreAlmost Worth Staying For
Don’t be fooled, Irkutsk isn’t all that, but the fish from Lake Bikal are! Breathtaking beauty Taking a break from the bikes Around the globe on a Honda Thanks, but Tetons are nicer No, use this thing-a-majig Cooking for the masses All we need are french-frys! Note the size! As…
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