28 October 2013 – En route, Kangding, China
We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.
We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.
Oopsies – stuck in the southern town of Trang after the central railway website system went down for the day. Ah well, lesson learned — if traveling by train in Thailand, do yourself a solid and buy the tickets in advance.
Happy Valentines day from India’s most romantic city — Udaipur. It is also one of the most famous, thanks to the fact that James Bond Octopussy was filmed here, and the Lake Palace run by the Taj Hotel Group is a world class luxury destination (maybe next time?)
Arrival in Ankara after (another) torturous bus ride. Turkey is really big! and buses take forever. But then again — they are cheap and convenient.
Nobuhiko, our host, took us to check out a local beach. Sad to leave Japan, it’s a magical place.
A peak at Sergey’s childhood home — he used to spend his summers in Tbilisi until about 7 years old. The cherry tree is still there, as are the books, pictures, and all the neat other things.
Flying over fascinating bits of the globe — Himalayas, Afghanistan, and the Aral Sea on our way from Hanoi to Moscow. Cheers!