A Horse, a Yurt and Two Dead Communists: 5250 miles (or so) on the Silk Road

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Four DC friends take on Central Asia, hoping to visit Lenin at the start, Mao at the end, and as many camels as possible in between:

Josh: climate activist. preparing for trip by taking a cruise in alaska.

Zoe: environmental researcher. official trip photographer.

Kate: environmental entrepreneur. should be preparing for her upcoming work trip to haiti.

Scott: advocate for international cooperation. our russian translator.

We're honored to have you following along as we make our way across this fascinating part of our world. Stay tuned for ancient cities, modern cities, sand dunes, mountains, and lots of train rides...

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  Gettin Ready _ Yippee Hoo   Washington DC, United States on May 25, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Visa Complications   Washington DC, United States on May 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mullets and Pomegranates   Moscow, Russian Federation on Jun 3, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Touching Down in the Uzbek Oasis   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Jun 4, 2008 8 pictures 6 comments
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  In search of Dario's Camera   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Jun 6, 2008 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Three Hours on the Sharq Train   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Jun 6, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Living History   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Jun 7, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Vacation from Vacation   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Jun 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Uzbekistan--From a Distance   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Jun 9, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Kyrgyzstan - Yurts and Out of Control Horses   Bishkek, Kochkor, Naryn, and Tash Rabat, Kyrgyzstan on Jun 13, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Crossing the Torugart   Kashgar, China on Jun 14, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Technical Difficulties   Kashgar, China on Jun 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocking the Kashgar   Kashgar, China on Jun 14, 2008 9 pictures 4 comments
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  Beijing!   Beijing, China on Jun 18, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day One in Beijing   Beijing, China on Jun 20, 2008 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Re-entry...and China photos up!   Hudson's Hope, Canada on Jul 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments