The Silk Route to South America - or how we´re getting from Azerbaijan to Argentina in just under twelve months!
About this blog
Welcome!
This travelogue shares some of our experiences on our journey from London to who knows where (mainly) overland.
Love Sian and Jim xxx
Trip Start
May 28, 2006
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Trip End
May 17, 2007
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There are 162 entries in this blog
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London -
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London - Brussels -
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Cologne -
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Brussels - Vienna via Cologne -
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Budapest -
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Bucharest -
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Istanbul -
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Cappadocia -
9
Trabzon -
10
Batumi -
11
Kutaisi -
12
Gori -
13
Kazbegi, on the Russian border in S.Ossetia -
14
Tbilisi -
15
Tbilisi 2... -
16
Telavi wine valley -
17
Sheki -
18
Baku -
19
Ferry to Turkmenbashi -
20
Weird weird world of Turkmenistan -
21
Khiva -
22
Heart of the 'Great Game' -
23
Samarkand -
24
Tashkent -
25
Fergana Valley -
26
Osh -
27
Dead Goat Polo -
28
Karakol -
29
Tien Shan Mountains -
30
Cholpon-Ata -
31
Bishkek -
32
Homestay with Kyrgyz family -
33
Chinese Border -
34
Chinese Karakorum Highway -
35
Kashgar - a spot of retail therapy -
36
Kuqa - Taklamakan Desert -
37
The Hottest City in China -
38
Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo -
39
Dunhuang -
40
Golmud - last chance to breathe! -
41
Nam-tso Lake and the Tibetan Plateau -
42
Lhasa - On the Pilgrim's trail -
43
Gyantse - Scene of 1904 British Invasion -
44
Shigatse - Tibet's second city -
45
Everest Base Camp - Tibetan Side! -
46
Tibet-Nepal Friendship Highway -
47
Chilling out and some extreme sports -
48
Shoppers' Paradise in Kathmandu -
49
On elephant safari! -
50
On the banks of the Ganges in tout-tastic Varanasi -
51
City of Djinns -
52
Not too many Taj Mahal pics we promise! -
53
Birdwatching in Bharatpur -
54
In the Pink -
55
Riding High in Jodhpur -
56
Back in Delhi -
57
Surf's Up (Bit choppy during the Monsoon...) -
58
Bollywood Dreams -
59
007 - Licensed to Chill -
60
We're off to Tokyo! -
61
Culture shock-tastic -
62
Bright Lights -
63
Nikko is Nippon apparently... -
64
Beautiful place, beautiful people -
65
Temperature's rising in Kyoto -
66
Exploring the coast west of Kyoto -
67
Finding Nemo ... in Osaka -
68
Visit to Japan's old capital -
69
Culture Vultures -
70
8.15, 6th August 1945 -
71
Kodak moment in Japan -
72
Spotting European Influences in Japan -
73
Bathing in Beppu - or Oodles of Onsen! -
74
Float Festival -
75
Volcano Spotting -
76
Kicking back on the Kyushu coast -
77
South Korea's second city -
78
Remember, remember the 10th of November? -
79
South Korea's cultural heartland -
80
Seoul City -
81
DMZ -
82
Slow Boat to China -
83
9m bikes, but the smog's so bad, you can't see 'em -
84
From West to East on The Great Wall -
85
Buddhist Culture Thrives Despite the Coal Dust -
86
Are we still in China? -
87
Once more in the capital -
88
Take Liverpool and a dash of 1920s Manhattan... -
89
The Eighth Wonder of the World -
90
Two Gorges and a Massive Dam -
91
Unplanned Stopover -
92
Giant Buddha and Panda Spotting -
93
Where's all the spit gone? -
94
Pearl River Delta -
95
Back to China -
96
Big Nosed Waigouren -
97
Where have all these people come from? -
98
Season's Greetings from Saigon -
99
Taking in the sights around Saigon -
100
Happy New Year!!! -
101
Eating so much, we need new clothes... -
102
Rain, rain, go away! -
103
Monday - not a great day for sightseeing... -
104
We are sailing, we are sailing... -
105
Off on the long journey to Laos -
106
Laidback Laos -
107
This is what tractor inner tubes were made for! -
108
Capital of Laos Culture -
109
Slow Boat (and sore bums) up the Nam Ou -
110
Trekking through tribal villages -
111
Experiencing Life as a Gibbon -
112
Flying visit to the northern capital -
113
One night in Bangkok -
114
Paradise on Earth -
115
Overnight in Krabi -
116
Flashpacking in Singapore -
117
Toni and Guy to the rescue! -
118
Hello South America, Hello Carnaval!! -
119
Carnaval Comedown -
120
Beach time to break the journey -
121
Finding football, favelas, fashion ... and Jesus? -
122
Striking gold on the Costa Verde -
123
Staying safe in São Paulo -
124
Poor Niagra! -
125
Poor Niagra! (Part 2) -
126
Flying visit to the Capital -
127
Keeping up with the Joneses -
128
Just changing buses -
129
Too much ice for one gin and tonic! -
130
Supertrekking and Glacier Walking -
131
Pushing through the Paine barrier -
132
The end of the world is nigh! -
133
Sod the sightseeing, let´s drink champagne! -
134
24 hours in Uruguay -
135
Football, Tango and Evita -
136
Stop thief! -
137
Chilling out on the Chilean coast -
138
Santiago es cerrado! -
139
Finding El Dorado -
140
Colonial Colombia -
141
Ex Colombian Cocaine Capital -
142
Sampling Colombia´s most important LEGAL export -
143
Muse on Colombian buses -
144
Marvelling at Pre-Colombus Colombia -
145
Popping back to Popayan -
146
Held hostage by health conscious locals! -
147
Not bad as border towns go -
148
Sightseeing and preparations -
149
Galapagos Day 1 - Boobies Galore! -
150
Galapagos Day 2 - Birding Paradise -
151
Galapagos Day 3 - Loving the Lava -
152
Galapagos Day 4 - Whale of a time! -
153
Galapagos Day 5 - Giant Tortoises -
154
Galapagos Day 6 - Snorkeling with Sea Turtles! -
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Galapagos Day 7 - Another Whale Sighting! -
156
Galapagos Day 8 - Dive Bombed by Boobies! -
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So that's why it's called a cloud forest! -
158
Return to Quito -
159
Otavalo Market -
160
Historic town and Inca ruins -
161
We survived! -
162
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