My Blog - Chris D at Newcastle

ANN and CHRIS MAKE A BEELINE FOR MILAN

Chris D at Newcastle — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:55:00 GMT

From Ludza, Latvia to Milan, Italy, the roads are the best yet. Clear road signs, good line marking, even paved roads are all just the beginning of the improvements, then there are the freeways, oh no, fast and furious traffic!...

ALASTAIR and BRON OVERLAND RUSSIA to ENGLAND THE FINAL LEG

Chris D at Newcastle — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:50:00 GMT

After saying farewell to Ann & Chris in Ludza we headed northwest into Latvia and travelled past well tended houses and farms which were in marked contrast to those in Russia. We eventually arrived on the Baltic coast at Kolkas Pagasts and saw the sea for the first time in a long while....

WE FIND SOME INTERESTING PLACES BUT MUST BID FAREWELL TO RUSSIA

Chris D at Newcastle — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:03:00 GMT

Our Russian adventure comes to a close, since leaving Pusan in South Korea we have travelled overland for about 30,000 km, but still have about 4,500 km to travel before we leave the Russian Federation. We have left Kazakhstan and head north of Yekaterinburg towards the Urals,...

FIRST INTERNATIONAL EO TRIP COMING TO A CLOSE, WE HAVE LEFT RUSSIA

Chris D at Newcastle — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:41:00 GMT

We are pleased to advise the first international EO members trip successfully left Russian territory. Alastair, Bron, Ann and Chris are making their way across Europe at the present time. Our final trip reports will be logged soon. Cheers for now....

THE LAST BITES OF CENTRAL ASIA, UZBEKISTAN AND WESTERN KAZAKSTAN

Chris D at Newcastle — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:35:00 GMT

Our adventure now sweeps through the final stages of our visit to Central Asia, before we return to Russia. In this chapter we leave Tajikistan for Uzbekistan, with visits to the historical centres of Bukhara and Samarkand. Aiming north for our second entry to Kazakhstan,...

PEOPLE AND PLACES IN TAJIKISTAN

Chris D at Newcastle — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:48:00 GMT

This Exploroz Members Trip continues with us leaving Kyrgyzstan (KYG) and heading through the Pamir Mountains then along the Warkhan Valley, finally on to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan (TJK)....

FRIENDLY PEOPLE IN KYGYZSTAN

Chris D at Newcastle — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:31:00 GMT

The Central Asia chapter continues with us entering Kyrgyzstan near the north-east corner of the country, close to China. Leaving Kazakhstan and entering Kyrgyzstan is the most straight forward border crossing so far for us, only one written form and one signature, what a dream....

FABULOUS FOOD, VISAS HASSLES AND KARZ IN KAZAKHSTAN

Chris D at Newcastle — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:35:00 GMT

The Central Asia chapter begins with us crossing the Russia-Kazakhstan border, heading south from Omsk towards Pavlodar and Semey in Kazakhstan. Kazakh cities are clean and the local people welcome us, many giving us waves as we pass by, a toot of their car horn,...

MORE ON MONGOLIA and RUSHING IN RUSSIA

Chris D at Newcastle — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:02:00 GMT

The adventures of Bronwyn, Alastair, Ann and Chris continue apace. Our 30 day tourist visa for Mongolia not nearly allow enough time for the sites and destinations on our list. We head to the north-western corner of Mongolia, the beautiful great lake depression region,...

MONGOLIA is MORE than the NAADAM FESTIVAL and GOBI DESERT.

Chris D at Newcastle — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:42:00 GMT

Our adventure has recently moved from Russia to Mongolia. We have now been on our journey for nearly two and a half months and travelled 15,000 kms by road. Exciting news reached us from Jessica and Owen with the birth of their second daughter, Sibella Rose on 30 July....