10 am, in the Wakhan Valley, Ishkashim The border guard adjusted the gun slung across his back and reached out to take our passports. "Do you speak Russian?" he asked. "Yes, a little" "We'll keep your passports with us here, and you can pick them up when you return to ...
Wild, Wild Horses, Couldn’t Drag Us Away
Sasha and I should have known. The signs were all there, even if we didn't want to believe it of Danielle. "When are we going horseback riding?" Danielle had repeatedly asked us. "A horse trek is the only thing I really want to do in Kyrgyzstan." "Do you want to do a two ...
Central Asia Travel: Teenage Wasteland
So you're interested in Central Asia travel? Guys, let me just warn you - it's an emotional roller coaster, especially if you're a twenty-something traveler. The conversation I keep having here: "How old are you?" "I'm twenty-five, and Sasha and Danielle are ...
Dumplings and Naan in Kashgar
If Danielle had blindfolded me for the 72-hour train journey (uh, thanks for not doing that though) and secretly led me to Kashgar, looking around I doubt I would have been able to guess which region of the world she had taken me to. Over two thousand miles from Beijing, ...
Bedridden in Beijing – aka Why You NEED Travel Insurance
It happened, just as I should have known it would the moment I told Danielle that, sure I would get travel insurance, but really I never get sick. I got sick. Getting sick while backpacking is one of those worst case scenarios you avoid thinking about. It's the pits. You've ...