Posted on Friday, 11 July 2008 by 克莱夫
Another posting from Crotos in one week! Written by Vasilios Mesitides and posted on 2008.7.10.
The narrative begins at Tung Huang [Dunhuang] with their visit to the Mogao caves, murals and carvings. [days 126-7] There is small problem with a cycle lock - key is missing – so it must be cut [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 4 May 2008 by 克莱夫
If the first days in Turkmenistan were hot the later days, shown by the temperatures recorded on JL’s blog and his comments, were even hotter. Mountainous, hilly or even bumpy terrain is a thing of the past, at least for now. Instead the riders are faced with heat, sand and thirst. To combat the [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 24 April 2008 by 克莱夫
Mr Lent does not sound too happy about about the ferry crossing on the Caspian Sea -
The ferry transfer over the Caspian Sea from Baku tu Turkmenbashy deserves a chapter of its own right if one is used to the huge luxury vessels between Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Anyway, everybody survived the appalling hygienic conditions [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 15 April 2008 by 克莱夫
I’ll keep this short and simple; if you want more details just click on to Joachim’s blog.
Since attending the reception at the Tblisi town hall, things have moved on for the Crotos riders. Nine days and four posts later they are on the edge of the Caspian Sea.
A crowd of about 50 riders accompanied the [...]
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