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RE: http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/04-12/remembering-a-little-uzbek-siberia-russia.html

This is one of the most amazing travel stories I have read on this site, so I would like to thank the writer and urge everyone else to read it too.

Thank you Karlien,

Spectacular. Humbling and inspiring all at once. Thanks for pointing it out.

NTFT

How embarrassing. And thank you Alastair Humphreys!

going to read now- i'm freezing, was in bed all day under cover, jus logged on....reading a travel tale will b good ...... I' m ordering a cheese s/w room service...

here goes.

attaboy- how much Russian did u learn? I wish u cud have spkn to those three ...I wish that didnt have to happen, but then again, what would the journey be without them, the gun, and little Uzbek- the journey of life and yours too.

"dobrizeenya!"

The downside is, now I feel like I shouldn't have bothered writing down my own experiences in Siberia. I mean I went at the height of summer, travelled by public transport, didn't go very far off the beaten track, and I didn't witness anyone die. What was I thinking? I might as well have written a story about an exciting visit to my local park.

If anyone feels compelled to read my story anyway, here it is: http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/04-01/summer-in-siberia-siberiarussian-federation.html

Alistair,

Thank you for this Siberian meditation. I always have a bit of an existential crisis on my birthday too. I am on my way to Uzbekistan for the Peace Corps, so if you make it to the Silk Road within the next two years look for me.

Tricia

"We travel not for traficking alone:
By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned:
For lust of knowing what should not be known
We make the Golden Journey to Samarkand."
James Elroy Flecker

thanks guys! very kind!