Travel, Wine & Shoes

Another epic journey doing what I love with many Bucket List items checked off, 6 new countries explored and some favourites experienced again.

United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 Mongolia 🇲🇳 Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 Tajikistan 🇹🇯 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 USA 🇺🇸 Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing 🛳️ England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The Adventures!

The “Five Stans” Along The Silk Road

Emirates A380 First Class ~ Bottomless Dom Pérignon and Unlimited Caviar

Burj Al Arab ~ Is This Dubai’s Most Iconic Hotel?

Dubai ~ The Jewel of the Desert

Lantau Island & Tian Tan Buddha

Genghis Khan Statue & Terelj National Park

Ulaanbaatar ~ The Coldest Capital City on Earth

Turkmenistan ~ Arrival in Ashgabat

Ashgabat Monuments & White Marble

“The Door To Hell”

Goodbye Turkmenistan ~ Hello Uzbekistan

Khiva’s Wonders

Ancient Bukhara

Bukhara’s Mosaics and Ancient Monuments

Bukhara to Samarkand

Samarkand’s Blue Tiles and my 55th Birthday

Samarkand to Tashkent

Tashkent’s Stunning Metro, Bazaar and Khast Imom

Goodbye Uzbekistan ~ Hello Tajikistan My 100th Country!

Plov Cooking Demonstration!

Breathtaking Iskanderkul Lake & A Wee Donkey

The Tunnel of Death (Anzob Tunnel) to Dushanbe

Exploring Dushanbe

Goodbye Tajikistan ~ Hello Kazakhstan

Lake Esik & Celebrating Tom’s 79th Birthday

Charyn Canyon & Kolsai Lakes

Goodbye Kazakhstan ~ Hello Kyrgyzstan

Hiking Jeti-Ögüz Valley & Fairy Tale Canyon

Local Traditions

The Burana Tower & Bishkek

Exploring Bishkek

Goodbye Kyrgyzstan ~ Hello New York

Five Stans Express ~ Intrepid Travel Summary

Roosevelt Island

I Heart New York City

Queen Mary 2 Eastbound Transatlantic Sailing ~ New York to Southampton

The Royal Horseguards Hotel & Whitehall Gardens

Where Time Begins!

Pickering Place & The Last Duel

Liberty London and Fortnum & Mason

I Heart London

Happy Travels!