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Truckin’ into East Turkestan

8 Oct ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Asia, Central Asia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang Province. Tagged china, dagestani, irkeshtam, kyrgyzstan, osh, pass, road, sary tash, transit, volvo. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Me & Muran on the road to Uighurville. Continue reading→

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Bye Bye Bishkek

7 Oct ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged bishkek, kyrgyzstan, memorial, monument, soviet, war, wwII, yurt. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

This is my town. Don’t you forget it. Continue reading→

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Goodbye Means Never Having to Say You’re Sober

22 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged kazakhstan, train, vodka. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

The quick vodka goodbye Continue reading→

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Pucks, Ponytails, and Bodychecks

19 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged girls, hockey, ice, ust-kamenogorsk. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Ladies on ice. Continue reading→

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Mom and the Bomb

18 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged atomic, bomb, memorial, mushroom cloud, nuclear, semei, semipalatinsk, USSR, woman. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Nuclear Memorial in the USSR’s A-Bomb Heartland Continue reading→

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Architecture & Engineering outside of Atomic Testing Range

17 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged atomic, bomb, kazakhstan, nuclear, semei, semipalatinsk, steppe, testing, USSR. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Boom town. Literally. Continue reading→

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Happy Birthday, Oskemen

15 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged city day, ethnicities, holiday, kazakhs, kazakhstan, oskemen, russians, ust-kamenogorsk. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

192 years young. Continue reading→

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War, Sex, and Smokestacks: Welcome to Ust-Kamenogorsk

14 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged afghanistan, kazakhstan, memorial, strelka, ust-kamenogorsk, war, wwII. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Memorials and such. Continue reading→

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Vyschaya Hockey League Action: Ryazan at Ust-Kamenogorsk

12 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged atlantic, hockey, ice, kazakhstan, kazzinc-torpedo, oskemen, ust-kamenogorsk, VHL. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Go Torpedo! Continue reading→

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Dispatches from a Dictator: Stalin’s New Economic Plan

11 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged advertising, altai, billboard, kazakhstan, soviet, stalin, taxi, USSR, ust-kamenogorsk. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

I freakin’ knew it. Continue reading→

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No, Actually We Have Not Arrived Yet

9 Sep ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kazakhstan. Tagged almaty, journey, steppe, train, ust-kamenogorsk. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

22-hourish train across the Kazakh steppe Continue reading→

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Camping about the Karakol Valley

29 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Mountains. Tagged hiking, karakol, kyrgyzstan, mountains, pass, tent. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Hum dee dum at 11,000 feet. Continue reading→

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Soviet Sanitoria: Solace for the Damned

26 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged jeti-oghuz, karakol, kyrgyzstan, sanitorium, USSR. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Where the Commies came to while away in luxury. Continue reading→

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Oozy Gynecologist

26 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged gynecologist, karakol, kyrgyzstan, oozy, uzi. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Use of this term should be aborted in translation. Continue reading→

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Animals. Buy Them. Sell Them. The Choice Is Yours

26 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged animal, bazaar, cows, karakol, kyrgyzstan, sheep, street. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

A horse is a horse of course. But a cow is not. Continue reading→

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War Memorial Maintenance is Over (If You Want It)

25 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged memorial, monument, soviet, USSR, war, World War II, wwII. Bookmark the permalink.

Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy. Again. Continue reading→

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And the Russians Came. And Built Houses.

25 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged karakol, kyrgyzstan, russians. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Some left. Some stayed. Some just went poof. Continue reading→

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Happy Birthday, Aydin

22 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged aydin, bishkek, boys, kyrgyzstan, tima. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments

Jivin’ with the Boys. Continue reading→

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Yurt by the Inland Sea: Everything’s Better with Hostages

18 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged blindfolds, clare, dombra, festival, hostages, issyk-kul, kyrgyzstan, lake. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

They are not what they seem. Continue reading→

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Yurt by the Inland Sea: Donkeying Around

18 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged donkey, festival, fight, issyk-kul, kyrgyzstan, lake, pillow, yurt. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Pillow fights on donkeys? Yes please! Continue reading→

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Yurt by the Inland Sea: the Birds that Kill

18 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Tagged birds, clare, falcons, festival, hawks, hunting, issyk-kul, kyrgyzstan, prey, yurt. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Kiew duh Waaabbit! Kiew duh Waaaabbit! Continue reading→

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Uchitel: This is Not the Way to the Top

16 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Mountains. Tagged ala archa, bishkek, clare, hiking, kyrgyzstan, lost, mountains, peak, scree, uchitel. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? Continue reading→

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Pick a Flavor

6 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Tajikistan, Uncategorized. Tagged pinnochio, rio, soft drink. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Pinnochio for me please! Continue reading→

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Overnighting in a Battle Zone

1 Aug ’12
By: expatmonkeyFiled under Central Asia, Pamir, Tajikistan. Tagged gorno-badakshan, khorog, tajikistan, violence. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Well, former battle zone. It’s been quiet for almost a day. Continue reading→

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