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  1. New blog: Kazakhstan overland from the Russia border to Uzbekistan — Kurmangazy, Makat, Aktobe, Aralsk, the Aral Sea, Baikonur, Qyzylorda, Turkistan, Shymkent, and Saryagash. Bactrian camels, dry seabeds, rockets, blue domes, and border paperwork. Civilization, basically.

    thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com

    #VagabondCouple #travel #Kazakhstan #Overlanding #SilkRoad #CentralAsia

  2. Musical Interlude: Listening to some classical today, and this popped up, an old favorite. A musical illustration of two caravans traveling the Silk Road, each with their own musical motif, and as they meet and cross paths, their motifs combine. It's a great piece for music-appreciation classes, and a classic bit of musical orientalism.

    (Note about the orientalism: I've seem some condemn orientalism as cultural appropriation, but in all honesty, Borodin and a lot of others always were open about their inspiration for their works, and didn't pretend they came up with it themselves...so as long as you credit your inspiration, that meets my standards for acceptability.)

    "In the Steppes of Central Asia," composed by Alexander Borodin, performed by the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Don Liuzzi.

    youtube.com/watch?v=g4tlQxaHetI

    #MusicalInterlude #AlexanderBorodin #ClassicalMusic #MainLineSymphonyOrchestra #SilkRoad

  3. Road

    and 50 square R. Paths und the ven year might and bandits s, and pilgrims.

    An #oasis nearpresent day #Kashgar on an ancient #SilkRoad routa, #Xinjiang Province

  4. Lmao! There's a reason the #SilkRoad went AROUND the #MiddleEast afterall... But I LOVE this for him to my bones Especially that bit at the end!

  5. After a few days in the cool hills of #Munnar, I headed down to #Alleppey (Alappuzha).

    The change was instant, from tea plantations and fresh mountain air to palm trees, canals, and heavy tropical humidity.

    Alleppey is famous for the #Kerala #backwaters Backwaters are a huge network of canals and lagoons.

    Instead of the typical houseboat, I took a small local boat and slowly cruised through narrow waterways, passing villages where daily life revolves around the water.

    #india #silkroad

  6. Turkey, done the slow way.
    Shehzadi rolled from Europe into Asia, across the Bosphorus, through Bursa’s old silk towns, past caravanserais built for camels, into Phrygian valleys and Cappadocia’s unreal landscapes.
    Same Silk Road. Different century. Still dusty.

    📖 thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com

    #VagabondCouple #SilkRoad #Turkey #Overland #Cappadocia #Travel

  7. From Belgrade to the clouds! 🏔️ Our latest segment takes us across the border into Bulgaria. We drive Shehzadi, our full-size pickup, up the winding roads of Vitosha Mountain and navigate the tight streets of Sofia. From the frescoes of Boyana Church to the gold domes of St. Alexander Nevsky, we explore it all!

    Watch the full journey: youtube.com/watch?v=iyb9OVSUhr8

    Blog: thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/ FB: facebook.com/vagacouple

    #VagabondCouple #Overlanding #Bulgaria #Sofia #RoadTrip #SilkRoad #Travel

  8. From Belgrade to Niš to Sofia, we just published a new chapter of our quad-continental Silk Road overland journey with Shehzadi, our world-touring Toyota Tundra. Driving the ancient Morava Corridor reminded us why we chose early freedom over a template life. Read the story 👇
    thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com

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    📺 youtube.com/@vagabondcouple

    📘 facebook.com/vagacouple

    #VagabondCouple #SilkRoad #Overlanding #Balkans #FIREmovement #EarlyRetirement #WorldTravel #Travel