Days 227-229: Ulaan Baatar

Posted by Erik Frey Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:34:00 GMT

Hi Mom!

Remember when I called you from the post office in Ulaan Baatar? The conversation was short, and I probably sounded distracted. Here’s why:

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Day 226: Naushki

Posted by Erik Frey Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:00:00 GMT

It’s easier to handle the vastness of the Gobi desert if one approaches it through Siberia. The brainstuff is already properly tenderized, prepared to handle the gradient of bleak to bleaker.

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Days 221-225: Khuzhir

Posted by Erik Frey Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:12:00 GMT

Khuzhir is the only town on Olkhon, which is the only island on Lake Baikal, which is the only lake in the world that has no lakes older than it.

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Days 212-215: Moscow

Posted by Erik Frey Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:42:00 GMT

I had it all worked out; I was going to be really cool. I bought a fresh pair of socks in Kiev, yet craftily wore them once so as not to appear as if I were trying too hard.

Now all I needed were some really smooth moves:

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