Footnote…turns out the sets weren’t for GofT but Robin Hood! Still fun though 😉
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The Overland Armstrongs
Friends of Fromeward Bound; The Overland Armstrongs had a nice article posted today. We get a ‘name check’ towards the end! And I quote: The couple travelled on to Armenia, Georgia and Turkey before stopping in Greece, where they are now staying with a couple they crossed paths with earlier. Read the full article here.
Winter has Come
(My second Game of Thrones reference on the blog!) I’m writing this from the comfort of a sofa placed not far from a raging open fire. Large gnarly chunks of olive tree branches crackle and blaze; giving off not only heat but also that flickering light you can only get from a real fire. It […]
Beauty is in the Detail
One of the best things about this trip is that there is a nice balance between routine and spontaneity. I love routine and with a trip like this there’s lots of routines to get your teeth stuck into. Living in such a small space means you have to be organised and you naturally fall into […]
Growing Old Gracefully
(A companion piece to Building with Botox) I have literally fallen head over heels in love with Tbilisi; the capital of Georgia. We are staying in the old part of the town which nestles under a 4th century fort perched high on the hillside. Where Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva have been renovated to within an […]
Clare’s Winter Collection
What with the endless eating and boozing over the last week in Tbilisi I’m not sure if I’ll fit into any of my clothes anymore! So, with that thought here’s me modelling some key looks from my Winter 2016/17 Collection. I will accept any modelling offers as a result…. enjoy 😉
Oh the Hardships
Though I’m enjoying this trip immensely there are undoubtedly some hardships that one has to suffer. The most obvious ones: defecating in dug out holes, wild camping on windswept nights, living out of the back of a car – aren’t really much of an issue to be honest. Rather it’s been things I wasn’t completely […]
The Colour of Money (take 2)
Today we changed another £60 to cover our fuel expenses for the rest of our time in Uzbekistan – this time we got our Uzbek money in 1000 som notes! The wedge is even more extreme.
Building with Botox
We’ve spent the last week travelling to the classic tourist sights in Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. To be honest it’s hard to do anything other than that as the road literally leads you from one place to the next with little chance to detour. Whilst the immense desert doesn’t help, you also get the […]
The Colour of Money
We’re packing a big old wedge in Uzbekistan! Not the result of a successful drug deal, but what you get if you change £100. With the cost of most things being in the 100,000s we’re quite paranoid about accidentally overpaying by a factor of 10!