Comments on: Samarqand and Bokhara

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:08:55 +0000

Happy New Year!

By: Lois

Lois — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:44:06 +0000

Helloooo Jon. Are you still in Paris, or have you snuck across the Channel, or are you on a slow boat to Oz?
Thinking of you.
Oh, and Happy New Year!
Lois

By: Czaba

Czaba — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:11:51 +0000

Jon, Jon, Jon, come back quickly. Some property developer wants to put a gigantic high-rise overshadowing Melbourne High! We can’t let him.

We need you on 774 rallying the troops.

Czaba

By: Andiis

Andiis — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:23:55 +0000

Congrats to you guys, and well done. I don’t know what you’ve proven, if anything, but I do know you’ve shown great faith in each other (you made it) and your gear (it made it). Once again goodness triumphs over rottenness, and the nay-sayers can go eat hay. I look forward to the book, seriously, and the huge party the ABC puts on for your return, not seriously. WELL DONE, THOSE MEN!!

By: jim

jim — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:38:58 +0000

Dear J & J, Just got the computer back and missing a fair bit of “stuff”,….its puobably only Claytons. Looks like plenty of reading to catch up on since K.stan. Great to hear no mishaps. Would love to give it a bash however my wife says …find someone else to go with!!!! Does that give me a free leg. Shall catch up along the way, Grey Nomads here we come

By: Yuri

Yuri — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:57:19 +0000

I’ve now uploaded all the conversations I’ve recorded (from 17 September onwards) to http://rapidshare.com/users/SUGWPA. I missed a couple - power outage killed the PC one week, and Obama getting the Presidential nomination replaced Jon another week.

By: Christine Crooks

Christine Crooks — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:50:28 +0000

Hi Jon Hi Jack,
I’m delighted Yuri has posted your reports on rapidshare.I religiously follow your progress from your website but always miss you when you’re speaking on 774.Now I’ve been hearing you,fantastic to hear your voice-you sounded so well!
I saw Jan yesterday-the 27th-ask her about THE KEY!
Love to you both-journey well!
xxoo

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:07:19 +0000

After reading this (Ive only just found your blog), I have definately got the travel bug happening. Thanks

By: Yuri

Yuri — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:24:11 +0000

You sound a lot less tired than last week .

I see you’ve driven around Lake Van rather than take the cross-lake ferry from Van to TatVan. I visited that area in 1989 as part of a steam train tour and the after crossing the lake on the train, we headed towards the Iranian border (supposedly closed at the time due to UN embargoes, but passing massively long freight trains going that way anyway) with a full company of Turkish soldiers “protecting” us from Kurdish insurgent activity.

Travelling through Turkey one comes across towns and rivers that were only names in the pages of the Bible, but actually still exist. No doubt you’ve seen your share of mountains and Turkey will provide more. And Australia is well-known in Turkey (everywhere we went, we’d come across locals who knew someone who lived in Melbourne) - and again everyone is so friendly and generous.

For those who’ve missed hearing your reports on 774, visit http://rapidshare.com/users/SUGWPA where I’ve placed the last two conversations and will add more as time permits.

By: Mary Jones

Mary Jones — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:07:53 +0000

So good to hear you tonight on Dereck’s show. Glad you survived the border crossing. I really can’t imagine how impacting these experiences of travelling can be. I am going to Mexico next March to visit our son, and find the prospect of a different culture rather daunting.
Take care and travel safely. London, here we come !!!
Mary