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Old 06-21-2007, 03:20 PM   #1
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Default Middle East & Central Asia - It begins!

I feel like I've been waiting forever to make this post, but now it's time. On Saturday morning at 6am (a mere 30 hours from now) I will be departing London for my 3 month jaunt from Istanbul to Hong Kong through Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. I'm all visa'd up and ready to go (although I still need to actually pack my rucksack). I hope to access the net about once a week to update you all, and if possible will upload some photos to my site at http://www.adambrown.co.uk/gallery.

Wish me luck!
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Good luck! That is going to be one hell of a trip - I seriously cannot wait to hear about your adventures! Stay safe and have a blast! :D
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I'm excited to hear about your travels & see you photos.

Have a great trip!
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I feel like I've been waiting forever to READ about it, Adam!

Sounds absolutely awesome...and I'll be waiting to hear about the adventures...

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wow that sounds like a mammoth trip. have a good one stay safe adn take lots of photos!
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