STEBO'S BLOG

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I am Stephen. I was born in Dublin, Ireland, I now live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2003. I love cooking, travel and learning new languages.

Asia Tour 2026 - Day 25/25 - 3rd September - Going Home

Hotel Corridor We had ordered a taxi for 05:30, it was still dark and I was incredibly hungover. Luckily I had pre-packed everything the day before and put the last few items in my hand luggage. The receptionist had two little breakfast packages for us too. Our bird It was dark for most of the drive, we exited the city and drove across the undulating steppes to the airport. When we arrived at the airport the sun was just rising. For some reason our Turkish Airlines flight wit

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 24/25 - 2nd September - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - City 15/15 - Country 9/9

The Market Entrance It was decided that a day at the market was on the cards. After breakfast we walked 3 km to the Narantuul Market with its beautifully decorated gate. Then market was huge, selling clothes, school stationary, household stuff and what not. Carpet-land More interestingly, they had lots of carpets which in itself was spectacular as they were hung on either side of the aisles and above the aisles making for a very colourful and special experience. Traditional

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 2/25 - Baku, Azerbaijan - City 4/15 - Country 3/9

The Boulevard with cactus plants It was quite early or late depending on how you look at it when we arrived in Baku. Luckily I had changed our accommodation for a hotel at the airport, and even a pick up. Somewhere around 12:00 we checked out and I ordered a Bolt taxi to our other hotel, the Radisson and they actually let us check in early. Baku After a brief rest we went out and explored the boulevard, it was so hot! Given that it was -28M below sea level and at the Caspian

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