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 6/25 - 15th August - Tashkent, Uzbekistan - City 5/15 - Country 4/9

Russian washing machine Today was laundry day, I put on a load of washing and we went looking for a post office. I picked up some very communist looking cards and sent them to some friends and family. Post office On our way back to rescue my laundry at our accommodation, we stopped for coffee at a Turkish place, I asked for coffee with milk, so they put sugar in too! Stanislav at the "Magic City" When we arrived back at the apartment and hung up the clothes, we went to "Magi

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 5/25 - 14th August - Tashkent, Uzbekistan - City 5/15 - Country 4/9

Bling bling! When we landed in Uzbekistan I started to read the signage and Uzbek was surprisingly familiar to me as a Turkish learner. I even had a conversation in Turkish with the taxi driver, not trying to get by but rather he also spoke Turkish. The night temperature was however 30°C the same as the daytime temperature in Baku, but felt less oppressive. Uzbek money The apartment was full of all kinds of bling-bling furniture and fittings and look very luxurious, but it w

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