Chaotic Cartography

The SRE 07 plans are building steam. Our freshly painted living room wall is being sacrificed to a 7’x 20’ map of the Silk Road. We are piecing this map together from hundreds of aerial photographs we have downloaded off Google Earth.

Tibet in Pieces

The process is slow and frustrating…while the scale is fairly consistent…a variance of just a fraction…wreaks havoc within inches.
We are compiling a list of Embassy and Consulate websites and the kids are keeping tabs of any changes (of which there are many) in Visa regulations and requirements on a day by day basis.

Istanbul to the Taklamakan Desert



I spent most of today working on our map and route while Ann hit the Wednesday street market for produce in Uskudar.
Tonight we were treated to a dinner of fish, salad, bread, and the company of our neighbors. They are force feeding us….not a bad way to go.