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Airport, Nukkus, Uzbekistan

In less than eight hours I'm boarding a flight from JFK to Dulles, en route to Cape Town (via Dakar and Johannesburg). While I leave Saturday at 6 in the morning, I won't be arriving in Cape Town until 9:30pm Sunday, local time. I'll be in transit for longer than I want to calculate at the moment. I'll be travelling through South Africa for four weeks. So, while I haven't been updating this site as frequently as I'd like, the next post will have to wait until I return in late July.

The above photo I took in Nukkus, as I boarded a local flight to return to Tashkent. I had wanted to take the overnight bus, but was running out of time. The flight allowed me also to spend a day touring the Bekka valley on a marathon share taxi sprint. My hosts at the guesthouse were amazed I was able to see what I did, knowing how share taxis can be unreliable (or at least not the fastest form of transport, as passengers may ask to stop to buy bread or souvenirs en route).

I'm excited to visit South Africa. It'll be my second trip to sub-Saharan Africa, after a trip to Ethiopa some years back. I'm hoping to catch a game while in Cape Town (one of the round of 16 games will be played while I'm there), but am excited just to be in the host country during the World Cup. I'm hoping the ticket situation will be easier to suss out while in the country, rather than via the FIFA website.

I'll be returning with photos, some of which will end up on this blog, and some of which will be featured on the main site. I'm curious what I'll see, and eager to share.

Have a great summer everyone!