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Crossing China’s Xinjiang province: Our Most Unorthodox Beginning

Posted on August 27, 2014 by laurapattara

Crossing into China’s westernmost province, from Kyrgyzstan, was never going to be a simple affair. Due to ongoing ethnic tensions there, and recent surge in sporadic violence between government forces and the Uighur Muslim minority, regulations state that foreigners driving … Continue reading →

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Kyrgyzstan: Where Central Asia Revealed Her Soul

Posted on August 13, 2014 by laurapattara

Kyrgyzstan is a land of unexpected surprises. One certainly wouldn’t know it by just looking at it on a map or by basing one’s assumptions on visits to any of the other Stans in Central Asia. Everything from the culture, … Continue reading →

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‘Things I Would Tell My 20 Year Old Self’ (but question is…would she listen?)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by laurapattara

Here I am, back online. I know I’ve been rather quiet on the writing front these last two months but let me assure you that all is as fine as can be.  Chris and I have taken a hiatus from the … Continue reading →

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Georgia…a contemplative pause

Posted on December 30, 2013 by laurapattara

The aroma of vanilla, cinnamon and chocolate wafts through the living room, and as I lean back on my recliner, waiting for an enormous batch of Nigella Lawson’s really chocolatey chocolate-chip cookies to bake, I check my emails on my … Continue reading →

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