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Melbourne to London

a blog by Jon Faine

Latest 'Melbourne to London' blog entry

Jon Faine mimes his way through Uzbekistan

Jon Faine

After navigating Mongolia, Jon Faine wows the locals in Tashkent, Uzbekistan with his chicken impersonations.

Mongolia seems a long time ago. We managed to navigate our way across the roadless deserts of western Mongolia, through the river beds that masquerade as highways in the mountains of central Mongolia and to Hovd in the Kazahk west of Mongolia. An almost impassable mountain road to China took us across to Urumqi via a few nights in a brothel (www.MelbourneToLondon.com)... and on to Kashgar. This fabled Silk Road city, more Muslim than China can imagine, is the gateway to the Central Asian republics that used... More...

 

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Our china highlight, bark fried with egg and eel: delicious!

Melbourne to London blogger Jon Faine has arrived in China. Jon said: "A highlight of any trip through China is food. Away from the tourist traps and the inevitable Disney-ification of Chinese culture the authentic chinese cuisine makes for delicious and healthy meals." Find out more about Jon's adventure in China... More...

Jon Faine reaches Cambodia at last

World adventurer and nowwearetalking blogger Jon Faine arrives in Cambodia at last. Jon says one might easily spend several days taking in the magnificent temple complex at Angkor Wat... but they only had one day and saw only the smallest smidgin before zipping off to Phnpm Penh. More...

Stuck again, waiting for ferries

Jon and Jack find out how difficult it is to ship their car from Indonesia to Singapore. While waiting for ferries, it is time explore the area and discover what animals lurk in the National Park at Way Kambas More...

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