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First We Take Manhattan

Protest movements are fueled in large part…

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2013

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Two Sides of the Caspian

We arrived in Baku with the sole purpose of leaving as soon as possible. We knew that the ferry crossing to Turkmenistan could take days and persistence was the key…

By: Robin Holmes & Grif Peterson

 

Entering Turkmenistan for Dummies

While driving north along the Baku coast, turn right on an unmarked dirt road just after some train tracks and a 1 kilometer marker and just before an Armani billboard.…

By: Robin Holmes & Grif Peterson

 

Georgia on My Mind

American school buses were not made with Istanbul streets in mind. Our Wednesday morning departure was delayed a few hours by our collective inability to navigate through streets wide enough…

By: Robin Holmes & Grif Peterson

 

Ulaanbaatar or bust

Between Corum and Samsun, Turkey — I’d just about had it. Day in and day out I awoke to the demands of an invisible machine. 8 a.m alarm. 8:25, half-Windsor…

By: Robin Holmes & Grif Peterson