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This cat greeted us upon our return to the lodge at Altyn ArashanRead more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
Taken at the Sunday Market in Kashgar, China.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A stand at Clifton Days was selling bulldog kisses for a dollar to earn money for an organization that rescues abandoned bulldogs. As we learned from talking with the woman monitoring the kissing, bulldogs are often abandoned because their respiratory system proves to problematic for some owners. Quite sad, really. The bulldogs on offer for kisses were a handsome bunch, all dressed up for the day. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A kitty takes a nap between Dan's feet at the Pamiri house where we stayed overnight in Namadgut, Tajikistan.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Vendor and buyer agree on a price at the animal market in Kashgar, China (Xinjiang province)..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
We saw several men walking along the paths with roosters on string attached to their arms. Our guide told us that these were specially trained hunting roosters, used to lure wild chickens out from the woods.Read more about the three levels of hill tribes we encountered on this trek.
OK, when he turns around, we make a run for it...A camel huddle before the games at Kashgar's animal market..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
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Yaks graze on the open fields near Ice Lake (4,600 meters) above Manang. These shaggy creatures only live in high altitudes. Their milk is used to make surprisingly good cheese and yogurt.For us, the hike up to Ice Lake was the most difficult of the entire Annapurna Circuit - an elevation rise of over 1000 meters along steep switchbacks foot-carved out of loose rock and ash. While the lake itself was nothing special, the views across the Annapurna range on the way up made it all worth it. Taken on what was supposed to be our rest day - day 7 - of the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal.Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A little kitty says hello.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
A common sight along the Annapurna Circuit: a group of mules weighed down with everything from cement sacks to beer. Notice the colorful, woven head decorations. These are tough animals. Taken on the way from Dharapani to Timang on the fourth day of our Annapurna Circuit trek. Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This potential buyer takes a horse out for a test ride at the animal market in Kashgar, China..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Check out the eyes on the cat that holds court at Fubar (cafe/bar) in Urumqi, China..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Ruzanna, the donkey's owner got a kick out of our interest in her prized ass and offered us each a free ride through town.
These sheep keep the grass trim in front of the Mairie (mayor's office) in the village of Mouhous in southwestern France. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
An Uighur girl tenderly takes care of her donkey outside the Sunday Market in Kashgar, China..© www.uncorneredmarket.com.
Mobile phones are everywhere and penetration is ever-increasing. Here, a mahout takes a phone call while on duty at Angkor Wat.Read about our first impressions at the Temples of Angkor.
A Pamiri woman attempts to keep her donkey and cows in order in the drying autumn fields of the Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
A woman, especially one selling an animal, was a rare sight at Kashgar's animal market. She didn't look uncomfortable or out of place, making us think she was an old hand at this sort of thing..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
This mule takes the I'm standing perfectly still so maybe you won't see me pose right in front of the Tourist Check Post in the village of Dharapani. Check posts are scattered across a handful of villages around the Annapurna Circuit in order to track foreign trekkers and to ensure that whoever goes into the circuit actually comes out safely.Taken on day three of our Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal. Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A stubborn goat with curved horns gives his owner some serious resistance in the village of Letdar. Taken on day nine of the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal. Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A baby donkey (Ishak, in Russian) is furry, hay-covered, and awkward. ..Donkeys are a prominent feature of Tajikistan's Wakhan Valley landscape...Taken in Langar, Tajikistan. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Yaks bound over the hilltop on the way from Letdar to Thorong Phedi. For big animals, they were surprisingly light on their feet.A bit disconcerting to be facing the stampede. Fortunately, they dodged us as much as we did them. They did, however, almost take out Australian supermodel Gemma Ward along the way. Taken on day 9 of our trek around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Read more about the hill tribes and trekking in Sapa.
