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Daily Life in Turkmenbashy’s Golden Age

July 31, 2018 | By jill
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Yoohoo! I'm Jill

I'm a Colorado-based outdoor lover, world traveler, and road trip warrior. Sharing adventures since 2009. Find me on Instagram (I hang out there a lot).

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Socotra, Yemen. After many failed attempts, I was Socotra, Yemen. After many failed attempts, I was finally able to visit this special island off the coast of Yemen. Famous for its dragon blood trees, Socotra has shot up in popularity recently. Unfortunately its infrastructure hasn't really caught up with demand, resulting in too many visitors concentrated in too few areas. Many campsites simply do not have bathrooms. We - tourists - undoubtedly left quite a significant impact on the environment being there and I felt quite guilty about it. One fellow traveler commented that it's "the most touristy un-touristed place" he's been and it stuck with me. Because it's true. It's still a beautiful island with some unique landscapes, and I feel quite privileged to have been there.
Mia was rescued from a market in BSD. Found orphan Mia was rescued from a market in BSD. Found orphaned and starving, weighing less than 300 g, she's now a spunky and energetic 5 week old kitten. She loves to be held close when she's not going after dust bunnies. Unfortunately I have to leave the country in 2 weeks so I'm desperately looking for a place for Mia to land. She's located in BSD, Jakarta but I can meet with potential adopter anywhere in greater Jakarta. #catloverjakarta #rescuekucing #adopsikucing #prosteril
One of the many fabulous day hikes you can do in t One of the many fabulous day hikes you can do in the Dolomites. You can read about this and 7 other awesome hikes in the Dolomites on jacknjilltravel.com 's latest post. #dolomiten #dolomites #hikingtheglobe #italiandolomites
Egypt's white desert is pretty incredible, and a s Egypt's white desert is pretty incredible, and a side of Egypt not lot of people see (but should). #egypt #whitedesert #thisisegypt
Gorgeous views. Worth the 3am departure time. The Gorgeous views. Worth the 3am departure time. The 4WD road is no joke. #14ers #huronpeak #coloradohikes
Life update: we moved to Colorado! After calling C Life update: we moved to Colorado! After calling California home for almost 2 decades, I said goodbye to the Pacific Coast, Yosemite, our favorite people, and our neighborhood bars. It wasn't easy, and at times I do miss San Francisco terribly. But it felt right. More about our move on the blog. Link in bio.
We've been taking advantage of what so far has bee We've been taking advantage of what so far has been a pretty mild winter in CO. Our first CO summits: Sniktau and Cupid, both 13ers but pretty mellow as far as summit goes 😊 - pretty lucky with the weather too.
Fall road trips. Pumpkin-everything (saw pumpkin t Fall road trips. Pumpkin-everything (saw pumpkin tortilla chips at Trader Joe's the other day). Crunchy leaves. Migrating birds resting in our trees. Sweater weather.
I miss Europe. I miss the ease of travels, the rid I miss Europe. I miss the ease of travels, the ridiculously varied regions, the history, the food and wine, the vistas... I'm so excited that we finally pulled the trigger and booked a flight to Portugal next year. Also, we climbed Tres Cime (the tallest peak of the three in the background in the pic) and it was the scariest climb we've done...bar none. Thanks for getting us down safely @albaxioutdoor
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