Strategy
OK, so I was thinking of changing things around and going from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan.
Plan A was Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan to Afghanistan to Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan and through to China. But though simple in visa terms (single entry all the way) it meant a long haul up to the capital, Bishkek, only to turn around and backtrack come time to go to China.
So I demoted that to Plan B and made a new Plan A, which required a double-entry visa for Kyrgyzstan but meant I could see Bishkek from Almaty and then just sort of cut through the bottom right corner of the country to get to China. Much easier.
Now Kyrgyzstan is in revolt and the new Plan A is in peril.
A lot can happen between here and Almaty – but I will need to keep Plan B well polished, as it may become Plan A again if things don't settle down before I get there!
Progress
Packing continues. The miniskip arrives tomorrow and so does the carpet cleaner. Hopefully in the right order, so that I can clean up the stuff stored on the landing before the carpet cleaner wants to run his hoses through there.
I did my last "home" laundry tonight. I've started saying goodbye to this patch of Footscray that has been home for over two years.
At present my focus is totally on moving out of the flat. My world has narrowed to the flat. I do spend hours online but only because cleaning is boring and arduous. But this will end soon. Counting tonight, I have three only nights left here. On Wednesday, ready or not, I put the flat behind me and at long last move into the active phase of the trip, trying to get into travel mode.
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