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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #75 on: July 15, 2008, 07:55:00 AM »
Last Allium from Kazakstan but I have more photos...

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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #76 on: July 15, 2008, 07:56:27 AM »
Some photos of other plants in Kazakhstan...

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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #77 on: July 15, 2008, 07:59:33 AM »
I think this will be the last pictures from today... There are other kind of pictures at my website but the blog is in Swedish... You find the photos from this year when you click at "Bilder 2008"

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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #78 on: July 15, 2008, 09:12:47 AM »
Thank you, Stellan!  :-*Good luck with your visa. We would hate to think of you and Gerry in jail ::) :P :'( :'(
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #79 on: July 15, 2008, 09:40:28 PM »
Such an interesting trip Stellan and many thanks for always thinking of us "stay-at-homes." Until I enlarged it, I thought that parasite was a travel llama, perhaps with bee swarm attached. ;D
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #80 on: July 15, 2008, 10:02:52 PM »
What an amazing trip!! Thanks a lot for the pics  :)
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #81 on: July 16, 2008, 03:18:44 AM »

i have heard rumours that in certain cultures, giraffes are the long-necked gods of great, good luck.
so keep him close and that visa will surely follow...

stay safe, stellan...




« Last Edit: July 16, 2008, 02:20:18 PM by Kristl Walek »
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #82 on: July 16, 2008, 09:26:09 AM »
re reply #73 is this a form of Iris lactea Stellen??
What a fascinating journey and what a great companion to have. Yes please be extra careful.
 
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #83 on: July 16, 2008, 09:21:37 PM »
Wonderful pictures and an amazing journey Stellan. Thank you for sharing.  Is the parasite Cistanche phelypaea ?  I remember seeing it in Quatar in the Arabian Gulf while visiting my husband when he was working and living there more than 20 years ago.
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #84 on: July 17, 2008, 09:54:55 AM »
Quote from: Roma on July 16, 2008, 09:21:37 PM
Wonderful pictures and an amazing journey Stellan. Thank you for sharing.  Is the parasite Cistanche phelypaea ?  I remember seeing it in Quatar in the Arabian Gulf while visiting my husband when he was working and living there more than 20 years ago.

Thank you... I remember the name again. It's some kind of Cistanche but the species I don't know. I have found Cistanche in many dry areas in nearly every country from Mauritania in West to China in East. The species are similar but they are parasites at different plants and most of them are yellow or purple. In Egypt I found plants about 2 m high but i Turkmenistan they was only 50 cm...

About the Iris I don't know. To many species and the variations are to big inside the species...

I'll leave Kazakhstan at 22 of July and fly to Kiev/Ukraine and stay for two weeks. I think it will not be any big problems to get a new visa and two weeks will give me time to look at the nature there and also visit the botanical garden. Does anyone know any good garden to visit near Kiev?

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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #85 on: April 25, 2009, 12:43:30 PM »
Hey

Gerry is still alive and are now in Makinsk in North Kazakhstan about 200 km north of Astana the capital. He was out in the forest during last days and here are some photos.

This map show the road from Egypt to Kazakhstan.



More photos from the trip
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #86 on: April 25, 2009, 12:56:15 PM »
Hi, Stellan! Good to know that you and Gerry are still busily finding great flowers on your travels. Thanks for sharing.... hope your trip  continues well. 8)
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #87 on: April 25, 2009, 10:34:51 PM »
That is incredible and encourages me to think the supernatural isn't a load of old.... after all. I went to bed at 11.30 last night, and actually said to myself, "I wonder what the travel giraffe's up to these days." Less that 15 mins later, here he is, posting more lovely pictures for us. It's great to have you and Gerry back, Stellan. Much more journeying to come I hope. :)
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #88 on: April 26, 2009, 11:08:32 AM »
I hope this is the start of another long list Stellan !
Great pictures to take off !!
Thanks for your return !  ;)
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Re: The Travel Giraffe
« Reply #89 on: April 26, 2009, 10:34:07 PM »
Super travel pictures - read the thread from the beginning...
Good luck and healthy for your further tour!
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