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Updated 4/24/2008
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September 8-25, 2008 — Travel to Dushanbe and Central Asia
Tour of Central Asia and Dushanbe to celebrate
over twenty years of friendship between our sister cities,
Boulder and Dushanbe, and the gift of the Cyber Cafe to
Dushanbe. We'll have a cup of tea and surf the web at
the new Dushanbe Cyber Cafe.
For further information about the trip, please contact the trip leaders
Mary Axe
(3/443-4021), Ron Broome (3/939-0255), or Sophia Stoller (3/444-3916)
tripleaders@boulder-dushanbe.org.
We are completing the planning for the 17-day trip. Our tentative itinerary includes (see the Important Documents below for more details):
Depart Denver (DIA) Monday, Sep 8 (late afternoon)
Day 1, Wed, Sep 10 • Arrive Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Day 2, Thu, Sep 11 • Tashkent
Day 3, Fri, Sep 12 • Tashkent • drive to Khujand, Tajikistan, where the
Tajik Artists Fund created much of the artwork for our the Boulder Teahouse
Day 4, Sat, Sep 13 • Khujand • daytrip to Istaravshan, Tajikistan, tour ancient
Tajik city
Day 5, Sun, Sep 14 • Khujand • drive to Tashkent
Day 6, Mon, Sep 15 • Tashkent • fly to Bukhara, Uzbekistan, stay and tour
in ancient city
Day 7, Tue, Sep 16 • Bukhara
Day 8, Wed, Sep 17 • Bukhara
Day 9, Thu, Sep 18 • Bukhara • drive to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, tour historical
parts of city
Day 10, Fri, Sep 19 • Samarkand
Day 11, Sat, Sep 20 • Samarkand • drive to Penjikent, Tajikistan. city
tour including Sogdian ruins, continue to Aini.
Day 12, Sun, Sep 21 • Aini • drive to Dushanbe, Tajikistan ground transportation
through the Pamir mountains
Day 13, Mon, Sep 22 • Dushanbe • visit Cyber Cafe, local tours
Day 14, Tue, Sep 23 • Dushanbe
Day 15, Wed, Sep 24 • Dushanbe
Day 16, Thu, Sep 25 • Depart Dushanbe
Arrive Denver Thursday, Sep 25 (late evening)
Important Dates
Mid-May TBD, 2008, 3:00PM — 2nd Travel Payment due to BDSC
$2750 per person -- (approx.) economy class air portion
(refundable/changeable per airline policies only)
Final air cost per person TBD--do NOT send checks until
final cost announced.
Additional costs apply for upgrades and
flight plan deviations.
Make check payable to "Ronald Broome", mail or deliver to
Ron Broome, 2685 Winding Trail Drive, Boulder, CO 80304 by 3:00PM.
For further information about the payment, please contact Ron Broome (3/939-0255)
tripleaders@boulder-dushanbe.org.
May 22nd, 2008, 7:00pm — Cultural Education Talk
Home of Chris and Margot Brauchli — Location to be confirmed
Judy Frey will present "Islamic Art and Architecture in the Silk Road Cities of Central Asia"
For further information about the meeting, please contact the trip leaders
Mary Axe
(3/443-4021), Ron Broome (3/939-0255), or Sophia Stoller (3/444-3916)
tripleaders@boulder-dushanbe.org.
Late-June TBD, 2008, 3:00PM — Final Travel Payment due to BDSC
$3145 per person -- (approx.) land portion
(refundable only per policies previously noted)
Final land cost per person TBD--do NOT send checks until
final cost announced.
Additional costs apply for single supplements.
For further information about the payment, please contact Ron Broome (3/939-0255)
tripleaders@boulder-dushanbe.org.
Important Documents
BDSC Detailed Trip Information (revised 4/21/2008)
BDSC Release of Liability
MIR Welcome Letter
MIR Itinerary (revised 4/10/2008)
MIR Traveler Information Form and MIR Release of Liability
MIR Flight Request and Information Form
MIR/AIG Travel Guard Insurance Enrollment Form
MIR/AIG Travel Guard Insurance Policy
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