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Lara Gelya

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No DM! I'm the Author of the award-winning memoir "Camel from Kyzylkum" Visit my website laragelya.com Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/ Follow me! Love nature, travel, photography, books. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lgelya 💙📚

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Nov 20

In a world that constantly redefines borders, ideologies, and identities, "Camel from Kyzylkum: A Memoir of My Life Journey" emerges as a truly powerful narrative that breaks through cultural divides and speaks to the core of human experience.
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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 4d

Calgary, Canada - the view from Calgary Tower, August, 2025.

Calgary is a major city in the province of Alberta, Canada, where the Prairies Meet the Peaks.

#calgary #calgaryalberta #TravelCanada2025 #travel #travelphotography #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography #followers

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 5d

NO KING rally in SW Florida - Oct. 18, 2025.

I’m so proud of all my neighbors who showed up today, October 18, 2025, for the NO KING rally!

#NoKing #SWFlorida #resist #lgelya #laragelya

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NO KING rally in SW Florida - Oct. 18, 2025.

We live in a small city in Southwest Florida surrounded by many retirement communities.

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 6d

Whom to avoid at protest.

#ResistMaga #resist

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like I'm losing my mind. Donald Trump is preparing to turn this country into a military dictatorship and most people seem not to notice or not to care. Listen and share!

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#TheRomanoReport #resistMAGA #resist #lgelya #laragelya

am I going INSANE?? - it's HAPPENING!!

YouTube video by The Romano Report

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 9d

This is the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan — the place that shaped me during 20 years of my life there.

#KyzylkumDesert #Uzbekistan #CamelfromKyzylkum #lgelya #laragelya #refugeestory #traveltheworld

KyzylKum Desert - Zarafshan, Muruntau ( Зарафшан, Мурунтау) - Uzbekistan, #Zarafshan, #Kyzylkum

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 11d

Ketchikan, Alaska, 2018.

Ketchikan is known as “The Salmon Capital of the World.”

#travel #Alaska #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 13d

Wise words...

#lgelya #laragelya

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 14d

Manuel Antonio National Park of Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, encompasses rugged rainforest, white-sand beaches and coral reefs. Traveled there in 2019.

#costaricatravel #lgelya #laragelya #ManualAntonioNationalPark #travel

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 16d

The school girl from Jingzhou in China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River.

#travelChina #YangtzeRiver #traveltheworld #lgelya #laragelya

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 19d

Camel from Kyzylkum.

It is not just a memoir. It’s a cinematic, soul-baring, continent-crossing emotional rollercoaster.

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Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/

Barnes & Noble: rb.gy/lz7rzg

#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #refugeenarrative #lgelya #followers

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 22d

The Great Wall of China was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD on the northern border of the country as the great military defense project of successive Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers.

#GreatWallChina #lgelya #laragelya #travel

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 23d

The History repeats itself...

#resistMaga

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 23d

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Trump Tyranny Tracker Day 252 Recap

A recording from Olga Lautman's live video

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Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 26d

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

#yellowstonenationalpark #Wyoming #grandcanyonoftheyellowstone #travel #lgelya #laragelya

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · 29d

Tiananmen Square is a vast public square in the center of Beijing, China, and one of the most iconic—and politically significant—places in the country. There was a “smoky” or hazy feel outside due to the poor quality of air.

#travelChina #Beijing #TiananmenSquare #lgelya #laragelya

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 21

Shanghai, China.

We traveled to China in 2012.

Shanghai is China’s largest city and a fascinating blend of old and new. It’s a global financial hub with one of the busiest ports in the world.

#Shanghai #China #travel #laragelya #lgelya #cityscape

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 20

Resist!

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 19

Camel from Kyzylkum is not just a memoir.
It’s a cinematic, soul-baring, continent-crossing emotional rollercoaster.
Ukraine. Uzbekistan. Austria. Italy. America.

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Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/

B&N: rb.gy/lz7rzg

#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #lgelya #SovietUnionHistory

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 17

In short, the British public welcomed DJT to London this am with THIS gigantic banner right outside Windsor Castle where he is staying with the King this week. Paid for by 1770 people.

#resist #resistMAGA

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 14

Fusterlandia: Havana’s (Cuba) Open-Air Wonderland.

Fusterlandia — A quirky, colorful neighborhood designed by a Cuban artist José Fuster, often called Cuba’s Gaudí. José Fuster reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

#fusterlandia #Cuba #travelcuba #lgelya #laragelya

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 8

“The Oversight Committee has secured the infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” said Rep. Robert Garcia in a statement.

#Resist #ResistMaga #EpsteinBDLetter

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yes...WELCOME to the "Free State" of Florida where Books, Fluoride and now YOUR WELL-BEING is banned!

#resist #resistMAGA

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 6

Lake Louise in the Banff National Park of Canada. August 2025.

The lake’s brilliant blue-green color comes from fine glacial rock flour, giving it a glow that feels almost magical.

#lakelouise #banffnationalpark #fairmontchateaulakelouise #victoriaglacier #travel #nature #lgelya #laragelya

Lara Gelya @laragelya.bsky.social · Sep 6

The people who attacked our Capitol on J6 are now in charge and they are dismantling 250 years of progress . If you have felt traumatized ..know they want you to. This is their coup and they are destroying our country to rebuild into an undemocratic christofacist theocratic police state.