From Turkey to India, March-December 2008
Posted in Kyrgyzstan on Aug 30th, 2008
A photo-free postscript, I’m afraid. I left Osh after five pleasant days relaxing at a very nice guesthouse in a quiet neighbourhood, occasionally getting lucky enough with the water (meaning both running and hot at the same time, and not too brown) to have a bath in the splendid room I had. I ate what [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2008
Kyrgyzstan – what a contrast to Iran. After alcohol-hell, namely theoretically dry Iran, Kyrgyzstan is awash with booze, but I wouldn’t call it alcohol-heaven, it’s a hell of a different kind. Does no one here understand moderate drinking? Drunks stagger round in the mid-day sun, red-faced and sporting the Kyrgyz trilby, the traditional felt hat, [...]