Country Info
- Ashgabat
- Capital
- Manat (TMM)
- Currency
- 4,603,244
- Population
- TM
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Something completely different
... this guy and the country I knew I was in for a very different experience from what I had seen so far. Turkmenistan and Turkmenbashi Their bizarre dictatorship of Saprarmyrat Niyazov, who ruled as self named 'Turkmenbashi' (leader of the Turkmen) ...
Ashgabat, the capital of the Golden Age
... Praesident ihn nie gesehen, sonst haette er ihn wohl auch niedergebaggert). Hier gibt es wenigstens mal etwas leben... Ashgabat hat auch zwei Internetcafes, in jedem stehen 5 Computer, die man nach Abgabe seines Passes benutzen darf ...
The City of Love
... he was able to make his phonecall and get off scot free. Fair Play to him! Back in the city we wandered around a bit more. Ashgabat is a strange city. Very large and spread out. Very new. With all the money in the country from gas and oil the previous mad ...
Everything is Grand and White in Ashgabat
... contemplate taking on the Turkmen peoples. But after the Bolshevik revolution in 1917, the Russian communists overtook Ashgabat and in 1924 Turkmenistan became part of the then powerful Soviet Union. The Russians were intent on collectivising ...
One more stopover in Ashgabat
Salam, von Mary bin ich nach Ashgabat zurueckgeflogen. Fluege sind recht billig, US$30 hat der Flug gekostet, US$15 fuer Turkmens. (btw, Benzin kostet inzwischen 3100Manat, 1US$=14000Manat, dafuer bekommt aber jeder Turkmene 650liter Benzin pro halbes ...
Ring of fire
Darvasa (I have put Ashgabat as City as the site can't find Darvasa) A late morning departure from Ashgabat also brought the end of my and dads trip together. I really hope he had an exceptional time over our previous 27 days on the road and ...
WWOOOOOO I can blog again!
... expensive here so this wont be long, but suffice to say that I've made it out of Iran, after getting my Turkmenistan transit visa, and am now in the capitol, Ashgabat. It is very nice, I'll say more when I have time. Iran was wonderful, I was gutted to ...
niyazov the nutcase
... Ashgabat, in a clearing characterised only by a pile of rubbish and a stray dog. It was unpleasant. A microcosm of Turkmenistan, or at least our experience of it. So far it has been pointless, disorganized, corrupt, dirty, tacky, and ...
Cooking on Gas
... ;posted to you Lara so please accept the unsolicited gift posted to your address that is carpet sized and originates from Turkmenistan. I feel very confident at giving him your address and telephone number Lara and he has again this morning confirmed that ...
we could have swam across.
... the Amu Darya, to the border crossing at Farap. As we have come to expect from the money grabbing officials of Turkmenistan, the bridge cost $50. The men in charge of taking the money were deeply unpleasant characters who in addition to be ...
No Turkmen-Bashing!!
... with a monument to the new leader. Anyway enough about the government. I’m currently still in transit from Khiva, Uzbekistan to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. We got up early this morning and made our way to the border, which took about 3 hours to ...
December 1st
... . I found out I get to leave for Christmas. I am not supposed to leave site for 3 months, but I will be going to Ashgabat for medical tests. Nothing too serious I hope, but we will see. My weight has been flocculating too much and they don't ...
Chicken season
... neighborhood, let me know and we can meet up. I know a few of you are in Japan...who knows right?! So my tidbit from Turkmenistan for this update will talk about spring. It has defiantly come in full force. It is already hot, it was 32 degrees the ...
Turkmenistan on a tour package
... ... North Sam, a Russian speaking American English teacher, and I crossed the border from the northwestern Uzbekistan to northern Turkmenistan. The border guard told us that, on average, there are one or two foreigners passing through that border ...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Happy THanksgiving everyone! I hope you enjoy all of your good food and families. This year, I decided to revise the former 10 things I am thankful for that I never knew about. Here we go 10. Vegetables in the winter. One more pickled tomato I ...
Merry Christmas and Happy NEw Year!
... , but I am so far from any reality that I didn't even know it was Christmas, let alone winter or not normal to be in Turkmenistan. Not to say it doesn't feel like anything. Really, they do celebrate this season with the rest of the world. Since it is ...
Sacree ville
Ashgabat, capitale du Turkmenistan est divisable en deux parties, les politiques et monolithiques constructions du gouvernement sovietique et les politiques et monolithiques constructions du President Niyazov, dont le nombre augmente tous les mois. C est ...
Speechless
... wheels spinning to answer the question “where on earth am I ?!?!” kind of speechless. I can definitively say that Ashgabat, Turkmenistan is the strangest place I’ve ever been. It’s got the paranoid-State feel of China, ...
Slow Days
... my mission, but I am sure those insecurities will pass with the sight of my family and friends. On to the new adventures in Turkmenistan. Most would get excited for the sight of the newly found fruit in our bazaar! Let me tell you, there are so many ...
Desert DisneyWorld
... -up and we were all relieved to hear there was no sign of a fracture or any infection despite my dodgy first aid! We stayed in Ashgabat for two nights and hoped to have a wander round to gawk at this weird city but the fierce heat remained close to 50 deg ...
A lot to tell....
... worth a visit. I really was surprised..... For sure the craziest trip I ever made....wow. Which places in Turkmenistan did we visit? Ashgabat, Erbent, Damla, Underground Lake (Köw Ata), some mosques, Kunya Urgench, Dhasoguz, Mary, Merw. I often read ...
Its a weird weire world
... . The golden child if you will. Now I wonder who would have been a young child around the time of the earthquake? Hmmm. Turkmenistan has low unemployment, and the reason is that almost every male is a guard or a policemen. Every step you take there is ...
Nissa, the Parthian capital
... wurde. Sie war allerdings interessanter als ich erwartet hatte, und da praktisch niemand die Stadt sieht (es gibt kaum Besucher in Turkmenistan und bei den Touren liegt sie eigentlich nicht auf dem Programm) bin ich einer der wenigen die dieses UNESCO ...
Only Mad Dogs and Englishman
... see were pictures of Turkmenbashi. In the Lonely Planet it says that only the insane or desperately unfortunate would find themselves in Turkmenistan in August. During the long drive on the bumpy roads in a bus with no air conditioning I thought we were ...
NEW ADDRESS
... the letters and packages. But, my new address is: Lebap Velayat Turkmenabat-22 Central Post Office Mail Box 46 PCV Katy Dieters Turkmenistan VIA Istanbul/Air Mail Write lots, it is what keeps me going! I love and miss you all a lot! I ...
Turkmenistan
I went to Turkemenistan to visit Elynn. Here are my pictures from Ashgabat, Turkmenbashy City, Akdas, and Balkanabat. Interesting facts about the country: -There are no taxis. You catch "rides" with people and pay them what you deem to be appropriate ...
6 MONTHS
... , my life is just funny). But I was going through my journal and thought you might like this clip: MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN TURKMENISTAN! 5. My host mom and the big gold smile. How she strokes my leg at the dinner table and welcomes me home with a ...
last email
... my last email from Turkmenistan. I have decided that it is time for me to leave. I really need a burrito. Being here in Turkmenistan really made me understand how important burritos are to me, so I have decided to say good bye to this amazing ...
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