Ak Altin Plaza Hotel
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A huge case of Paranoia!
... we could sit down and get a cold beer for a reasonable price and the music was actually English....and from the 80's :)
The next day we made an attempt to see the big sites like the Palace etc. Unfortunately all attempts were foiled by extremely vigilant security personnel who waved and tooted and shooed us away from every access point....That sucks...We considered catching a bus past the obviously sensitive areas to see what we could find but in the end ...
I ain't coming here again!!!
... surveillance
Photo's cannot be taken of the Presidential Palace.
Tourists are not allowed to converse with local woman.
No affection can be shown to any woman in public. I am surprised that they have a tourist industry at all.
No public WiFi and access to computers only at internet cafes. FaceBook is banned, Hotmail too and also most travel blogs.
Basically they ...
Opulent Ashgabat
... passports to use a computer. The computers were locked down tightly; no Facebook and even Hotmail and Gmail were difficult to gain access to – I could only get to my email by logging into messenger and opening email from within it as trying to just open Hotmail in a browser would lock me out.
Such an odd place this Turkmenistan. There is a curfew of 11pm for tourists… ...
Sim City
... unfinished wiring and chairs and tables that sit stacked on one another. Our hotel has a modern, white façade that gives it a five star look, however, the rooms are far from five-star and have that un-renovated feel that is unique to former Soviet Union hotels.
Most parts of the city feel like they are deserted including the Turkmenbashi World of Fairytales theme park and the Olympic Stadium. Sometimes the only people around are those cleaning the streets or those putting up ...
Made it to Ashgabat
Just a quick note so you know made it into & through Turkmenistan to Ashgabat.
OMG - this place is described as 'outrageous' in the guide books - what an understatement. The white city - every building is white marble, even the high rise flats. It is just spectacular & very unreal. Everything is huge, the buildings really spaced out with gardens, acres of conifers planted, fountains by the hundreds - literally. The light posts are gold, ...
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