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Cooking on Gas
Hello guys, It's me again. Is there any one out there reading this twaddle cause it's deadly silent regarding emails at my end despite long periods when I can't get to the internet to check on news as we are miles from people let alone internet. As you can see I am in Turkmenistan now and it is beautiful and wonderful and everything is just as it …
I ain't coming here again!!!
3rd to 6th June
We arrived at the port of Turkmenbashi and the first impression you get is that the immigration and custom officials 'ain't to happy to see you'!! You can say that we didn't feel much 'Love' being given towards the group!
The first act in the entry debacle was to keep all of us waiting outside for over an hour in 35 degree centigrade plus temperatures. We were all then called slowly forward into the ...
Opulent Ashgabat
... it was a chance to see more of the opulence of the city. An amazing number of massive fountains billowing clouds of water – surprising mostly given this city just seems to rise up out of the desert. Parts of the city felt put on and fake like what you might expect in Vegas.
My gang wanted to head to a pub for lunch but I wanted to do my wandering on foot. With camera in hand I set ...