Toilets and Tribulations
Some good friends once bought me a book called Toilets of the World with the inscription ‘Saw this and thought of you’ which I hope referred to the ‘of the […]
Category Archives: Kyrgyzstan
‘To the Glorious Health of Lenin’
The letters stand high on the roof of a crumbling building on the shore of Lake Issyk-Köl in Kyrgyzstan. Our Russian speaking friend translates them as roughly ‘To the Glorious […]
A Day Out in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
I have to admit I’m a bit of a fair weather skier in as much as I enjoy it, but only when conditions are good, and I get tired (and […]
Skiing in that well known resort – Karakol in Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia. Not every European’s destination of choice when looking for somewhere for a spot of skiing. The resort of Karakol is about 10km out of the town and comprises […]
The Journey from Almaty to Karakol
We toppled from the plane, through immigration (again) and out to the carousel area where our bags had miraculously appeared. Drivers hired from the Embassy, Boris and his son Alex, […]
The Rule of Threes
As I write, knowing what is coming next, I’m convinced that the rule of threes is alive and well and following us on our first 24 hours in Central Asia. […]
Two Nomadic Brits 