Tuesday, 17 Mar 2015 | Views [1261]
THERE WERE 17 — COUNT ‘EM, 17 — TODDLERS on the flight back from Osh, seventeen chubby faces peeking out between woolen hats and puffy parkas. I guess things are looking up in Kyrgyzstan, bright enough for young couples to start ... Read more >
Saturday, 14 Mar 2015 | Views [1681]
ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT OSH — IT ISN’T BISHKEK. It’s a dusty town on the border with Uzbekistan, ten hours by road or 45 air minutes and again we chose to fly. Once on the ground things began interestingly. Our ... Read more >
Wednesday, 11 Mar 2015 | Views [1658]
BISHKEK LOOKS MORE PLEASANT IN THE SUNSHINE than it did yesterday in the freezing drizzle. But even the fresh dusting of snow can’t hide the city’s glaring Soviet past. There isn’t much to see in the capital formerly known ... Read more >
Monday, 9 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
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