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Flammable Water – Kyrgyzstan- October 2017
The earth holds some pretty strange secrets and this one ranked up there. From deep underground sprang a spring which bubbles up to the surface like champagne. It’s tiny bubbles … Continue reading
Salt of the Earth -Chin Tuz Sanitarium – Kyrgyzstan- October 2017
The white hill was an anomaly among the forest covered mountains we had seen. The grasses and plants were going brown with the coming autumn but nothing grew on the … Continue reading
Pamir Highway – September 2017
“There are a bunch of weird stones up on the next tier,” said one and another added “they seem to be in lines and are all sorts of strange colours.” … Continue reading
City of White – Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – September 2017
According to one guide book, only the insane or deeply unfortunate end up in Ashgabat in July or August. The calendar had just flipped over to September and it was … Continue reading
Daniel – the World’s Tallest Dead Man – Samarkand – Uzbekistan September 2017
Saint Daniel was reportedly laid to rest in Samarkand in a gigantic coffin which is now 18 meters long and much wider and higher than usual. Local lore states he … Continue reading
Muynak the Town Missing it’s Seaside – Aral Sea – Uzbekistan -September 2017
Muynak is a seaside town without a seaside. It is a tragic story both for the town and the environment. The once massive Aral Sea once supported a fishing fleet … Continue reading
Heavy Load on a Weak Bridge – Angola – June 2017
Ever wonder what happens when a large double trailer gas tank crosses a long poorly built bridge?
The Gateway to Hell – Turkmenistan- September 2017
Deep in the deserts of Turkmenistan lies a flaming crater. A cavern collapsed accidentally by Soviet geologists during exploration the methane gases coming from the hole were lit to prevent … Continue reading
A Building Fit for a Dictator? – Baku -August 2017
Dame Zaha Hadid is the world’s foremost female architect. Born in Iraq she later became a British citizen and was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II. I had never … Continue reading
In the Footsteps of Stalin at his Spa – Tskaltubo, Georgia 2017
The radon-carbonate mineral water of Tskaltubo in Georgia used to attract 125,000 Soviet elite a year. With the fall of the Soviet Union the number of tourists dropped to virtually … Continue reading
