Uzbekistan travel stories

bulk thoughts: ode to anwar (11)

www.kirtiklis.com After waiting through a minor delay, when Valery's colleague careened over a huge fender in the road and punctured the gas tank, I had a good idea of the new group. After Val...

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bulk thoughts: the mail-order bride (10)

www.kirtiklis.com The 500 cym note is out on the street! This takes the largest Uzbek note up to a value of almost 75 cents (recall that it was the 200 cym note, worth about 30 cents). I don&#...

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bulk thoughts: Gulnara & Nasibulla (9)

www.kirtiklis.com So I complain, do I? It keeps me sane and entertained, though the locals do an even better job of it. Yes, and even some of the tourists, but let’s talk about them another time...

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bulk thoughts: the gownless evening strap (8)

www.kirtiklis.com Where are you? Are you listening to the Backstreet Boys? Hopefully not. Peaceful internet use is very, very difficult to come by here [Tashkent]. At the moment I’m in the back ...

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bulk thoughts: the black market (7)

www.kirtiklis.com It’s about 2,000,000 degrees here and thank heavens I have no tourists to faint in the heat. My currently scheduled tour has been cancelled because no clients signed up. Yes, y...

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