Category Archives: Uzbekistan
Travel Theme: Secret Places
This week, Where’s My Backpack? came up with a very thought provoking travel theme: secret places. I struggled to find a best kept secret of my own to share, but … Continue reading
Travel Theme: Street Markets – Uzbekistan
Many of us get so excited about the weekly themed photo challenge by WordPress at The Daily Post that the intrepid Ailsa at “Where’s my backpack?” decided to start a … Continue reading
Another Featured Photo on AFAR’s Homepage!
AFAR is featuring another photo of mine on their homepage. It’s the one that I’ve posted on this blog for a photo challenge “Unusual” (see below). This follows another previously … Continue reading
I’m Featured on AFAR’s Homepage!
One thing I love about the internet is the ability join a community of like minded travelers from all over the world with the kind of kindred spirits who travel … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual – Uzbekistan
When I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Uzbekistan, most of my food shopping was done at outdoor markets. I really came to appreciate the social interaction and feel of … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrast – Uzbekistan
This photo was taken in the fall of 2004, as I walked past these guys everyday on my way to and from work at an Uzbek NGO in the city … Continue reading
Do You Mean Eggs or Diarrhea?
Not knowing how to say “tornado” in Lao, I quickly thought of as many words as I could related to tornado and it came out something like this, “wind that … Continue reading
A Memory of Two Views – Uzbekistan
Last week I read an article by Foreign Policy Magazine about the possibility of an ‘Arab Spring’ occurring in Central Asia and it made me remember looking out of my … Continue reading
