Reflections on a non-"Stan"dard trip.
Well, that didn't quite go to plan, did it! This was always going to be a bit different from previous little jaunts. Not least, as apart from a load of courier trips, and boys football weekends, it was the first time I'd travelled for more than a few days without the sensible half of this marriage. Would I do it again? Yes, subject to full approval from the afore-mentioned sensible one. Before reflecting on the denouement of the trip, a brief look back at the two counties I visited. Uzbekistan Given that Turkmenistan was the primary reason for doing this trip, and what happened at the end, I feel that I have almost forgotten that I spent three hugely enjoyable days in Uzbekistan. Events and places in Turkmenistan just completely over-shadowed the second half of the holiday. And, as Kevin and Perry used to say, "it's so unfair". Uzbekistan was great. If I had to recommend just one of the Stans to visit it would be Uzbekistan by some distance. ...