Category Turkmenistan
Bring on the Golden Horses – The Akhal-Teke Horses of Turkmenistan
There cannot be many countries that revere a breed of horse like the Turkmen. The image of the Akhal-Teke is the national emblem and features on the likes of postage stamps & banknotes, whilst many cities have a statue of the breed in prominent positions in their centres. The beautiful thoroughbred horse can be several […]
Bring on the Golden Horses –
The Akhal-Teke Horses of Turkmenistan There cannot be many countries that revere a breed of horse like the Turkmen. The image of the Akhal-Teke is the national emblem and features on the likes of postage stamps & banknotes, whilst many cities have a statue of the breed in prominent positions in their centres. The beautiful […]
Turkmenistan
As usual the response from people who don’t know me that well when I mentioned that I was going to the Central Asian country was “why?” Those how know me a bit better already knew, “because it’s there, it’s slightly mysterious and well, why not?” It is indeed a little mysterious to us in the […]
A Journey Through Turkmenistan
Visiting Turkmenistan As usual the response from people who don’t know me that well when I mentioned that I was going to the Central Asian country was “why?” Those who know me a bit better already knew, “because it’s there, it’s slightly mysterious and well, why not?” It is indeed a little mysterious to us […]
The Joy Of Booking
I subscribe to the notion that the joy of a trip should be in the journey as well as the destination or more often than not the destinations. I love getting somewhere by train if possible. For example, SNCF strike permitting, I am off to Marseille by train from London in a few weeks. Eight […]
