Now that we’ve arrived in UB and had the closing party here’s a few things
- Globalisation has made things less hassle but also less interesting.
- Lowest price hotel – $4 in Tajik Pamirs
- I have to learn to swim better but river swimming is cool
- Soviet style border bureaucacy is worse in the ‘new’ Republics than Russia itself
- If someone utters ‘foot deep potholes’ don’t listen to their views on road quality – they’ve never been off the motorway
- Things I missed out on: Bukhara market Uzbekistan, Gates of Hell Turkmenistan, Iran
- Number of weddings attended: 1
- Best city – tie between Ashgabat & Istanbul but the phrase ‘great for a weekend’ still applies
- Suzukis give most ‘never say die’ per pound sterling
- Cost of Trans Siberian from UB to Moscow is ~120 quid. It took far too long to find out this basic info on the internets. Too much expensive ‘travel guide’ crap getting in the way
- I was previously unaware how Asian Central Asians looked. Imagined Persian-speaking Tajiks to be predominantly similar to Afghans. Not the case
- ‘We are Turks’ – Kazakh educated man in Olgii, Western Mongolia. Also share their religion
- All the horror stories you’ve heard about those boats crossing the Caspian are true
- Bulgarian traffic policing is a complete joke. Some states are going to need lessons in how to be good Europeans. And yes I realise how ironic that statement is coming from me
- 3 man water balloon launchers have a range of over 100 metres in dead wind
- Gap in the market for British style kebabs from Turkey onwards
- Best pizza/worst pizza – Holiday Inn, Sarajevo/finish line cafe UB
- Best fast food – Either egg burger in Big Burger UB or kebabi bap in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- I haven’t had breakfast yet…
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