Turkmenistan is a flat desert with some of the world’s largest gas reserves underneath.
Above ground, a real mix of religions combine to provide a country which is almost more weird where the egomaniac Turkmenbashi hasn’t put his print. Canyons that would be at home in SW USA attract no tourists, holes in the desert are permanently ablaze, and Ashgabat’s unique – gold and marble and soon to be crumbling unique:
As weird as it gets from Tim Way on Vimeo.
Tim that was fascinating! Thank you for sharing your adventures in such a well produced way!
Keep up the good work my friend!
thanks Adam; I think the Turkmenistan vid is a little more informed than many of the others. It also helps that there is so little else out there that any opinion seems to be almost original! The economist published an article on the country in December (on the links page) – it made interesting reading in comparison (but mostly agreement tbh).