What is the allure of Uzbekistan, Lebanon and Egypt?” Friends question what in God’s name we’re doing visiting a post-Soviet state in Central Asia; a post-Civil War country bordering Syria and Israel; and a post-Arab Spring country in the north of Africa. iscovery of the ancient Silk Road draws us to Uzbekistan in …
e really can’t believe how cosmopolitan this city of Beirut is. It’s not the ‘Paris of the East’ of the 30’s or pre-Civil War times . . . The country has moved on into the 21st Century in so many ways. Culture, friendly people, and wonderful cuisine! The captions under the photographs tell a …
eaving Tashkent at an early hour, we really enjoy the Business Class on the five-hour flight of Turkish Airlines. We cross inhospitable-looking barren mountain ranges and the desert of Turkmenistan. (I can’t imagine those poor Silk Road traders and the armies of old doing it on foot and camel). Then out over …