Category: Eastern Europe
12. How not to get Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Visa’s in Istanbul.......
September 3rd, 2010Getting visa for both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was my first experience of dealing with Central Asian bureaucracy. I knew getting visa’s would be difficult but the guide books all said that these would be the easiest to get out of the seven or so I want… more »
11. Woncka’d in Bulgaria, the waiting game and the anti-British tour of Gallipoli......
August 26th, 2010I'd been looking forward to revisiting Bulgaria as the food there was good, fresh, cheap and in large quantities so as soon as he train crossed the border into Bulgaria, over an amazingly long bridge over the Danube, I jumped off the train and into the… more »
10. Pictures added
August 22nd, 2010Just a quick note to say I've eventually got my arse into gear and added some photos of the trip so far. Please click HERE for the albums. more »
09. In Romania three people go for an interview for the job of scientific advisor........
August 20th, 2010Each were asked to define what “pi” was. The first said “it’s a number about three isn’t it?” The second said, “it’s about 22 divided by 7 I think” The third said “It’s a unique number with no recurring sequence which relates the area of a circle to its… more »
08. Backpackers, Shagpackers and Soviets
August 14th, 2010Night bus journeys are usually quite horrific for me as by a freak of nature I turned out to be quite tall. This means that my head is far too high up for a head rest and if I try to slide down so I can rest my head then my l knees get crushed by the s… more »
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