Archive: September 27th, 2010

Professional holidays

There is a saying that “Everyday is a special day for someone, somewhere”.  In Kyrgyzstan this seems to be true as there are a number of what are termed “professional holidays”, such as: Teacher’s day, Policeman’s Day, Day of workers in the Television industry … and so on.

Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 12:44 0 comments. »

International Day of Tourism – 27th September

International Tourism Day is one of a number of “professional holidays” commemorated in the Kyrgyz Republic. September 27 was designated as World Tourism Day at the Third Session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization, (WTO, now the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, or UNWTO), in Torremolinos, Spain, in September 1979.  The date, September [...]

Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 11:16 0 comments. »

September trip to Naryn

I have just got back from my monthly trip to Naryn.  These trips are so much a part of my routine that I don’t normally write a postcard about them, but this one was slightly different, so I thought I would this time.

Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 09:54 0 comments. »