Archive: September 30th, 2010

In 2007, the Celestial Mountains Tour Company, The Silk Road Lodge and the Celestial Mountains Guesthouse (Naryn), organized a competition: “Impressions of Kyrgyzstan”.

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 10:51 0 comments. »

Friday, I received a phone call from one of our guides.  The couple of clients that he was with wanted to meet me when they got back to Bishkek. No problem – I am always happy to meet with people … although I am not very good at “small talk”, I am by nature a [...]

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 10:12 0 comments. »

Sunday, (October 3rd), is Teachers’ Day here in Kyrgyzstan, another of our unofficial Professional holidays. It seems that the idea for Teachers’ Day, a day commemorating the work of those in education, began in India.  Different countries mark the occasion on different days of the year.  In India it is celebrated on September 5th, (the [...]

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 10:10 0 comments. »