Postcards – August 2013

September 1st, 2013 Sections: ianbek

During August 2013 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

  • Calendar
    • A double holiday - Thursday happened to be Orozo Ait – a public holiday to mark the end of Ramadan … but it was also International Mountaineers Day – 08/08/13
    • International Youth Day - Monday was International Youth Day, so I took a look at the commemoration and it’s theme this about Migration  - 12/0813
    • Sinister Southpaw - It was followed on Tuesday by Left-Handers’ Day, with an invitation and a warning to enter the “Lefty Zone” – 13/08/13
    • The Red Headed League - Kyrgyzstan doesn’t mark Redhead’s … but maybe it should … here’s why – 29/08/13
  • Celestial Mountains
  • Cuisine
    • Shorpo - A standard Central Asian Fayre – 28/08/13
  • Cultural Differences
    • We don’t really say that - “Please” is one of the first words you learn in any language … but not in Kyrgyz … it’s not that simple – 02/08/13
  • Fauna and Flora
    • What a hoot! – the owls of Kyrgyzstan - to commemorate Harry Potter’s Birthday, (actually, that was 31st July), it seemed appropriate to pay tribute to one of the characters in the stories – Hedwig, Harry’s pet owl – 01/08/31
  • Health
    • Difficult and worrying times  – Having to make trips to visit someone in hospital can be a stressful business … as I recently found out – 09/08/13
    • Plague - A case from Bubonic Plague puts Kyrgyzstan back in the headlines – but what does it actually mean? – 26/08/13
    • 80 – a sad statistic - 80 people have drowned in Kyrgyzstan since the start of the year – so how do you have fun but stay safe on, in and around water – 27/08/13
  • History
    • Cholponbayev Tuleberdiev – Hero of the Soviet Union - Remembering a hero and his act of self sacrifice … I suggest you watch the video even if you don’t understand the Russian – 06/08/13
    • Archaeology - In Russia, Thursday was Archaeology Day.  To my surprise, I discovered that we don’t have an equivalent … but I am sure it will soon be instituted … anyway, I took the opportunity to have a brief look at Archaeology in Kyrgyzstan  - 15/08/13
    • Steps towards Independence - As Kyrgyzstan prepared for it’s big day – Independence Day – I took a look a look at how it all unfolded – 30/08/13
  • Language
  • Legends
    • The Red Headed League - Kyrgyzstan doesn’t mark Redhead’s … but maybe it should … here’s why – 29/08/13
  • Life in Kyrgyzstan
    • Difficult and worrying times  – Having to make trips to visit someone in hospital can be a stressful business … as I recently found out – 09/08/13
    • 80 – a sad statistic - 80 people have drowned in Kyrgyzstan since the start of the year – so how do you have fun but stay safe on, in and around water – 27/08/13
  • Mountains
    • A double holiday - Thursday happened to be Orozo Ait – a public holiday to mark the end of Ramadan … but it was also International Mountaineers Day – 08/08/13
  • People
    • Cholponbayev Tuleberdiev – Hero of the Soviet Union - Remembering a hero and his act of self sacrifice … I suggest you watch the video even if you don’t understand the Russian – 06/08/13
    • Eles -  I came across clip of a series of photographs of old Bishkek (or Frunze as it was then) – featuring a song which led to lots of reminiscences of what seems to be a different world … long, long ago - 16+/08/13
  • Tourism

… and not forgetting

 

Day by Day

  • What a hoot! – the owls of Kyrgyzstan - to commemorate Harry Potter’s Birthday, (actually, that was 31st July), it seemed appropriate to pay tribute to one of the characters in the stories – Hedwig, Harry’s pet owl – 01/08/31
  • We don’t really say that - “Please” is one of the first words you learn in any language … but not in Kyrgyz … it’s not that simple – 02/08/13
  • It’s all a mistake - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 03/08/13
  • To tip, or not to Tip … That is the question - one of the hardest questions we ever face from clients is whether they should give a tip … and if so, how much? – 04/08/13
  • Philosopher, Advocate, Theologian, Student - a chance remark over dinner led me to consider how others saw me … and how I saw myself – 05/08/13
  • Cholponbayev Tuleberdiev – Hero of the Soviet Union - Remembering a hero and his act of self sacrifice … I suggest you watch the video even if you don’t understand the Russian – 06/08/13
  • The Silk Road Lodge becomes a teenager - Thirteen years ago, our hotel in Bishkek opened its doors to guests for the first time …  - 07/08/13
  • A double holiday - Thursday happened to be Orozo Ait – a public holiday to mark the end of Ramadan … but it was also International Mountaineers Day – 08/08/13
  • Difficult and worrying times  – Having to make trips to visit someone in hospital can be a stressful business … as I recently found out – 09/08/13
  • Where’s the camera? - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 10/08/13
  • To snap … or not to snap … and what to snap -   – 11/08/13
  • International Youth Day - Monday was International Youth Day, so I took a look at the commemoration and it’s theme this about Migration  - 12/0813
  • Sinister Southpaw - It was followed on Tuesday by Left-Handers’ Day, with an invitation and a warning to enter the “Lefty Zone” – 13/08/13
  • Where am I? - A request for GPS coordinates for our hotels caused a bit of a problem … for a while, but GPS systems are being more common … even here. – 14/08/13
  • Archaeology - In Russia, Thursday was Archaeology Day.  To my surprise, I discovered that we don’t have an equivalent … but I am sure it will soon be instituted … anyway, I took the opportunity to have a brief look at Archaeology in Kyrgyzstan  - 15/08/13
  • Eles -  I came across clip of a series of photographs of old Bishkek (or Frunze as it was then) – featuring a song which led to lots of reminiscences of what seems to be a different world … long, long ago - 16/08/13
  • Klondike - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 17/08/13
  • “Your best price …” - I know we are all looking for a bargain, but what exactly is “your best price”? – 27/08/13
  • Plague - A case from Bubonic Plague puts Kyrgyzstan back in the headlines – but what does it actually mean? – 26/08/13
  • 80 – a sad statistic - 80 people have drowned in Kyrgyzstan since the start of the year – so how do you have fun but stay safe on, in and around water – 27/08/13
  • Shorpo - A standard Central Asian Fayre – 28/08/13
  • The Red Headed League - Kyrgyzstan doesn’t mark Redhead’s … but maybe it should … here’s why – 29/08/13
  • Steps towards Independence - As Kyrgyzstan prepared for it’s big day – Independence Day – I took a look a look at how it all unfolded – 30/08/13
  • A Big Day - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 31/08/13

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