Postcard from Bishkek

During April 2014 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

Day by Day

• Red Pistachio Nuts? … No, it’s not an April Fool’s Joke - At first I thought it was a practical joke … but apparently not … – 01/04/14
• WAAD – World Autism Awareness Day - Often misunderstood and shunned by society - 02/04/14
• Healthy living at high altitudes … Altitude sicknesses - Some recent research about life at High Altitudes - 03/04/14
• Navigating a minefield - International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance – and in Kyrgyzstan … - 04/04/14
• “The kid had heart …” - The regular weekly postcard looking at events here in Kyrgyzstan during the previous week  - 05/04/14
• Must see … must do … - Some of the highlights of Kyrgyzstan – 06/04/14
• World Health Day - The seventh may have marked the anniversary of a revolution – but it was also World Health Day - 07/04/14
• Alley of Statesmen - Tucked away in Oak Park – monuments of people who helped to shape the Kyrgyz State - 08/04/14
• So near and yet so far – Samarkand - I have never made it to Samarkand … but I do want to go - 09/04/14
• Harness - Riding a horse involves a lot of tackle - 10/04/14
• The price of Gold - The price of gold: a complex and confusing statistic which has a considerable effect on Kyrgyzstan’s economy - 11/04/14
• The best of dates … the worst of dates ! - The regular weekly postcard looking at events here in Kyrgyzstan during the previous week  - 12/04/14
• “Photos … the best souvenirs …” - One of the mantras associated with responsible tourism runs: “Take only photographs, leave only footprints!” … - 13/04/14
• Going to the flicks - Fancy a night out … at the pictures … in Bishkek …: - 14/04/14
• Tax Day - Taxing thoughts … today, April 15th is Tax Day in the US … - 15/14/14
• History Man – Vladimir Mikhailovich Ploskikh - A little late for his birthday … but a look at Kyrgyzstan’s own “History Man” - 16/04/14
• Billiards - On the “birthday” of the game of Snooker … a look at Billiards here in Bishkek – 17/04/14
• Bishkek Monuments and Sites - The International Day for Monuments and Sites - is marked every year on 18th April … and there are many sites in Bishkek designated as being of Historical and Cultural Importance in Bishkek - 18/04/14
• Smersh – Death to Spies! - The regular weekly postcard looking at events here in Kyrgyzstan during the previous week  - 19/04/14
• Smersh – Death to Spies! - The regular weekly postcard looking at events here in Kyrgyzstan during the previous week  - 20/04/14
• Nominations for World Heritage Sites … worth including on a Grand Tour of Kyrgyzstan  - There is only one World Heritage Site in Kyrgyzstan, (Suleiman Too),  but a number of others have been nominated – 20/04/14
• The Gas man cometh …  – the strange case of a visit from the Gas Man –  21/04/14
• Chon Maimyl – the Kyrgyz Yeti - one the day that the news broke of new [photographic evidence about the Loch Ness Monster, there was a another story about Chon Maimyl  … the Big Monkey … the Kyrgyz Yeti – 22/04/14
• Much ado about something … - some thoughts to mark Shakespeare’s 450th birthday – 23/04/14
• Maxim on Instagram  – Maxim has found a new place to showcase his photographs – 24/04/14
• Tashkent … and the Earthquake of 1966 - to commemorate a disastrous anniversary – 25/04/14
• Not a Perfect Day  - The regular weekly postcard looking at events here in Kyrgyzstan during the previous week  - 26/04/14
• Staying Healthy whilst on the move …  – a problem all travelers face – 27/04/14
• Veterinarians - Looking after Kyrgyzstan’s animal population – 28/04/14
• The dancer from “Planet Kyrgyzstan”  - Celebrating International Dance Day – 29/04/14
• No show - A problem faced by those of us in the hospitality industry -  30/04/14