Postcard from Bishkek

When I was young I learned that the Second World War started on September 1st, 1939 as the result of the German invasion of Poland.  (For the record, it was a joint invasion by both Germany and the Slovak Republic, a small “puppet” state created in March that year.  The Slovak Republic contributed 50,000 to […]

This is to tell you about a new Website That We, at the Celestial Mountains Tour Company, Have Launched: www.gk.kg – Good Cause Kyrgyzstan.

There are lots of things that make me “see red”. For example, I hate being told a “bare faced” lie.  It happens … and sometimes it isn’t deliberate … it just happens, a person says something and then becomes committed to it, and they may even become convinced that it is really true (… which […]

One of the hardest parts of my job as Director of the company is dealing with the many requests that we get asking for charitable donations or sponsorship.

A few years ago I was asked by an acquaintance who was lecturing at one of the local Universities, if I would appear as a guest speaker at one of his classes.  He was in charge of a course on Business Ethics.  Although a certain amount of the discussion touched upon Bribery and Corruption, there […]