tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post1393101068713928061..comments2024-03-07T17:40:58.524+01:00Comments on Sven's Travel Venues: Turkmenistan - Why are the streets so empty?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-87180566035000659442024-02-23T14:58:39.063+01:002024-02-23T14:58:39.063+01:00Excellent! Thank you!Excellent! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-43927543416999065262023-04-21T06:07:56.638+02:002023-04-21T06:07:56.638+02:00Watch Noraly of Itchy Boots on YouTube. Her channe...Watch Noraly of Itchy Boots on YouTube. Her channel is titled Itchy Boots. Watch the 1st Season or find in the 1st Season the videos where she rolled through Turkmenistan. Very interesting to say the least. She got a 5 day visa to enter the country on her motorcycle. So you'll see others parts of the country and not just the capital city. It's a very poor desolate country from observing the places she drove through. The people seemed friendly though outside of the capital. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-48530440967247373572022-06-23T14:22:45.921+02:002022-06-23T14:22:45.921+02:00Great read! Good work!Great read! Good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-32504815860400417602022-01-03T00:30:01.508+01:002022-01-03T00:30:01.508+01:00"Won reelection"...there are no real ele..."Won reelection"...there are no real elections.douro20https://www.blogger.com/profile/03465691974509144992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-89174653344756662212021-07-19T04:05:16.747+02:002021-07-19T04:05:16.747+02:00It was all fantastic, knew absolutely nothing abou...It was all fantastic, knew absolutely nothing about this country, fascinating architecture, beautiful really. But how odd every thing is very odd, a city built no inhabitants! Like a showcase. It just seemed odd.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251024429477879543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-56220566843838217422021-06-23T05:58:07.352+02:002021-06-23T05:58:07.352+02:00Enjoyed the whole writing! Thank youEnjoyed the whole writing! Thank youapjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011140609221228122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-11982771928908043202021-06-22T18:33:53.806+02:002021-06-22T18:33:53.806+02:00Your narration is fascinating. Thankyou for sharin...Your narration is fascinating. Thankyou for sharing this experience. Though it looks so creepy, I certainly hope the people there are happy and content. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378629361364888207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-35024414751044600702021-05-18T20:15:28.963+02:002021-05-18T20:15:28.963+02:00He was Turkmenbashi's vice president. Tempora...He was Turkmenbashi's vice president. Temporary after Turkmenbashi died. Won reelection 3 times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-82604103227567701882021-04-23T22:06:26.103+02:002021-04-23T22:06:26.103+02:00In october2019 I worked in Ashgabat as a medicin f...In october2019 I worked in Ashgabat as a medicin for four weeks. It is a stange City with very friendly people. The streets are empty, my colleagues told me that ".. we are not on the streets, we are in our houses...". Two or three times a week we were in Restaurants with excellent meals and many people, that means you have to know where to go and not too early in the evening There are small super markets in the huge marble buildings but you should know the entrance. Weddings or celebrations happen often with hundreds of guests. Foreigners (not travellers) are handed from one party to the other, because they have few of them., you can talk about everything except the president or the government. Circumstances seem to be strange but don't forget: since the indipendence the regime had no civil war like in surrounding countries, Tajikistan, Iran, Syria, Iraque etc.<br />Ashgabat is an oasis in the dessert... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677581648509837925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-48637666854678085142021-02-18T22:02:13.104+01:002021-02-18T22:02:13.104+01:00brah theres no people in any of these photos... wh...brah theres no people in any of these photos... who is this Berdimukhamedov??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-78033931571796381302021-02-15T11:19:48.231+01:002021-02-15T11:19:48.231+01:00thank you for sharing your experience.
I truly enj...thank you for sharing your experience.<br />I truly enjoyed reading more about this enigmatic country.<br />I came across it when I was looking up the number of covid cases around the world and noticed that in Turkmenistan there are 0 cases and 0 deaths due to covid. I though it was worth investigating more about this country and I can honestly say I am fascinated by it! so intriguing. I wonder what is the quality of life for the citizens. <br /><br />best wishes <br /><br />poppie Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918319080420605774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-83615917153156599782021-01-17T12:53:31.007+01:002021-01-17T12:53:31.007+01:00Brilliant read,so much information.added to my buc...Brilliant read,so much information.added to my bucket list.thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-48644844976924989092021-01-01T23:05:33.797+01:002021-01-01T23:05:33.797+01:00Go to 5 StansGo to 5 StansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-64373808527486615612021-01-01T23:04:40.118+01:002021-01-01T23:04:40.118+01:00Won’t do itWon’t do itVirginia Calehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112255506008590838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-18708180064201374082020-11-27T19:40:01.923+01:002020-11-27T19:40:01.923+01:00covid will hit the leaders there like in iran for ...covid will hit the leaders there like in iran for they commit much sin for denying its citizens some human right. they said they are covid free,bullshitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-90589224342173262532020-11-01T00:09:44.580+01:002020-11-01T00:09:44.580+01:00A 'native speaker'these past 71 years, pro...A 'native speaker'these past 71 years, probably learned the language when I was 2 years old, I had NO TROUBLE understanding what was written. Very good English for a non native speaker - IMHO. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564560532830906472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-574584966741718322020-10-11T17:07:16.248+02:002020-10-11T17:07:16.248+02:00I am designing my trip to Central Asia and plan to...I am designing my trip to Central Asia and plan to see the 5 Stans as soon as the covid pandemic is over & a vaccine is readily available. In the meantime, I have plenty of time to design my custom trip. Turkmenistan seems to be a challenge since I prefer flying in between places rather than doing long overland travels. With very few flights due to covid nowadays, it is hard to see what are available under normal circumstances. It seems flying from Ashgabat to any of the other Stan capitals is nonexistent and difficult. It is a roundabout way by flying elsewhere. The long overland travel and border check point does not sound good to me either. The trip I want to design is to see the capitals of the Stan countries (except Afghanistan & Pakistan), Samarkand, Bukhara & Khiva via plane mostly or train with little overland travel if I can avoid it. I am thinking if I should just forget about Turkmenistan altogether. Is it worth visiting anyway? I am looking forward to your advice on this with gratitude. Thank you very much.Telly Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762405616550920252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-9537168685048480422020-09-20T16:00:38.654+02:002020-09-20T16:00:38.654+02:00Sven, we moved to central Portugal from the UK. Ou...Sven, we moved to central Portugal from the UK. Our Portuguese is terrible. Your English is much better.<br />I loved reading about your experience. I now want to visit. Maybe 2021 👍Christopher Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692718044464754716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-87105496666461873972020-06-13T11:50:29.433+02:002020-06-13T11:50:29.433+02:00Good read. I stopped-over there on a flight from G...Good read. I stopped-over there on a flight from Goa. We weren't allowed to leave the gate,so I thought I'd have a nap, but the guards/police didn't like that and woke me up with the butt of his gun!! How rude. I always wondered what it would be like there. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806168938322362090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-52145008091953153092020-06-08T20:26:37.278+02:002020-06-08T20:26:37.278+02:00If that's true, and the buildings are inhabite...If that's true, and the buildings are inhabited, where do all the residents park? https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ashgabat,+Turkmenistan/@37.9687037,58.3289944,1435m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3f6ffe1bab3684d9:0x3cde013f62d3ade9!8m2!3d37.9600766!4d58.3260629Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684408537142076528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-63622742677488367752020-05-25T04:16:24.095+02:002020-05-25T04:16:24.095+02:00Your English was great! Thank you for this!Your English was great! Thank you for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-7319049459398343862020-05-22T15:17:34.457+02:002020-05-22T15:17:34.457+02:00This was fascinating to read so thank you. I thoug...This was fascinating to read so thank you. I thought your English was great I was more than half way through before I picked up it wasn’t your first language.<br /><br />Interesting the flights are always at night, maybe to avoid people seeing anything they aren’t meant to in the plane (or maybe I’m reading too much into it) :P<br /><br />SPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-45226430923807113142020-05-13T05:52:33.322+02:002020-05-13T05:52:33.322+02:00There are residential areas besides white marbled ...There are residential areas besides white marbled ones. The marbled have been built closer to central and south bound streets leading to center. They are huge apartments with high ceilings and feel posh. The older and more populated residential areas are to the East and South East and towards the West. So, Sven was basically in a museum areas (government buildings, posh new apartment buildings and parks)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-65369709079853091852020-05-13T05:46:07.735+02:002020-05-13T05:46:07.735+02:00You got a few things wrong. Turkmenbashi died like...You got a few things wrong. Turkmenbashi died like in 2008. The new guy is Berdimukhamedov, aka Arkadag (the Protector). He is the former dentist, as you referenced. Very interesting narration and Liam is being unkind to you. Your English is just fine. As for uninhabited buildings, you are incorrect in this conclusion (although it makes sense that you arrived at them). Almost all the buildings are used from the back entrance. This is basically the unwritten rule. Whoever decided it thought that the beautiful buildings need to be protected like archeological sites. No people walking on the street side (facade) would keep them clean and presentable. So, behind these buildings you could see entrants. Also, because the city is not pedestrian friendly people have a habit of driving everywhere. Walking is simply impractical. Additionally, you didn’t see people because on a workday people are working. If it is hot, people also avoid walking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348187678690161299.post-33212164119201468642020-04-12T09:39:53.792+02:002020-04-12T09:39:53.792+02:00Thanks Liam, I totally agree, my english could be ...Thanks Liam, I totally agree, my english could be way better :)Svenhttp://www.travelsvenue.comnoreply@blogger.com