Hi Turkmenistan·Oct 30The Short Walk Between Bukhara and the KarakumWhat it’s like to cross from Uzbekistan into Turkmenistan by land, and how the new e-visa changes the day
Hi Turkmenistan·Oct 28Five Days, One Burning Crater and a City of MarbleHow a short trip through Turkmenistan runs, from a 2 a.m. arrival in Ashgabat to a night beside the Darvaza crater and the ruined cities of…
Hi Turkmenistan·Oct 26The Bread You Must Never Turn Upside DownFifteen dishes from Turkmenistan, from tamdyr-baked chorek to fire-baked ichlekli, and the bazaars, desert camps and family tables where…
The Central Asian Pipeline·Oct 21Turkmenistan's TAPI pipeline restarts while china soaks up its gasAshgabat wants a southern exit to India, but the 1,814 km line through Afghanistan has been "nearly complete" for years and carries no gas.
Hi Turkmenistan·Oct 19Nobody Knows Who Lit Turkmenistan’s Gas Crater. Satellites Have a Clue.A night at the Darvaza “Door to Hell,” the origin story that keeps changing, and why the fire looks smaller than in the photos you’ve seen
