Tag: Turkmenbashi

A Gilded Cage

August 9, 2019

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan August 9, 2019 Getting off the train in Turkmenbashi at 9:30 am, I headed to the port straight away after stocking up on food and water. Who knew? Maybe a cargo ship would leave for Baku today. In the gleaming new building – white of course, with the requisite gold trim – I … More A Gilded Cage

Riding the Rails

August 8, 2019

Turkmenabat to Mary August 5, 2019 Surprisingly painless to buy a train ticket, I wondered at the lack of rudeness on the part of the ticket agent. They must have not got the memo that all ticket agents in ex-Soviet countries received. The lack of internet and wifi to blame perhaps? Waiting in the cavernous … More Riding the Rails