“Everything is okay. These will be very merry noodles.”
― Eireann Corrigan
The wonderful night market of Kashgar. What a kaleidoscope of scents, flavors and colors to behold.
#Kashgar #china #noodles #food #travel #silkroad #overland #photography #travelphotography“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
― Charles Dickens
A beautifully random encounter at Osh market.
#kyrgyzstan #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #streetphotography #solofemaletravel #travelphotography“All sorrows are less with bread. ”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The traditional bread of Kyrgyzstan. What a feast.
#kyrgyzstan #bread #travel #photography #overland #silkroad #solotravel #solofemaletravel #quoteMillennium-old sites on
#SilkRoad open in China, offer gateway to history
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202505/1333258.shtml
Millennium-old sites on Silk Road open in China, offer gateway to history - Global Times
Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest China on Thursday, the first day of the May Day holiday, offering new choices for travelers keen to explore the exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations over a millennium ago.
In Shanghai:
#Lazgi as the oldest
#dance at the IDD 2025 conference on the dance cultures of the
#SilkRoad. Find the story of its liberation from Soviet folklore here:
https://tanz.dance/lazgi-fire-dance-by-candlelight/?lang=en
Lazgi – Fire dance by candlelight - Shifting the arts
Oh how the word shimmers: Lazgi. In French it sounds like "lascar," a sly fellow. It puts us in mind of the word lasciviousness, or Lascaux for the more historically minded – of the cave paintings left behind by prehistoric humans. It was also the discovery of prehistoric rock paintings that saw the Central Asian Lazgi declared one of the oldest dances still practiced today.
“There had to be something wrong with my life. I should have been born a Yugoslavian shepherd who looked up at the Big Dipper every night. No car, no car stereo, no silver bracelets, no shuffling, no dark blue tweed suits.”
― Haruki Murakami
#kyrgyzstan #yurt #silkroad #overland #travel #photography #landscape #nature #mountains #travelphotography #quote #solotravel #solofemaletravel
The Vagabond Couple: Turkmenistan | Part 1 | Neo-Monumentalist Ashgabat, Caspian Sea Port city of Turkmenbashi & Turkmen Overnight Sleeper Train Ride
Turkmenistan: Exploring white marble sci-fi city of Ashgabat, Caspian Sea coastal port city of Turkmenbashi and overnight sleeper train.
“The score never interested me, only the game.”
― Mae West
The powerful game of Kok-Burro at the shores of Lake Son-Kul. What an incredible skill and horsemanship of the Kyrgyz people. One can only be in awe of the raw force in animal, human and the surrounding nature.
#Kyrgysztan #horses #landscape #sport #silkroad #overland #travel #travelphotography #photography #landscapephotographgy #solotravel #solofemaletravel“How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole.”
― C.G. Jung
Tash Rabat, beautiful Caravanserai and testament to the silk road. It is easy to imagine the horses and camel caravan's to roam in the wide swept lands of Kyrgyzstan ... .
#tashrabat #Kyrgyzstan #silkroad #overland #travel #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #nature #solotravel #solofemaletravel #quote
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