So I know I peddle this and that, and recently I have been peddling Central Asia, in particular Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, today I am not stopping! (LOL) I wanted to talk about the place as a region. If you take the Lonely Planet Guide to Central Asia, it considers the region to be six …
Powerful Last Day
I didn't think I would do it. I was sure I wasn't. I don't do it, not because I don't want to, it just doesn't seem to happen. But today, a little, a tiny bit, I did. Last classes today at one of my two schools, at the other, tomorrow. I had to give …
My World – Finding me! (Oh) :D
Sorry for the very lame joke as the subject! Today's post is something of an attempt to list all the ways to find me on the interweb. Well I stand with two days of teaching left in Japan, but still over two months before I head back home. It means more feverish work on …
Short Journeys: Ethiopia
My Short Journeys: Ethiopia page has had a bit of gardening done! I've added some pictures and links to Payhip and Lulu! 🙂 Please do take some time to check it out! Short Journeys: Ethiopia.
Thoughts on Graduation
I’m sure I am not the only Gaijin in Japan blogging today about their thoughts on graduation. Across Iwate at least, today was graduation at many high schools including my own, and it’s a very strange day in so many ways. For starters, we are saying a big goodbye to many students, students I have …
T’riffic Tashkent
Hi all a short extract from my latest ebook - Short Journeys: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. I have been talking lately a bit about Kyrgyzstan, so here is a bit of information straight from the book about Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. The book is available now for Kindle, and is only $1.39. Please support independent epublishing! Short …
One last class – what would you teach?
So, this week sees me in the home stretch of teaching in Japan. I’ve been teaching here for two years now and I’ve done lessons on all sorts of topics from favourite foods (and favourite this and that!) to ‘virtual water’, do google that if you’re interested. Once you start reading, you won’t be. So …
Introducing Short Journeys: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Central Asia. It's bloody brilliant. Seriously. In 2011 I visited Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, all brilliant places. My only regret is that I didn't work in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Oh and I should have spent longer in all three countries. For travelling, they were simply brilliant. As a backpacker, kind of perfect. The transport is …
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The Return
From this: to this: The date is fast approaching now, in May I will be returning to Australia to live with my wife. The final, main piece in the puzzle has been put into place now - my wife's partner visa came through yesterday ending months of stress and worry about it …
Cover quandary
Working on the cover for Short Journeys: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Should be up on Kindle by tomorrow. Here are my choices for cover... hard to know which way to go but I think I've made my choice. What do you think?
Andy Roams 