Back of Beyond - for real!

[Ignatieff]

This is somewhat reminiscent of the old "Great Game" days.   British officers on "holiday" going off into the Back of Beyond on "shooting trips".     

So have fun on your "trekking"  trip, and I hope you don't run into any Russians on "geological" holidays

Butterflies dear boy, butterflies.....

[H.M.Stanley]

Ah yes the butterfly collector ...

I'll be reviewing your drawings of the wings with interest 

It sounds fantastic, enjoy.

I'll be collaring Bolshy on the subject 

[John Grant]

The adventure has got to the stage of checking out the firms who organise such trips, just have to go to Italy first to see Pompei etc. That should happen in April or May.

J

[Ignatieff]

The adventure has got to the stage of checking out the firms who organise such trips, just have to go to Italy first to see Pompei etc. That should happen in April or May.

J

Try wild frontiers.

[Poliorketes]

Several of my co workers are from the area, as there has been a large exodus from Wolgagermans in the 80ies. A friend of mine has made a holiday trip to Uzbekistan last summer, the pics she showed me made me very interested in going myelf. Safety was no problem, my friend being a lady near 70. Only thing she mentioned were the horrible WCs, she said even on a hiking trip in Guatemala she had never witnessed such... urgh!

[Ignatieff]

Several of my co workers are from the area, as there has been a large exodus from Wolgagermans in the 80ies. A friend of mine has made a holiday trip to Uzbekistan last summer, the pics she showed me made me very interested in going myelf. Safety was no problem, my friend being a lady near 70. Only thing she mentioned were the horrible WCs, she said even on a hiking trip in Guatemala she had never witnessed such... urgh!

Forewarned is forearmed!

[Poliorketes]

She mentioned digestion problems caused by the local use of cotton oil for cooking, something europeans aren't used to.

[Ignatieff]

She mentioned digestion problems caused by the local use of cotton oil for cooking, something europeans aren't used to.

Oh Lordy!  Hopefully that means bunged up, and therefore no need to use the bogs! 

[Ignatieff]

She mentioned digestion problems caused by the local use of cotton oil for cooking, something europeans aren't used to.

OK.  In what way does this cause a problem?  Too much or too little?

[John Grant]

The love of my life has just announced we should go to Uzbekistan before we go to Pompeii!!!!

So we will be booking the trip on Monday ready to depart on April 26th for ten days.

Now I need a new camera!

So excited.

John

[H.M.Stanley]

The love of my life has just announced we should go to Uzbekistan before we go to Pompeii!!!!

So we will be booking the trip on Monday ready to depart on April 26th for ten days.

Now I need a new camera!

So excited.

John

She's such a sweetheart!! Tell her from me Bolshy

You - can bring me an 'at [or at least a photo of one as i'm doing this vicariously] 

[Ignatieff]

She's such a sweetheart!! Tell her from me Bolshy

You - can bring me an 'at [or at least a photo of one as i'm doing this vicariously] 

SO jealous!!!!