A cautionary tale
May 30th 2010 Bureaucracy is the national passtime of governments throughout Central Asia and jumping through hoops becomes the unwanted hobby of any passing visitor.Take Turkmenistan who bug hotel rooms and cafes where tourists my congregate and talk about the country without permission.You may go there but you will have a shadow in the form of an official and expensive guide.Then theres Uzbekistan who ,for
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