http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Uzbekistan/The-Kingdom-of-Tatarwalistan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Uzbekistan , The Kingdom of Tatarwalistan en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:32:03 +0000 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:32:03 +0000 The Global Financial Crisis was dominating the news as I left for Central Asia in January so it isn't surprising that not many column inches were given to the birth of a new country. But an old university friend from Uzbekistan emailed me the news that the province of Tatarwalistan had separated from Tashkent and invited me to take part in the month of celebration that followed its independence. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Uzbekistan/The-Kingdom-of-Tatarwalistan/Bolgalvret/blog-386305.html