Indeed, we were a novelty , they were really friendly towards us though, posing for photos and not "in your face" begging like you find in other places

Yeah a great place peace and calmness, no our Turkmenistan guide told us te stories, a great guy with lots of knowledge

or was it wacky baccy LOL?

No, simple lives, friendly people

Fantastic, the Indian sub continent is just the place for all sorts of street photography from the vibrant like this post, to the slums and the darkness of other places. You don't have to walk far to capture

Home is where the heart is so an old saying goes, and if your happy place is Kyiv, then so be it. That is where you should be, you are brave beyond words.

Cheers Pauline, I am holed up in the storm right now hatches battened down. I should be travelling up north either monday or tuesday morning, I look forward to a hive mini meet up LOL. Will let you know

Cheers @rishehri thanks for dropping in love your positive vibes and comments thank you, I guess painters and snappers have a keen eye for detail cheers

Well I have got the exhaust stacks at Stanlow in my area that's about it

i bet i would! slurrp slurrp glug glug

I was going to say a distinct lack of hygiene with all those sweets uncovered, but then like you say all chemicals and E numbers, would probably kill or cure anything. I would go for the brandy every time,

Nah dont want safety

Just where the gas escapes through fissures, bloody awesome. Fences? don't be daft I don't think 'elf and safety exists in Turkmenistan

LOL Brother x

Cheers @lett thanks for dropping in, A classic one hit wonder! The ground was hard and stoney, but I couldn't face an airless yurt

Well yes, one day. Was supposed to go on a cruise down the danube east from Budapest but it got cancelled this week due to lack of depth of water so buggered orf to Cornwall for a few days instead

Thank you @ybanezkim26 @worldmappin always appreciate the support

Cheers @molometer , yes ok by day brilliant by night. I have never heard of the coal seams burning seems to be under the radar

Got to be here just for the fun and games sometimes!!

It was the architecture the magnificent buildings mixed with the lack of infrastructure. The language. The everyone is equal malarkey. Women digging the roads, the language (not the food!. That Russia