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M41 Road: Pamir Highway And Wakhan Corridor
Adventure Jeep-tour in the Pamirs
|Tour destinations:
|Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Pamir Mountains
|View the route map »»
|Itinerary duration:
|11 days/10 nights
|Best season:
|June - late September
|Tour itinerary:
|Dushanbe - Kulyab - Kalai-Khumb - Khorog - Garm Chashma - Iskashim - Langar -
|- Yashilkul lake - Murgab - Karakul lake - Osh
This adventurous journey along unique mountain trails will take you to the enchanting world of the high-altitude Pamir Mountains revealing the wild beauties of untouched nature, giving an insight to local original culture and lifestyle of the Pamir people. During this jeep-tour you will enjoy the hauntingly spectacular mountain landscapes, experience the atmosphere of high-altitude desert plateaux, marvel at grandeur and splendour of picturesque mountain gorges and lakes and after crossing one of the world's most remote and desolate borders you will return to civilization immersing yourself in lush vegetation of grasslands and warmth of Kyrgyzstan.
Wakhan corridor is a territory in the north-east of Afganistan located in historic area of Wakhan in Badakhshan province which forms a narrow land link, so called 'corridor', between Afganistan and China. This corridor, separating Northern Tajikistan from southern parts of Pakistan, is a narrow rugged high-altitude strip of land in the Panj and Pamir Rivers valley.
Travelling along the Pamir Highway you can reach the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan - city of Osh, from which it is possible to make an exhilarating journey to pristine areas of the Tien Shan - the kingdom of alpine meadows and boundless lakes, alien-like red rocks and breathtaking waterfalls.
The tour is a kind of a 'backbone' with a number of additional options to adapt the itinerary to your particular interest. For example, it is possible to arrange a visit to Issyk-Kul Lake for beach lovers, Ala-Archa or Lenin peak mountaneering activities for rock climbers, Jayloo summer pasture camp by Son Kul Lake for those who are keen about ethnography and are ready to stay in Kyrgyz normads' yurts far from modern conveniences.
Escape the contemporary technogenic environment and immerse yourself in a fascinating world of mountains, feel true freedom and genuine emotions.
- Tour itinerary,
services and prices
Tour program in detail
- Important information, itinerary map
- Additional options,
tours and excursions
|Day 1
|Arrival in Dushanbe
Arrival in Dushanbe - capital of Tajikistan. Meet and greet in the airport, transfer to and accommodation in the hotel. Sightseeing in Dushanbe: Rudaki park, Somoni square, Museum of National Antiquities, famous Hissar Fortress. Dinner in the restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.
|Day 2
|Dushanbe - Kulyab - Kalai-Khumb (260 km, 6-7 hours)
After breakfast drive to Kalai-Khumb settlement via Kulyab. Lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
|Day 3
|Kalai-Khumb - Khorog ( 255 km, 6-7 hours)
After breakfast drive to City of Khorog via Rushan village. Lunch en-route. On arrival to Khorog have a sightseeing which includes botanical garden, local lore museum and bazaar. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
|Day 4
|Khorog - Garm Chashma - Iskashim (100 km, 2 hours)
After breakfast drive towards Ishkashim settlement where you can visit Garm Chashma hot springs. Lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight at homestay in Ishkashim.
|Day 5
|Iskashim (Wakhan corridor region)
Spend this leisurely day for rest, acclimatization and acquaintance with local residents. Full board meals. Overnight at home stay.
|Day 6
|Iskashim - Langar (170 km, 4-5 hours)
After breakfast drive to Langar settlement. En-route visit Bibi Fatima hot spring. Sightseeing in Yamg village includes tomb and reconstructed house museum of Sufi mystic Mubarak Kadam, and the stone that was used as a solar calendar 700 years ago. Picnic lunch en-route. On arrival to Langar dinner and overnight homestay.
|Day 7
|Langar - Yashulkul Lake - Murgab ( 250 km, 7-8 hours)
After breakfast drive along Langar valley up to Yashilkul Lake. Stop at the lake to delight in beautiful views. Drive to Murgab (3,600 m) - the highest alpine town in Tajikistan and the whole Central Asia. On the way to Murgab you will surmount high-altitude mountain pass Yanghidavon (4,427m), from the top of which the 7546m-high peak of Muztagh-Ata is visible. Lunch en-route. Overnight in Murgab.
|Day 8
|Murgab - Karakul Lake - Karakul settlement (160 km, 5-6 hours)
After breakfast drive the road running along the Murgab River and the Akbaital River and further over Akbaital pass (4,655 m) to Karakul village. On the way there opens a spectacular panorama of the snow-topped Sarykul range. Stop and admire the high-altitude Karakul Lake (3,914 m) - the largest lake in Tajikistan and one of the highest in Central Asia, surrounded by mountain peaks. Lunch en-route. On arrival to Karakul village dinner and accommodation in a local home.
|Day 9
|Karakul Lake - 'Kyzyl-Art' border point - Osh (280 km, 8 hours)
After breakfast drive towards Osh over the Kyzyl-Art pass (4,280 m). Descend to the Alay Valley to Tajik-Kyrgyz border. Cross the border at 'Kyzyl-Art' border check point and continue to Osh via Sary-Tash urban-type settlement .On arrival to Osh accommodation in a guesthouse. Overnight in Osh.
|Day 10
After breakfast, depending on the departure time, it is possible to have a sightseeing round Osh: Sacred Suleiman's Mount , Babur's House on a huge rock that looks down upon the picturesque city of Osh, Historical-Ethnographic Museum (the Great Silk Road Museum). Overnight in Osh.
|Day 11
|Osh. Departure
Transfer to the airport. Early morning flight from Osh by Turkish airlines.
Additional options: trekking, hiking, horseback riding, beach resting on the shores of an alpine Issyk-Kul Lake.
Best places to visit in Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul Lake, Lenin peak region, Chychkan gorge, Song-Kul Lake, Jety-Oguz Gorge.
The cost of the tour 2017 in USD for 1 person:
|№ of pax
|Single Supplement
|Hotels 3*
|+ 135 USD/per person
Cost includes:
|Accommodation at the hotels, homestays and guesthouses, mentioned below with breakfasts, including early check-in at the hotel of Dushanbe on arrival
|Meals on full board basis in Tajikistan
|Guided excursions in cities according to the tour program
|Services of English speaking guide
|Entrance fees to the monuments and museums, listed in the tour program
|Letter of invitation to Tajikistan
|Transportation services for the whole tour on comfortable vehicles on M41 road in Tajikistan and ordinary vehicles in Dushanbe and Osh
|Mineral water for each day of the tour
Cost does not include:
|International airfare
|Meals in Kyrgyzstan
|Visa invitation to Kyrgyzstan (if necessary)
|Visa to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
|Permission to GBAO autonomous zone
Cost includes accommodation in hotels 3* and local guesthouses. We choose the most conveniently located and reputable hotels for our customers to stay at. The list of the hotels we offer is below. However, due to seasonal conditions and group size this list is subject to change.
- Hotels 3* are inexpensive yet cozy private hotels, with traditional national interiors in many of them, providing all the necessary facilities for comfortable stays; notable for very warm hosting and home-like atmosphere;
- Guesthouses/ home stays are characterized by immersion in the locals' ways of everyday household living. The number of guests accommodated in a guesthouse room is 3-4. Guests enjoy overnight rest on traditional kurpacha mattresses on the floor, with all the necessary bed linen provided. The toilet and bathroom are in the yard. The lack of many-star hotel comforts in the guesthouses are compensated for by the kindliness and hospitality of their hosts.
This tour comes with the following accommodation:
|Hotels 3*
|Lotus Hotel 4*
|or similar
|Karon Palas 4*
|or similar
|Dekhli Darbor Hotel 2+*
|or similar
|Home stay «Anis»
|or similar
|Home stay
|Pamir Hotel
|or similar
|Guest house
|Sunrise Osh Hotel 3*
|or similar
Tour program in detail:
Day 1. Arrival in Dushanbe.
We shall begin our interesting tour of the Pamir Mountains in Dushanbe, the colourful capital of Tajikistan.
For the first time the city of Dushanbe was mentioned in literary sources only in the early 18th century, although scientists discovered at the site a number of archaeological monuments belonging to the Greco-Bactrian period, as well as a few medieval settlements. Initially the city sprang up as a small settlement at a crossroads, where a large bazaar used to be organized on Mondays. Thence, the name of the city, 'dushanbe' translating as 'Monday' from Tajik.
This city, the largest one in Tajikistan, features squares that have retained the memory of numerous historic events, ancient fortresses that witnessed major historic battles and museums that can relate the stories of old civilisations. Dushanbe is the capital of a country, where Ismail Somoni, an outstanding ruler from the Samanid dynasty, after whom the monetary unit of Tajikistan, somoni, was named and the Pamirs' highest peak, Ismail Somoni Peak (former Communism Peak), was renamed in 1998, founded his great empire. Present-day Dushanbe is a modern capital, a sunlit city with a highly developed infrastructure, which, probably, is the leader in the number of streets, avenues and squares named after poets and writers.
Your excursion to Dushanbe will include the Rudaki Park, which is the city's central garden; the Somoni Square with a grandiose monument to Ismail Somoni - the wise emperor with a shining sceptre seems to walk from under a huge gilded arch 40 m high; the Museum of the Antiquities of Tajikistan boasting the richest collection of artefacts excavated in the territory of Tajikistan, the central exhibit of which is the colossal statue 'Buddha in Nirvana' 12.85 m long and 5.5 tonnes in weight.
At the end of the day you will have an excursion to the legendary world-famous Hissar Fortress, located in 30 km from Dushanbe. The remains of the fortress, which survived till our days present monumental gates with two round tower and lancet arch between them. The guide will tell you some legends, connected with this places, which are always helpful for understanding of the greatness of such a building.
Return to Dushanbe. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 2. Dushanbe - Kulyab - Kalai-Khumb (260 km, 6-7 hours).
Today's destination is the village of Kalai-Khumb. The road is long and lies via another Tajik town - Kulyab. In Kalai-Khumb we shall stay at a cosy private house, where we shall partake of a most delicious supper cooked by aboriginal Pamir people.
Kalai-Khumb is an urban village situated close to the border with Afghanistan, 368 km from Dushanbe, where the Khumbob River empties into the Panj. Kalai-Khumb is the administrative centre of Darvaz District, Badakhshan province, Tajikistan. The settlement with a population of around 2,000 people is located at an elevation of 1,200 m above sea level, its name literally translated from Tajik as 'a fortress on the bottom of a jug.'
The town was founded as a fortification at the Khumbob River in the 15th century and until the 19th century remained the capital of Darvaz, an independent Tajik kingdom (the name 'Darvaz' translates as 'gates'). Kalai-Khumb lies at the junction of roads linking the district with other regions of Tajikistan and even has an airport.
Darvaz District is a region with highly developed agriculture, local people growing cereals, melons and water melons, vegetables and fruit. In Kalai-Khumb one can also buy select pomegranates, figs, persimmons, pistachios and almonds that have been grown in the areas around the town.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3. Kalai-Khumb - Khorog (255 km, 6-7 hours).
Today our journey will end in the city of Khorog, with a stopover at the village of Rushan, also known as Vamar. There we shall see ruins of a 19th-century fortress, Kala-i-Vamar, with walls 6 m high, which was occupied by the Russian garrison of the Pamir detachment in the early 20th century.
In Khorog we can have a rest after a long road at a local hotel.
Khorog is an administrative centre of Badakhshan province of Tajikistan since 1925, a very beautiful city buried in thick verdure, with unique traditional Pamir houses in its suburbs and huge poplars growing all over the city area. A regional centre of administration, trade, transport and, certainly, education, Khorog is situated on the bottom of a deep gorge, at an elevation of 2,200 m above sea level, not far from the place where the Gunt merges with the Panj, 525 km from the country's capital Dushanbe. The walls of the deep canyon the city lies in protect it from winds and low temperatures in winter, summer being warm and dry all over the region.
No doubt, the orchards of Khorog formed of thousands of apple, apricot and mulberry trees will appeal to you. Although the overall life standard in the city is not very high, in recent years Khorog saw several new hotels and guest houses, Internet cafes and Tajik cuisine restaurants.
The eastern part of Khorog is overlooked by the famous Pamir botanical garden, occupying terraces at the banks of the Shakhdara River at an elevation of 2,320 m above sea level. It is the world's second most elevated botanical garden (after the one in Nepal) and features unique flora brought from all over the planet. The garden, as well as the local lore museum and bazaar will be among the objects of our excursion to Khorog.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 4. Khorog - Garm Chashma - Iskashim (100 km, 2 hours).
Not far from Khorog, on the western slope of the Shakhdara Range, on the right bank of the Garm Chashma River, is a sanatorium with the same name, Garm Chashma, popular throughout Central Asia for its hot mineral springs. The Garm Chasma Springs are surrounded by magnificent Pamir ranges with slopes covered with spruces, wild roses, black currants, barberries and sea buckthorns. Situated at an elevation of 2,770 m, the springs have the form of natural baths decorated with fantastically beautiful white stalactites - carbonate deposits, which make one feel as if bathing in a small glacial lake. The water springs from deep fissures in ancient crystalline rock formations, becoming saturated on its way to the surface with hydrogen sulphide, silicic acid, iron, barium, aluminium, fluorine and other active micro- and macroelements. The temperature of the mineral water in the Garm Chashma Springs may reach +64°С. This unique place will improve your health, as baths with mineral water have a strong curative effect and enhance the organism's immunity. The curative hydrogen sulphide water from these hot springs is highly recommended for people with various types of dermatitis, as well as for those having problems with the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems and respiratory organs. The cleanest mountain air, which is slightly thinner at this altitude, augments the overall curative effect, while the mild climate and marvellous sceneries help release the body and mind from stress and fill them with harmony and good emotions.
Apart from the hot springs, Garm Chashma features cold mineral springs (Khosguni, Chursh, Zund) with carbonised water, which is used as curative drinking water.
For the night we shall stay at a private house, located in 20 km from Garm Chashma in the village of Ishkashim.
Day 5. Ishkashim (Wakhan corridor region).
Today we are going to have some respite from the cars and spend the day in this wonderful corner of the world.
This day you will spend in the village of Ishkashim, the administrative centre of Ishkashim District of Badakhshan province. The village marks the entrance to the Wakhan Valley (Wakhan, Wakhan corridor), a rarely visited historical and cultural region of Badakhshan province situated along the upper courses of the Panj and Wakhan Rivers. The Wakhan corridor is a narrow land link between Afghanistan and China running across Badakhshan province. From the north it is confined by the Pamir Mountains, and from the south - by Hindu Kush. According to an agreement between the Russian and British Empires concluded in the late 19th century, this narrow strip of land was transferred to independent Afghanistan, which became a buffer between Russian Central Asia and British India. This high-altitude territory stretching for about 210 km along the valleys of the Wakhan and Panj Rivers, with a width ranging from 20 km to 50 km, today separates Tajikistan from Pakistan. The territory of the high-altitude Wakhan corridor has never known any military actions due to its geographical location and severe climate, as actual winter comes there in late September and features low temperatures (minus 30 °C and lower); in summer the air temperature rises to plus 30 °C. The Wakhan corridor is becoming increasingly popular among mountaineers, hikers and those engaged in other types of mountain activities.
The Arian people inhabiting Wakhan are particularly remarkable. Their culture is a bright mixture of various traditions, religions and systems, characterised at the same time by unity and harmony with the surrounding majestic mountains. A large number of peoples and personalities have left their traces in the history of Wakhan: Alexander the Great with his troops propagating Buddhism of the Greek type; Tibetan Buddhists, who founded large monasteries in the territory of the region; the Arabs who brought Islam there; the Mongols, whom the Sunni and Ismaili used to fight with each other.
Overnight in a local homestay.
Day 6. Ishkashim - Langar (170 km, 4-5 hours).
So, it is time to move on. Today we shall transfer from the Wakhan valley to the village of Langar, with a few interesting stopovers.
The first stop will take place at the hot spring Bibi Fatima in the village of Yamchun, 90 km east of Ishkashim. The spring is connected with numerous legends about its curative properties, and its name is associated with Fatima, Prophet Muhammad's wife. The water of the spring is characterised by a year-round temperature of 40 °C and contains radon and other minerals making it uniquely curative. It comes right out of a rock in two streams, which local's call 'Fatima's sleeves.' Next to the spring there is a kind of infrastructure consisting of a pool and changing and recreation rooms. There one can also go down a staircase to have an invigorating shower under a natural waterfall.
Further we shall stop at the village of Jamg, where we shall visit the tomb and reconstructed house of Sufi Mubarak Kadama. Sufi Mubarak Kadama (1843 - 1910) was an inventor, poet and musician, whom locals call Mubarak of Wakhan. The museum organised in the person's house contains a collection of musical instruments and a loom made by Mubarak himself, as well as his books and everyday articles.
Not far from his house one can find an ancient stone with an aperture, which was since old times used as a sundial and calendar. Using this instrument Mubarak Kadam could determine calendar holidays.
In Langar we shall stay in a private house.
Langar is a village in the Wakhan valley, South Pamirs, situated at an elevation of 3,000 m above sea level and surrounded on all sides by the peaks of the Pamir Mountains and Hindu Kush rising to 6,000 m and more. Langar is inhabited by Wakhan people and is famous for its rock paintings. Scientists have discovered over 6,000 petroglyphs at the site depicting hunt, caravans and horsemen.
Among other places of interest in Langar are a local museum and the grave of Shokh Kambari Oftaba, who brought Ismailism to the area. The mausoleum is a place of pilgrimage for the mountain dwellers, who continue to perform ancient rites there, bringing argali's horns to the altar.
Dinner and overnight homestay.
Day 7. Langar - Yashulkul Lake - Murgab ( 250 km, 7-8 hours).
Today our destination is Lake Yashilkul ('the green lake'), one of the most beautiful lakes of the South Pamirs situated t an elevation of 3,734 m above sea level. The water in the lake is clean and transparent, its temperature never rising above +14°С, even in summer time. Some fish species live in the lake, namely, the false osman, Tibetan stone loach and marinka.
Lake Yashilkul, probably, formed before the 13th century as a result of a strongest earthquake and a landslide that followed it. The fragments of the fallen rocks made up a tall dam, obstructing the flow of the Alichur River. This theory is confirmed by Arabic inscriptions discovered on the rocks above the lake.
The Gunt River flows out of Lake Yashilkul and reaches the Panj (the Amudarya River basin).
Later this day we shall reach Murgab (3,600 m), the highest village in Tajikistan and Central Asia, via another high-altitude pass, Yanghidavon (4,427 m), from the top of which you will obtain a view of Muztagh-Ata (7,546 m), the highest peak in the area.
Initially Murgab founded in the late 19th century on the Murgab Plateau was the site of the Pamir garrison of the Russian Empire. Today Murgab is situated on the famous Pamir Highway, which connects Tajikistan with Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and China. The weather in Murgab is highly unstable, the temperature dropping in some winters as low as - 50°С and rising to + 40°С in summer. The town is blown by permanent strong wind, which can often bring an unexpected rain- or snowstorm. In spite of the weather around 4,000 people live in Murgab. Most of them are ethnic Kyrgyz, who, nevertheless, live in houses more typical of the Tajik people.
Murgab features guest houses, cafes, a bazaar and craftsmen's workshops, where one can purchase unique articles produced manually by the Pamir people: handmade carpets, traditional Kyrgyz hats (kalpak), bags, traditional embroideries and other souvenirs.
Day 8. Murgab - Karakul Lake - Karakul settlement (160 km, 5-6 hours).
Today we shall drive over the Akbaital Pass (4,655 m) to highly picturesque endorheic Karakul Lake (the name translates from Turkic as 'the black lake') lying to the north of Myrgab at an elevation of 3,914 m, which is 100 m higher than Lake Titicaca in the Andes, the most popular alpine lake in the world! Moreover, this is the largest lake of a mixed glacial and tectonic origin, with an area of 380 m (without islands) and a maximal depth of 240 m. The lake is surrounded by bare rocky mountain ridges, which drop directly into the lake from the west and are situated at some distance from it in the east.
Karakul Lake lies in a meteorite crater, which formed about 25 million years ago and has a diameter of 45 km.
Another characteristic feature of Karakul is the fact that a wide strip of its shore lies on ice, it being found even on the bottom of the lake. The shore ice is gradually melting, resulting in a number of new depressions, straits, small lakes and islands and in the lake constantly changing in size.
With annual average precipitation being about 20 mm, the Karakul depression is the driest spot in the Pamirs.
We shall stay for the night in a cosy private house in the village of Karakul.
Day 9. Karakul Lake - 'Kyzyl-Art' Tajik-Kyrgyz border check-point - Osh (280 km, 8 hours).
Today we shall leave the territory of Tajikistan and enter Kyrgyzstan. After crossing the Kyzyl-Art pass (4,280 m) we shall drive down into the Alai Valley and approach the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. On our way down into the valley we shall admire amazing panoramas of glaciers and mountain ranges!
As we pass the Kyzyl-Art border checkpoint, we shall head towards Osh via the village of Sary-Tash.
The village of Sary-Tash is situated in Alai District, Osh province, Kyrgyzstan, at an elevation of 3,150 m above sea level, at the junction of the principal Pamir roads. The Pamir Highway crosses the area south to north, across the Taldyk pass (3,615 m) in the Alai Range. The picturesque serpentine leading to the top of the pass will gradually reveal the majestic panorama of the surrounding splendour. There we shall see another aspect of the Pamirs' beauty: the powerful sharp-pointed peaks with orange rocks, sea buckthorn thickets and rapid streams that have forced their ways in the surrounding grandiose canyons are just breathtaking!
As we drive nearer to Osh, the mountains become lower and the air warmer. And soon, instead of the now usual mountain ranges you will see in front of you the plains of the vast Fergana Valley. The warm and hospitable Osh will greet you with ripe melons and water melons, hot air at midday and bright stars at midnight! There you will plunge again into civilisation, which you have already missed so much in the course of the last few days: numerous cafes and restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and good Internet connection.
Osh is one of the oldest Central Asian settlements and is the oldest one in Kyrgyzstan. Archaeological finds prove that the city is at least 3000 years old. In the 10th c Osh was considered the third largest city in Fergana Valley. It was a cross-roads of the caravan routes from India and China to Europe - those of the Great Silk Road, part of which you are moving along.
Day 10. Osh.
Osh became the starting point of the Pamir Highway crossing the Pamirs to end in Khorog. Osh is also one of the Muslim religious centers in Central Asia; it has the largest mosque in the country. The only World Heritage Site in Kyrgyzstan, Suleiman Mountain, offers a splendid view of Osh and its environs. A cave in the mountain is the site of a museum containing a collection of archaeological, geological and historical finds and information about local flora and fauna. There are many legends about the mountain. It was named for the prophet Suleiman, who is believed to have been able to cure all the diseases. According to a belief, this is the place where prophet Suleyman appealed to God, and the stones still bear the imprints of his forehead and knees. Muhammad Zahiriddin Babur (1483-1530), Tamerlane's great-grandson and the founder of the Mogul dynasty, built a khujra (cell) with a mihrab over this place sacred for any Muslim. The site of the cell is now occupied by the Takhti-Suleyman mosque, a unidirectional building of white rock, and 'Babur's house' restored following historical data.
So, our wonderful trip across the Pamirs, a major Asian mountain system, is over. If you have some spare time, be sure to visit the Tien Shan Mountains in order to compare the two enormous mountain systems. The mountains can be so different, and yet they all are so appealing! The primeval beauty of these mountains is perfect. The local people living in harmony with nature are wise, simple and almost innocent. This is why a lot of urban people come here: living in a city, they feel they are becoming more and more detached from something extremely essential and important, that the city deprives them of their energy, while mountains recover this energy.
We are looking forward to your return under the Roof of the World!
Day 11. Osh. Departure.
Important information
Adventure jeep-tour in the Pamirs is a 10-day travel in the remote mountainous areas.
Maximum altitude to be reached during this tour round Pamir is 4,650m, minimum altitude is 500 m.
Temperatures: from 0° C to +30° С.
Route grading: maximum distance jeep-tour feasible for Asian region. The participants don't need special skills or physical fitness.
Transport: this is an overland journey on jeeps and minibuses. Jeep is the major transport means to be used during this tour.
Tour options: during the tour the following opportunities are available:
- beach resting on the Issuk-Kul lake resort;
- stay in the yurt camp at the foot of the grandiose Lenin peak (7,134 m);
- trekking in the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains;
- hiking;
- horseback riding.
Best places to visit in Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul Lake, Lenin peak region, Chychkan gorge, Song-Kul Lake, Jety-Oguz Gorge.
General requirements:
- all documents required for entry/exit to all the countries as per itinerary should be arranged prior to the start of the tour;
- your passport validity should exceed the expected date of the tour completion for minimum 3 months.
- Hotels. The most conveniently located, reputed hotels are chosen for accommodation during this tour. The list of recommended hotels is subject to alteration due to seasonal conditions and group size.
- Yurts/local homes/guest houses. In Tajikistan you will often stay in cozy local homes the owners of which are notable for hospitality and friendliness. If you continue your journey to the Tien Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, or to Lenin peak, you will get the opportunity to live in national yurts in the shepherds' yurt camp.
Visas and permits
No visa is required to enter Tajikistan for nationals of the CIS countries (except Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan). However, the nationals of other countries are required to have a valid foreign passport and visa which can be obtained in Tajik embassies or consulates abroad.
For nationals of 69 states Tajikistan has introduced a simplified visa issue regime under which diplomatic, business and tourist visas for the duration not exceeding 45 days can be obtained upon arrival at Dushanbe international airport.
To get Tajik visa foreign travelers must first have visa support issued by the hosting party.
Holders of passports issued by CIS countries as well as 60 other foreign nations enjoy visa-free entry to Kyrgyzstan. The details on Kyrgyz visa you can find here.
Entry into some mountainous regions require special permit. In order to obtain such a permit you should provide us with photocopy of your passport and specify the planned dates of visit not later than 30 days prior to your arrival.
Route map
Frequently Asked Questions
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Resort in the Pamirs Tour
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
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Особо хотел бы отметить сопровождавших меня на месте уважаемых представителей таджикской стороны - мне было оказано максимальное внимание и все мои пожелания ими учитывались - так что все получилось просто отлично! Очень доволен я и условиями размещения (как Вы знаете, для меня это традиционно достаточно важный вопрос).
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Eravien Haund was a half-elf and a noble member of the Lords' Alliance during the Rage of Demons[as of when?].[1]
Eravien was of both wood elf and Tethyrian descent, but lived in Waterdeep.
During the Rage of Demons, Eravien was the Lords' Alliance delegate to King Bruenor Battlehammer of Gauntlgrym to discuss the madness spreading in the Underdark, despite not believing personally in the threat. He also knew that a deep-cover agent of the Lords' Alliance in the Underdark, Khelessa Draga, had recently gone silent[1]
Eravien was a charming and sly courtier, able to be immediately size up any social situation. However, he focused too much on socializing, distracting him from important information.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Christopher Perkins, Adam Lee, Richard Whitters (September 1, 2015). Out of the Abyss. In Jeremy Crawford ed. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7869-6581-6.

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Skimpy dresses
That is a must have as part of the new summer wardrobe. Skimpy is in and with summer, the shimmer slip dresses are becoming a trend, something that is acceptable even in parties these days. If you have the figure, flaunt it with high ankle heels, boho accessories and light makeup. If you are planning to append days in the sun it is best that you look up SPF clothing.
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The other trend that is evident is the return of the denim shorts or skirts along with lacy outfits. The skimpy lacy dresses, high up on the thighs, paired with rucksacks with shiny leather are an odd combination that would look trendy and chic this summer. Try getting the same style in SPF clothing to give yourself an extra layer of protection from the sun. Skirts or shorts with thigh high boots could be another option, especially if you are out at night or are traveling through the moist and muddy conditions during the summer months.
When it comes to accessories you will have quirky choices this summer. Given the skimpy and indefinite outfits that are in the streets, you have lots to experiment with. Go wild with earrings or lacy hair bands. Bangles and innovative bracelets on your wrists would look great and add a boho look to your wardrobe for sure. You could take inspiration from the different fashion magazines and portals to get an idea of what is ruling the roost this summer and take your picks from the fashion deals that are hosted online.
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Humpty Dumpty
Empty words on the empty page,
Invisible ink
Or the thoughts I don't dare put to paper
For fear that I could jinx it to truth?
Every time I turn around,
Another absence waiting for me,
Another hole in a heart already
So overshadowed with weariness.
Riddled through,
Soon I shall crumble to pieces,
No solidity left in me,
All broken,
Shattered pieces lying everywhere.
Is there no one willing to pick up the pieces of me
And put me back together?
The modern day Humpty Dumpty,
Just waiting for the day to come
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Name: Cedric Hunter
Position: OF
DOB: March 10, 1988
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 195
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Selected in the third-round of the 2006 draft, Hunter was assigned to the Arizona Rookie League. Over 52 games, Hunter dominated the competition, hitting .371 with 18 extra base hits, 44 RBI and 46 runs scored. He also drew 40 walks compared to 22 strikeouts for a .467 on-base percentage. The outfielder added 17 stolen bases in 22 attempts. Hunter reached base safely in each of his first 48 games en route to winning MVP honors.
Sent to Fort Wayne in 2007, the outfielder hit .282 over the course of 129 games. He tallied 29 extra base hits, including seven homers, scored 53 runs and notched 58 RBI. He also drew 47 walks compared to 78 strikeouts for a .344 on-base percentage. He also swiped eight bases in 17 attempts.
High-A Lake Elsinore was on tap for the '08 season. Batting first, second and third most of the season, Hunter ended the season with a .318 average – hitting over .300 in all but one month during the campaign.
The outfielder also notched a career high 47 extra base hits for the Storm, including 11 homers, and scored a team-high 98 runs while driving in 84.
A left-handed hitter, Hunter nearly halved his strikeout numbers from the previous season, dropping from 78 to 47 in more games. His eight percent strikeout rate led the circuit. He drew 42 walks to give him a .362 on-base percentage.
He also notched a team-high 11 sacrifice flies, adding productive outs to his list of achievements. Hunter swatted .406 with runners in scoring position while hitting .340 off southpaws and .312 off right-handers.
His 186 led the California League and the minors, and Hunter placed third in the circuit in batting average and second in runs scored. His 95.5 wRC (weighted Runs Created based off weighted On Base Average) ranked third in the Cal League.
"It wasn't so much about what specific aspect of his game improved it was more of a level of a growth in personal maturity," Padres vice president of scouting and player development Grady Fuson said. "He really found a passion for the game, a passion for wanting to get better, a passion for preparation and mainly just trying to get better every day."
Hunter has a smooth, level stroke that sees maximum time within the hitting zone. He is able to turn on balls on the inner half and stay inside the ball while reaching full extension to pelt balls on the outer half. His compact swing is conducive to line drives, giving Hunter gap power.
"He's just learning, learning how to turn on the inside pitch," Lake Elsinore manager Carlos Lezcano said of Hunter's 11 bombs. "He's got that natural swing to left field. He got a little stronger, and they threw some pitches inside. Most of them he hit off to right field. He's learning how to turn on that inside pitch. It's just a matter of learning how to do it, maturing and getting stronger."
He is much more at ease going the other way with the ball, as he works the opposite field with fervor. Learning to pull the ball more consistently will up the power potential, as seen by his homer run near the end of the year.
The 93rd overall selection is one of the best bad ball hitters in the organization. He has impeccable hand-eye coordination and prefers to put his bat on the ball rather than drawing walks. That has hurt his overall plate discipline.
While he has a good batting eye and understands the strike zone, Hunter will swing outside of it, and because of his innate ability, he will often hit the ball – albeit weakly when it isn't in a spot he can do some damage.
"I want to see his walk rates at about 6-8 percent," Padres director of minor league operations Mike Wickham said. "I have been thinking a lot about this over the winter because he is one of our best prospects. I think there is a tradeoff there. A player such as Ced who has such a high contact rate – he just makes contact – he is going to walk less. He puts balls in play. It doesn't matter if it is a 0-2 count or 3-2 count. He makes contact at such a high clip that he won't walk a lot. As long as he is hitting for such a high average, and has a high on-base percentage, you can look at a player like him and say, 'he might be able to have success without walking an above-average amount of time.' That is rare. There is a small group of players who can do that.
"Most guys you would say have to walk above average to have solid power numbers. He hit 11 home runs this year and is an interesting center field prospect. I think he could hit 15 – just guessing and projecting. His contact rate is in the high 80's (percent)."
The outfielder could double his walk total if he was focused on hitting a pitch that can be driven. Because he does well recognizing pitches, he can follow the path of the ball and still make good contact off the plate. His hands adjust quickly to where the pitch is thrown. Hunter even allows the ball to travel deep before turning on the offering but would be better served allowing borderline pitches to skirt by unchallenged.
Targeting more balls within the strike zone may actually result in a higher hit tally in subsequent seasons. It will also up his power numbers, as there is little that most hitters can do on a ball that is placed down and away. Narrowing the strike zone, therefore, will be a positive.
"He is not swinging at that many pitches far outside of the zone," Wickham countered. "His batting average tells you that he is not swinging at balls. For a stretch, he could swing at balls outside of the zone and get some seeing-eye singles, but he could not do that consistently.
"I think you have to make an exception for the high contact rate. If he walked one percent of the time than that is bad. He has walked eight percent over the last three years, which is two percent less than what you would expect at average."
When the ball is thrown down the pipe, Hunter rarely misses it and makes hard contact the norm. He is excellent at the hit-and-run and small ball aspect of the game.
"Offensively, we have always thought he had something of a magic bat," Fuson said. "He has a real gift for getting the barrel of the bat on the ball. His body is maturing; he's getting much stronger and is answering the call."
The Georgia native has good speed but doesn't utilize it well. It takes him time to reach full speed, as his first-step quickness is lacking. He has the ability to steal some bases and can take an extra base thanks to his knowledge of the game but will never be a true burner.
Defensively, Hunter's game took a step forward. Playing center field, he showed he could move well laterally to both sides and track down balls that previously gave him trouble.
"I think this year he showed that he could really play center, got great jumps and reads on the ball and made all the throws," Fuson said.
Conclusion: Hunter wakes up and can hit the ball. Because of a calm approach and consistent foundation at the plate, Hunter is not prone to prolonged slumps. He is among the leaders in hard contact each year and can improve even more in that arena. His defense has improved, and it appears has maturity has taken a step forward as well.
Hunter is a talented individual that brings a lot of tools to work each day. If he is able to increase his power numbers and walk totals without taking away from his ability to make contact, Hunter has the potential to be a force that can play at the highest level and contribute in a big way.
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A Varian 2100C 18 MV photon beam has been modeled in this work using the MCNP5 Monte Carlo particle transport user code. The subsequent beam irradiation was also delivered to a water phantom and benchmarked against experimentally measured depth dose data. The model presented in this work establishes the foundation to which further beam characteristics tuning is required in order to realistically model the beam mentioned above. It has been determined in this work that the initial electron beam energy of this beam model is sufficiently close to the electron beam energy from the linear accelerator used to obtain the benchmark depth dose data.


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Pattaya nightlife is world-famous. You cannot even name the city without immediately thinking of Walking Street and the bright glare of its overlapping neon signs for clubs, discos, bars, go-gos, massage parlours and other forms of nocturnal entertainment. This mile of madness in South Pattaya is an assault on the senses and is, without a doubt, the racing heart of the nightlife on the entire eastern seaboard of Thailand.
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The most perfect days of my life were the three days after Hannah was born. My husband Vincent and I were in Sweden, where they do things a bit differently. There was a communal kitchen in the maternity ward, which had the best hot chocolate ever. Midwives were on hand, but no one came to bother us, so we were both in one double room for three days with Hannah. We just lay on the bed and looked at her, saying: "She's amazing." It was beautiful.
We soon moved back to England to be near my family and then settled in a quiet cul-de-sac in Sutton. For the first 18 months, Hannah was alert and curious, she seemed just like any other child, except for a few tiny little signs: I had trouble weaning her and she would gag when I was feeding her. I was so scared of her choking. She also laughed when she saw another child cry. Looking back, you can see that's not normal, but at the time, all the professionals were saying that children develop differently and you listen to that because you don't want to believe that anything is wrong.
At 20 months, she started pulling her hair out in clumps. That's when we knew something was really wrong. It was just out of frustration – and she has a lot of sensory issues – but it was alarming. We used to be able to pile her hair up on her head and it would all fall down in beautiful curls. We researched and researched, but the only thing you can do with a child who is pulling out their hair is to shave it off. I took her to the hairdresser and watched it all fall to the floor. I was upset at the time, but now I think that was nothing.
While Hannah was being tested to find out if anything was wrong, I spent months questioning whether I had caused her problems somehow.
I used to think: "What if it's me? What if there's some genetic condition that I didn't know about and how am I going to live with it? What if it's Vincent – how will I forgive him?" The diagnosis of Rett syndrome takes all that away; it's a spontaneous mutation. It's not hereditary. It happens to one in 12,000 people and it happened to us.
Hannah was three years old when the geneticist told us she had Rett. I remember leaving the hospital in pieces and knowing that things would never be the same, but I still thought she might learn to read and write. I thought of it as a severe learning disability, but it isn't: it's a severe disability and it covers every single aspect of her life – and ours. Thank goodness we didn't realise that at the time.
Rett syndrome affects girls. They develop normally until they are about 18 months old and then they start to regress, to lose the skills they've learnt, to slip away. Mobility, hand movements and digestion are all affected. Some girls start to have fits. Some are confined to wheelchairs. Insomnia is common. They can live to 40 or die suddenly as a child. The only certainty with Rett is that this moment – now – is probably the best it ever gets.
In the early days after her diagnosis, I'd be pushing her up the high street in her buggy and she'd be screaming and people would stare or say things like: "How can you let your child behave like that?" I struggled for a long time with how to cope with that. It would eat up at me and I'd walk away upset. If I tried to explain Rett to them, they wouldn't know what it was. So I made little cards that briefly explained it. I would hand them out and walk away.
You get these little peaks and dips in her development. At her maximum, she had maybe 20 words and she went through this stage, shortly after diagnosis, where she suddenly started to say new words. One day she said: "Garden" really clearly and we went: "Ah! She's talking!" Then we never heard it again. That makes me think that word is in there and she only managed to express it once. She's got just two words left now: "Mummy" and "Daddy".
Hannah is now six and virtually unrecognisable as the child we once had. She is overweight because she hardly moves and we are struggling to find nappies that fit her – adult ones are too big and children's ones are too small.
She will stay up shouting and bouncing up and down for three hours each night. The only way to help her is to lie next to her and protect ourselves from her pummelling and pretend to be asleep until she settles.
Photos and small things can knock you completely. You never think you'll look back at pictures of your child when they were toddling around at 18 months and find that painful, but the child in those pictures is actually not the child we have now, that child has been taken away from us. If her symptoms had existed from day one, it would still be hard and it would still be cruel, but it would be different somehow.
Hannah is painfully aware of the world around her and her own limitations. The idea that she might know she can no longer turn the pages of a book, that's a terrible thing for her to be aware of. She often gets frustrated and she sinks her nails into your skin and screams – it's her only method of communication.
She is violent to the people she loves – a sign of affection is a bit of a whack, or sometimes she will do her version of a hug, where she falls on top of you. She decides whether she likes you very quickly and if she loves you, she really loves you. There are certain people in the world that make her smile endlessly. She has an instinctive bond with my dad, who had a stroke 22 years ago. It's interesting because he is one of the few people who can't get down on the floor and play with Hannah. He just accepts her as she is.
I know lots of people say you should hold on to today, but we really do. If we put her on her potty after her bath and she manages to wee in it, it is a major house celebration. You just don't take anything for granted. I hear stories every day that terrify me and I have to cling to the idea that we are not going to get to that point.
I heard about a couple whose eight-year-old had never had seizures before and then overnight she was having seven a day. Sometimes that's how girls die. Sudden and unexplained death is a symptom of Rett. When Coleen Rooney's sister Rosie died in January, that was what happened to her.
There are two possible futures for Hannah. One is the worst thing I can imagine happening and one is beyond the best thing – a cure. I don't know how far off that is but I know it's possible in Hannah's lifetime. Girls have two X chromosomes, one is active and one is dormant.
With Rett syndrome, the active X chromosome is the one that's causing Rett. So if they can reactivate the Rett-free silent X chromosome, that will counteract and alleviate the symptoms and possibly reverse the disorder completely. They successfully did it in mice in the labs in 2007 and even the mice who were close to death regained their skills and lived.
Hannah could be as capable as you or me. The potential for everything is there. She has just got to learn it. And she could learn. And that is huge. That's the dream.
When bad things happen in life, you are meant to go through a process of anger, then denial, then acceptance. I think I go through anger and denial on a daily basis, but I will not accept and I don't think I ever should when ultimately, there is still so much hope.
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Coffee Reserves Seen at Record as Vietnam Farmers Curb SalesBloomberg News
Coffee growers in Vietnam, the biggest producer of robusta beans used by Nestle SA, are holding record stockpiles as they curb sales amid speculation that drought will reduce next year's harvest. Futures fell.
Inventories reached 850,000 metric tons in the week ended March 7, the highest ever at this time of the year, according to the median of eight trader and shipper estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Growers have sold 50 percent of the record 1.7 million-ton output in the year started October, compared with an average 60 percent in the past five years, the survey shows.
Coffee jumped this year as sales slowed from Vietnam and drought parched crops in Brazil, the second-biggest producer of robusta and the top grower of the more expensive arabica variety favored by Starbucks Corp. While robusta climbed 27 percent, its discount to arabica widened threefold to the highest in two years. That fueled speculation roasters may boost purchases of the cheaper variety, said ABN Amro Clearing Bank NV.
"It seems that prices will keep rising, so I'm holding back sales for now," said Bui Van Duan, a 40-year-old farmer in Dak Lak province, which represents about 30 percent of Vietnam's harvest. "We have savings, so I don't need to rush."
Robusta fell 1.5 percent to $2,143 a ton in London today. Arabica in New York was at $1.96 a pound, rebounding 77 percent in 2014 after three years of losses to become the top performer in the Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 raw materials.
Brazil Drought
Dry weather in Brazil has raised concern global supplies will trail demand. The shortage of arabica beans will be 5.3 million bags in 2014-2015, while the deficit for robusta will be 1.2 million bags, estimates Volcafe Ltd., the Winterthur, Switzerland-based unit of commodities trader ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. A bag weighs 60 kilograms or 132 pounds.
In Vietnam, the decline in robusta prices in 2013 prompted farmers to curb sales. Growers had probably sold 33 percent of their beans before the Tet Lunar New Year Holidays in January, compared with an average 43 percent in the past five years, a survey published that month showed.
Farmers in Vietnam "think higher prices are coming," Sterling Smith, a futures specialist at Citigroup Inc., in a March 11 e-mail in response to questions from Bloomberg.
Robusta's discount to arabica touched $1.087 on March 5, the widest since March 2012. In 2011, it was $1.89 a pound, the highest since at least 2008. While demand for robusta jumped 15 percent in 2011-2012, usage of arabica from Brazil slid 12 percent, according to Volcafe.
Roaster Switch
"Substitution conversations have picked up, but are difficult to quantify just right now," ABN Amro said in an e-mailed report this month. "If we have an extended period of time where the arb holds at these kind of levels there will be a switch. The problem as always for the larger roasters is being able to respond in a reasonably timely manner, if at all."
Vietnam exported 303,000 tons in the first two months, 6.4 percent less than a year earlier, the General Statistics Office estimates. The country will ship 25.1 million bags from a record crop of 28.5 million bags in 2013-2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Reserves will total 3.82 million bags by Sept. 30, the USDA says.
"At current market levels, I would expect more sales of robusta from Vietnam unless local market conditions dictate otherwise," Abah Ofon, a Singapore-based director of agricultural commodities research at Standard Chartered Plc, said in a March 11 e-mail, in response to Bloomberg questions.
Drought Threat
Beans in Dak Lak traded at 41,600 dong ($1.97) a kilogram on March 13, Trade & Tourism Center data show. While prices increased 41 percent from a three-year low of 29,600 dong in November, they're still below 45,500 dong reached in March 2013, which was the highest level in almost 18 months.
Gains in robusta futures have trailed those of arabica because of Vietnam's increasing stockpile, said Smith of Citigroup. A dry spell in the Central Highlands region, which includes Dak Lak province, may change that, he said.
"Dry conditions are being seen in some growing areas," Smith said in a report dated March 11. "While it is not yet a problem, it is a situation that does merit further monitoring."
Drought and "coffee flu" in the Central Highlands and frost in Son La province will cause coffee production in 2014-2015 to decrease "significantly" from a year earlier, Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, or Vicofa, said March 6, without giving specific output figures.
Dak Lak will have dry and sunny weather in the 10 days ending March 20, the province's Meteorology and Hydrology Department said March 11. No rain was recorded from March 1 to March 10 at 10 stations, which includes one in neighboring province of Dak Nong, it said. Volcafe said last week it was "too early" to be concerned about the country's dry weather and farmers were hoping for prices to reach 45,000 dong.
"I don't need money yet so I'm going to wait until prices hit 45,000 dong," said Tran Thanh Nga, a 31-year-old farmer who hasn't sold any beans from her 4-ton stockpile. Her warehouse has capacity to store as much as 10 tons, Nga said.
— With assistance by Diep Pham


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Since there are inaccuracies when taking measurements, even when the same measurements are taken twice there can be differences. We can therefore partition an observed value of x into the true value of x and an error term. Thus we have x = t + e.
Definition 1: The reliability of x is a measure of internal consistency and is the correlation coefficient rxt of x and t.
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Emily returned to her dormitory. She shared a room with 9 other girls of her age. 5 bunk beds, and just enough space to walk from one end of the room to the other. She was alone. The rest of her dorm-mates were outside playing, or trying to pinch a bit of food here and there. Emily could still remember the pale girl, her shy face, she was sure they would be great friends if it wasn't for the....economy issues. She could see that green ribbon in her soft hands (unlike her rough dirty hands), and the kitten. The kitten did belong to her, she looked like a person who would own such a sweet kitten, unlike the kittens here, who ran away at the first chance.
"Excuse me!" Suddenly, the pale girl appeared at the door, knocking gently at the wood, she held the kitten. "Hello. My name is Rose, may I come in?"
"Um....sure!" Emily replied. Rose held out Hope for Emily to hold. Emily held the kitten in her hands, smiling as she heard it purr when she stroked it.
"I hope you understand," Rose began, "I don't have any siblings in my family. My mother is not willing to have another child. So, they wanted me to have a......a playmate. Someone who I know I can trust in, who I can spend time with and.....I was wondering if you would like to leave the orphanage and come and live with me."
Emily froze, to leave this place? Of course! She didn't have much friends anyway, they all thought she was awkward and weird. They knew that she just didn't fit in. Who would've thought that she'd be the one that the rich girl chose? No, she thought, not the rich girl, she has a name - Rose. Rose was a pretty name, of gentleness and beauty. Emily smiled as she thought of what could happen if she moved out. She would have her own bed, her own bedroom, her own clothes - not shared with other girls - and she'd never need to make the other girls beds because it was her rota.
"Well...well. I....thatt...that would be ....just great!" Emily stuttered.
"Are you ready Rose? Got Emily with you? We are just about to leave. Is everything okay?" A woman entered the room. She had her brown hair up, and wore a brown skirt with a cream poncho and her eyes sparkled with kindness. "Oh hello Emily! I'm Juliet, Rose's mother. I hope you will come with us, it would be great to have another girl in the house with us."
"Yeah...sure...I'll just...pack." Emily said, I don't have a suitcase, she thought, but then, I don't have anything here that belongs with me either. Emily picked up a picture of her parents, the old striped stockings, her trusty teddy bear and, handing over Hope over to Rose, she stood up and walked to her new life.


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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - June 26, 1983, New Braunfels, Texas TY '8. , ^ exaa McEnroe breezes; -Sports, Tanner pulls upset Page 7A * 1 "*■ • Corn j Itch ,pal'ie 45 if3* ... • — Texas Baseball Rangers 8t A's 3 Dodgers 2, Astros 1 -11 Innings Christian Corral gets Eagles' help —See Page 1B New -U—U- Braunfels Braunfels. Texas Hnald-frltMM Vol. 92 - No. 126 68 Pages—4 Sections SUNDAY June 26,1983 50 cents (USPS 377-880) Bush receives rude welcome KREFELD, West Germany (AP) — Hundreds of masked youths screaming anti-U.S. slogans battled riot police and hurled rocks, bottles and paint-filled balloons at Vice President George Bush's motorcade Saturday during celebrations saluting German-American friendship. "Bush go home!" the rioters •creamed. They dented his limousine, damaged three squad cars, smashed windows of a bus carrying guests to a state luncheon and splattered black paint on several cars. Authorities said about IOO people were injured and more than 150 arrested in the two cities Bush visited. Two police were hospitalized. None of the motorcade travelers was injured. Security was tight during the visit because an unexploded bomb was found Friday outside a U S firm in Dusseldorf, where Bush's Jet landed and departed. The biggest demonstration — involving more than 20.000 anti-nuclear protesters here — was ''completely peaceful," Police Chief Ulnch Nord-beck said. But about 1,000 others — many wearing black leather clothes, black masks and helmets, the garb of West Germany's anarchists — threw gasoline bombs at police, who routed the rioters with clubs About 200-300 youths in similar garb later surged toward Bush's motorcade, hurling pavement stones, bottles, balloons filled with black paint and even rose bushes yanked from gardens Bush shrugged off the demonstrations. "They are entitled to do this," he said at his next stop to open a museum 30 miles northeast in Bottrop, where another 2,000 protesters gathered. "They couldn't do that in Red Square in Moscow." Police detained 21 Bottrop protesters after about IOO tried to advance on the museum. No injuries were reported. Bush then flew by helicopter to Dusseldorf and flew aboard Air Force Two to Norway, the fourth stop of his two-week, eight-nation European tour. He arrived in the west Norwegian town of Bergen late Saturday. T.L. Walker outlines the bank's expansion plans Sim* photo by John N SantatInsideToday'* Woo th It will be partly cloudy today, fair tonight, and mostly sunny on Monday. Winds will be from the south near IO mph today.Back home again The space shuttle Challenger returned home Friday and its astronauts had a surprise: only 44 days af debriefing instead of three weeks. Story, pope TOABank on the growNew Braunfels National plans massive expansion BUSINESS....... ........BA CLASSIFIED ____I (MSB COMICS........ ........ta CROSSWORD ........2A DEAR ABBY...... ........4B DEATHS........ ........2A ENTERTAINMENT . ........78 HOROSCOPE..... ........BB KALEIDSCOPE I-BB OPINIONS....... ........4A PUBLIC RECORDS ........3A SPORTS .......7*»A WEATHER....... ........2A By JACQUELINE SMITH Staff writ af By next spring the 1000- block ut North Walnut Avenue won't look the same New Braunfels National Bank. which calls that block home, is planning to expand its facilities to four limes the current size. Plans drawn by the bank's architect — Joel Reitzer and Associates, Inc , of San Antonio — call for a 24,000 square-foot addition to the present offices Construction costs for the project, not including furnishings, are estimated to be near $2 million, Joel V. Reitzer. Jr., said Friday. 'The plan is to build a two-story 22.000-square foot building adjacent to our present building with a < onnevltng lobby of 2.000 square feet." explained Herbert K. Schneider, chairman of the board Upon completion of the project, bank president T I, Walker predicted that "1000 North Walnut will be an office and financial center unsurpassed in quality " Hank officials are ainung for a July 28 (the bank's anniversary) groundbreaking date and completion of the project is estimated to be eight months after that Renovation of the current facilities should take six to nine months, Walker said. The financial growth of the bank has more than exceeded the expectations of banking officials, which is one reason for the expansion project. New Braunfels National first opened for business, capitalized for $1.2 million, on July 28, 1975. Now not quite eight years later, the bank has total assets in excess of $43 million "We appreciate the tremendous See BANK. Page 12APEC gets rate hike approval By SANDRA JACKSON Staff writer The Pedernales Electric Cooperative won a bid for an interim rate request Friday, but not before it took its battle with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) all the way to district court. Judge Charles Matthew of the 201st State District Court in Austin granted a temporary restraining order allowing the cooperative to implement its interim rate increase, despite the PUC's April I denial of the rate increase. "This definitely shows that the courts are willing to look hard at rulings of state regulatory agencies," said Bill Cunningham, spokesman for the PEC. The temporary rate increase request is the result of a PUC ruling last year that the utility company could no longer pass on the lxiwer Colorado River Authority's excess energy charge to its customers. PUC members agreed to the temporary rate increase on March 23, but changed their minds and denied Uh* request on April I. Because the PUC only has jurisdiction outside city limits, this rate structure caused different rates for PEC members who do not live in the 13 cities within the PEC service area. At a special meeting of lite PEC board of directors June 9, the board ruled that rates in cities be lowered to match those in unincorporated areas, equalizing rates until the matter of a rate increase could be resolved The PEC has been operating in a negative cash flow situation since April I. Hearings for a new permanent rate structure begin Monday. Cunningham said lite judge was See PEC, Page 12A City Council to consider restricting local wreckers By DV ANNE FRY Staff writer An ordinance to prevent "ambulance chasing'' by auto wrecker services will be considered by City Council Monday night. The ordinance, slated for a first reading at 7:30 p m. in the council chamber, would make it illegal for a wrecker to follow an emergency vehicle on its way to answer a call, unless that wrecker was summoned by a law enforcement agency II also forbids unauthorized wreckers to park on a public right-of-way near the scene of an accident "New Braunfels has 13 different, registered wrecker concerns," said City Manager EN. Delashmutt. That's a lot for a town this size Apparently. competition has been stiff enough to spawn some complaints at the Police Department Both the police and the Comal County Sheriff's Department use a weekly rotation schedule for calling tow trucks In fact, said county deputy Victor Stnegler, they use the same 13-company roster, taking the top two names each Monday morning. One gets all the calls from the county, and the other from the city. At the end (rf the week, they go to the bottom of the list So every wrecker gets duty about every seventh week But Delashmutt said there was nothing specific rn city regulations to prevent their hanging around accident scenes in the lean weeks between, hoping to pick up a little extra work He'd like to correct that, cutting down on the possibility of wreckers actually getting in the way of lifesaving efforts Also on Monday's agenda is a report from City Attorney John Churm on the status of the city's district election plan, now being reviewed by the U S Department of Justice. Delashmutt said he didn't know what, lf anything, Churm would have to report Council will also consider advertising for bids to re-roof the central fire station, and to build extra parking spaces along Elizabeth Avenue in I .anda Park Prison no piece of cake, Houston man learns—too late HOUSTON (AP) — It has been a long, hard ride, but Louis C. I ara has learned his lesson tar a thought he was too independent to report to a probation officer for five years after being caught with nine USD tablets He decided he'd rather go to prison than face unemployment and a faltering marriage Leas than four months behind bars have changed his mind "1 thought it was going to be a piece of cake," Lara, M, told the Houston Chrometo. "But anything la batter than being inside this hell hole." Lara, formerly an unemployed bulldozer operator, bow la serving a two-year sentence in the Texas Department of Correction's Darrington Unit •outhaaat cf Houston A guard Wads Lara into the visiting room Lara talks through a wire mash and Woks at his visitor through a wire-reinforced glass plate "How can I explain It without getting in trouble?" Lara auld "When you walk Inside these walls it's another world I thought it would be like being in a eouny jail, but I've learned a lot of things in here that will stop me from doing things wrong on the outside " Lara said "you have to be in here to realize what the situation is, to feel the pressures of living in prison "You got to watch out for yourself in here. You can't associate with just anybody You've got to keep mostly to yourself and keep your nose clean,'' he Lara worked on the prison farm, like most new inmates, until suffering some health problems He hasn't been assigned to another job. but is attending achoo) to get his high school equivalency diploma. The rest of the time, Lira said, he reads old newspapers. "Imagine doing nothing all day but going from your bedroom to your living room," he said "The only time you get some fresh air is when you go outside and work." Positive approach touted by Boatner for CISD problems Staff photo bv John N Santa/ This is June? Two young swimmers try to keep the chill off Saturday morning as a cold front brought rain down on swimmers at a meet in Landa Park The latest rain has added another damp chapter to an unusually wet June. By DEBBIE DeLOACH Staff writer A cloud of controversy has stalled over the Coma! Independent School District since "Concerned Taxpayers" went public on May 24 Allegations — many personal iii nature — were dished out, and thrown back. The school board responded by naming an advisory committee, currently hard at work to dissolve Die somewhat-tense situation. There are those who don't acknowledge tile trouble at all There are others who can't see anything but the bad, and then there are those who are trying to work things out...Uke school board trustee David Boatner. "To understand the current problems, you tiave to go back three or four years ago. Our administrative staff was very large, three assistant superintendents, and not one of them directed at curriculum," Boatner said during an interview in San Antonio Thursday. "CISD was behind the national norm in testing, because support was not given to instruction, and the national norm isn't a lot to take pride in." A group of patrons concerned over ClSD's poor educational quality sprung up in Bulverde, and went before the board looking for action. They didn't see a lot of movement on the board in the directions they wanted, but the key was there were never any personal attacks made on anyone. They decided to change things by electing board members they believed would make those changes happen I was one of those board members," Boatner added The rookie trustee soon found out "the superintendent <at that time, James Richardson) was all excuses and no action And that's why we changed the leadership " Richardson's contrail was bought out, and the search was on for a new superintendent. Boatner was cochairman of the selection committee, looking for someone with an expertise in curriculum, Instruction, personnel management, budget operations, and bond knowledge. Supt Edgar Wtllhelm quickly "came into tin* forefront," Boatner said, as having all those traits l>r Willheim quickly recommended Uh* board evaluate every policy for consistency, and work out curriculum guals through policy statements. "Here's where we assumed too much We said to ourselves. 'We're doing Bus lf people are interested, they'll come to Uh* meetings, Boatner admitted. "Wrong. We should have communicated better. If we had, the iiusunderslandings would have been less." Tile lack of communication caused misunderstandings, or misconceptions, as Boatner put it. about new policies Take teachers wearing blue jeans,.."this board felt like the teacher is a role model, and should wear professional attire That doesn't mean suits every day, but we fell that jeans are not totally professional " Or how about Hie elimination of extra-curricular activities'* 'i'd have to leave home lf I tried to do away with athletics," Boatner said "Every policy has been adopted to strengthen instruction areas, but still trying to minimize the effect on extracurricular activites." Or how about the accusation that (wrsonal leave isn't "personal'' anymore? "Our objective is to keep the teacher in the classroom, because a substitute loses the continuity. Personal leave was never meant to be on the whim of Ute teacher, but See CISD, Page UA ;
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From the Guardian archive From the archive, 26 January 1981: Virago Press gives women writers a voiceOriginally published in the Guardian on 26 January 1981: Carmen Callil's publishing company has set about proving that there are many excellent but neglected women writers well worth publishing and reprinting
It's 40 years since Virago Books was set up to celebrate the work of female writers. So how successful has it been in opening up the way for more women authors?
Richard Ingrams launches a book and throws a party to mark The Oldie's birthday
Alex Clark: If it's not Callil resigning from the Booker jury, it's Naipaul condemning women writers. All great fun, as long as we separate the debate from the reading
The debate Why does Philip Roth provoke such strong reaction?William Skidelsky and Alex ClarkMan Booker judge Carmen Callil quit after the decision to award Philip Roth the international prize; William Skidelsky and Alex Clark debate what makes the veteran novelist so divisive
Letters: More women than men read fiction; at least as many women as men write fiction. Yet our opinions are still under-represented and undervalued
Jonathan Jones: Carmen Callil says he goes 'on and on about the same subject'. I call it a particular landscape of memory and imagination
Carmen Callil has quit the judging panel of the Man Booker International prize because she disagrees with its final choice
Carmen Callil's distaste for poetry and baby signing misunderstanding... what we overheard this morning on the festival site as we got down to serious work on our Guardian bus.
Carmen Callil's Bad Faith, a study of the Nazi collaborator Louis Darquier, paints an invaluable portrait of occupied France, writes Nicholas Lezard.
Carmen Callil's Bad Faith is a portrait of a monstrous man, Louis Darquier.
Outspoken and outcastEric Alterman
Eric Alterman: Tony Judt and Carmen Callil have paid the price one pays in the United States for going too far in one's criticism of Israel.
Adam Thorpe finds meticulous scholarship in studies of Vichy France from Richard Vinen and Carmen Callil, The Unfree French and Bad Faith.
Carmen Callil uncovers an extraordinary story of collaboration and neglect in her biography of Louis Darquier, Bad Faith, says Peter Conrad.


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Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Serves: 2
Difficulty rating: easy
200g baby new potatoes
100g asparagus tips
1 tsp sunflower oil
Two salmon fillets (approx 265g pack)
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2 tbsp salted peanuts
Half a small clove of garlic
25g pack basil leaves
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lime juice
1. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 13 minutes, then add the asparagus tips to the water and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until just tender. Drain and keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, prepare the pesto. Whizz all the ingredients together in a food processor until finely chopped, season with black pepper and add a little more lime juice to taste. Set aside.
3. Heat the sunflower oil in a small frying pan. Season the salmon fillets with black pepper and fry for 2-4 minutes each side, depending on the thickness of the fish, until golden and just cooked through.
4. Serve with the potatoes, asparagus (sliced in half lengthways, if you like) and a drizzle of pesto
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Over-regulation poses challenges for the region
Weak economy triggers credit claims but Lloyd's Asia boss remains bullish on potential
Companies with captives based in Europe are likely to consider redomiciling them to Asia, due to the higher capital charges they will incur under Solvency II, according to a report from Marsh, Asia Insurance Market Report 2016.
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Marsh, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Insurance, Captive, Solvency II, Risk management, EAIC 2016, Global, Reinsurance