Maybe i should fill in some of the gaps.
Carpet ride to khiva.
A carpet ride to khiva.
A carpet ride to khiva sees alexander being stripped naked at a former soviet youth camp crawling through silkworm droppings in an attempt to record their life cycle holed up in the british museum discovering carpet designs dormant for half a millennia tackling a carpet thieving mayor distinguishing natural dyes from sacks of opium in.
Meanwhile he finds himself embarking on a much more quixotic project.
At that point i was up in the high pamirs distributing yak combs to kyrgyz yak herders in preparation for the yak down harvest which.
Made famous by the book a carpet ride to khiva the experience is made more exciting if you have read the book but even if you haven t this is a great place to observe the exquisite crafts of the area and to purchase both rugs and suzani.
Very well written and you ve covered all the bases.
A personal highlight was climbing khiva s parapet at sunset the memory of the golden display that lay below will remain with me forever.
According to legend khiva was found by a son of noah but it is equally easy to believe khiva is where aladdin and jasmine s magic carpet ride led them.
What was involved in setting up and running a fair trade textile workshop in the uzbekhi walled city of khiva.
Just read your book a carpet ride to khiva thanks for writing an amazing book.
A carpet ride to khiva is a story on at least four levels.
I realise that lots has happened in my life since i wrote the epilogue for a carpet ride to khiva.
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To set up a carpet workshop in which the ancient.
A carpet ride to khiva sees alexander being stripped naked at a former soviet youth camp crawling through silkworm droppings in an attempt to record their life cycle holed up in the british museum discovering carpet designs dormant for half a millennia tackling a carpet thieving mayor distinguishing natural dyes from sacks of opium in northern afghanistan bluffing his way through an.
Funny interesting informative entertaining i ll recommend it when i can.
Exploration of the cultures and traditions of the uzbekhi people some funny some appalling and some just interesting.
A carpet ride to khiva sees alexander being stripped naked at a former soviet youth camp crawling through silkworm droppings in an attempt to record their life cycle holed up in the british museum discovering carpet designs dormant for half a millennia tackling a carpet thieving mayor distinguishing natural dyes from sacks of opium in northern afghanistan bluffing his way through an.
I continued work with yak yak in the pamirs until april 2010.
