Comments on: Battle at the Border http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/ measuring the Earth with our feet... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Daniel Noll http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-255795 Daniel Noll Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:34:05 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-255795 @Jahangir: I sincerely hope that the situation at this border has improved since our experience in 2007. We've been traveling like this for almost five years, and this situation is probably the most frightened we've been for our well-being. What we've written is exactly as it happened (in fact, we've probably under-told the actual situation). We crossed the border, we took notes in the taxi on the way to Shymkent and we posted the story the next day. So there wasn't much lag time between our experience and the time we published the story. As for recommending us to your enemies or not, that decision is yours to make. @Jahangir: I sincerely hope that the situation at this border has improved since our experience in 2007.

We’ve been traveling like this for almost five years, and this situation is probably the most frightened we’ve been for our well-being. What we’ve written is exactly as it happened (in fact, we’ve probably under-told the actual situation). We crossed the border, we took notes in the taxi on the way to Shymkent and we posted the story the next day. So there wasn’t much lag time between our experience and the time we published the story.

As for recommending us to your enemies or not, that decision is yours to make.

]]> By: Jahangir http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-255791 Jahangir Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:25:21 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-255791 Come on guys that is so stupid what you write, you so ignorant and stupid I do not recommend you to my enemy, Come on guys that is so stupid what you write, you so ignorant and stupid I do not recommend you to my enemy,

]]> By: Jahangir http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-255786 Jahangir Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:18:39 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-255786 I think you guys are overexagerating, to me it sounds like as if you add too much from yoursef guys, pls do not do that, I think you guys are overexagerating, to me it sounds like as if you add too much from yoursef guys, pls do not do that,

]]> By: Daniel Noll http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-16135 Daniel Noll Fri, 07 May 2010 14:21:29 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-16135 @Kamila: That would do it. @Kamila: That would do it.

]]> By: Kamila http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-16078 Kamila Fri, 07 May 2010 01:46:15 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-16078 We wondered why. Less beer consumption? Less smoking? Less consumption of garlic soup? More deodorant? perhaps because people shower three times a day...) We wondered why. Less beer consumption? Less smoking? Less consumption of garlic soup? More deodorant?

perhaps because people shower three times a day…)

]]> By: Nora - The Professional Hobo http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-4741 Nora - The Professional Hobo Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:49:45 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-4741 Whoo-ee! What an experience! And as usual, you describe it with grace and perspective; employing honourable morals every step of the way. Bravo! Whoo-ee! What an experience! And as usual, you describe it with grace and perspective; employing honourable morals every step of the way. Bravo!

]]> By: ayata http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 ayata Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:23:56 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-4668 Great, hopefully we will not meet any other backpack-laden white faces in our region. We are quiet happy without them. Please keep your stories for your silly and ignorant friends, whom you are trying to impress by your "courage". Great, hopefully we will not meet any other backpack-laden white faces in our region. We are quiet happy without them. Please keep your stories for your silly and ignorant friends, whom you are trying to impress by your “courage”.

]]> By: Audrey Scott http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Audrey Scott Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:48:04 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-1663 After living in the land of smiles for so many years, a trip to K-Stan would be a bit of a shock ; ) Endemic corruption does wear everyone down, even those people with the best intentions. I heard stories in Kyrgyzstan of people who REALLY wanted to prove that you could do things without paying someone off succumb in the end because they just needed it (ID card, permit, etc.) and couldn't wait any longer. We managed to get through this situation without paying anyone off, but we paid for it physically and emotionally. Everyone in the crowd was yelling in Russian, the lingua franca of that region. After living in the land of smiles for so many years, a trip to K-Stan would be a bit of a shock ; )

Endemic corruption does wear everyone down, even those people with the best intentions. I heard stories in Kyrgyzstan of people who REALLY wanted to prove that you could do things without paying someone off succumb in the end because they just needed it (ID card, permit, etc.) and couldn’t wait any longer. We managed to get through this situation without paying anyone off, but we paid for it physically and emotionally.

Everyone in the crowd was yelling in Russian, the lingua franca of that region.

]]> By: Bryan Rilinger http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Bryan Rilinger Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:31:45 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-1661 awesome story. I think i am going to cancel my upcoming overland trip to K-Stan now though. I agree with your comments at the end about "endemic corruption have a way of wearing down your principles." after 4 years of what i do, trying the legal route to no avail, i have learned that it is just easier to pay them off, it is perhaps the only way in many instances. Glad you guys made it through, and have a killer story to tell as a consequence. i am a little confused though, was everyone in the crowd speaking English? awesome story. I think i am going to cancel my upcoming overland trip to K-Stan now though.

I agree with your comments at the end about “endemic corruption have a way of wearing down your principles.” after 4 years of what i do, trying the legal route to no avail, i have learned that it is just easier to pay them off, it is perhaps the only way in many instances. Glad you guys made it through, and have a killer story to tell as a consequence.

i am a little confused though, was everyone in the crowd speaking English?

]]> By: Dan http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Dan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:21:39 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/08/battle-at-the-border/#comment-107 Tim, I'm certain we heard sounds just like those coming from the mob at the border. Dan Tim,
I’m certain we heard sounds just like those coming from the mob at the border.
Dan

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