These Kyrgyz women living in the village of Alichur, Tajikistan show us their recent handy-work - an orange and black shyrdak (Kyrgyz felt carpet) that will hang in the house. This shyrdak took almost one month to make. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Two friendly vendors at the main market in Mary. © UncorneredMarket.com
Dried herbs are smoked and employed as a purifying and blessing tool in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. These women insisted Audrey breathe in the smoke to help cleanse her lungs. She fell into a coughing fit instead. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
