These girls greeted us on the road in the southern Kyrgyz village of Sary Tash. We soon learned why their cheeks were so red: wind-burn. A brutally cold wind picks up in the evenings; it can stop you in your tracks. The night we stayed, the temperature dropped to 15 degrees Celsius below zero. And it was only early autumn. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Brown eyes and a shyness warm enough to melt the ice caps. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
This 9-year old girl is named Avi. She sells vanilla wafer cookies on the buses that leave from Santa Ana's market. She's one of the many children in this region who has to work instead of going to school. Read more about our impressions of El Salvador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
