This waitress took care of us all night at the hot pot restaurant, teaching us how to properly use the skillet and boiling broth below. She was so incredibly sweet and really wanted us to have a good eating experience. Urumqi, China. Read more about hot pot in China. @ www.uncorneredmarket.com
Veronique's attempt at making the perfect animal balloon dog (or was it a bear?) while the Pamiri kids look on. They didn't quite get what the animals were supposed to be, but we still had fun...Taken at the Pamiri home where we stayed overnight in the village of Namadgut. The mother (of six) and village shopkeeper took us in for the night..© www.uncorneredmarket.com ..
Yes, the plane really is as small as it looks against the mountains surrounding the runway. Flight from Khorog to Dushanbe in Tajikistan...© www.uncorneredmarket.com
