Magnificent Manaslu
Wow! I may change my mind and do Manaslu this November instead. This video is more “artistic” than documentary. Not a lot of commentary but still a pleasure to watch. Check Out Knapsack Books by Chan Joon Yee
Changing Kyrgyz Fashion Over 100 Years
The changing fashions and outlook of women in Kyrgyzstan over 100 years. She’s a fantastic model. Look at all the different moods and facial expressions she’s able to portray. Check Out Knapsack Books by Chan Joon Yee
Beshbarmak БЕШБАРМАК
Kyrgyzstan horsemeat noodles. Taste it then try to make it. But from what I know, you don’t always have to use horsemeat for beshbarmark. You can also use beef or even yak meat in the highlands. Check Out Knapsack Books by Chan Joon Yee
Making Kyrgyz Boorsok
It’s usually spelled “borsok”, but I’m following the Russian spelling here. It’s like a cream puff without the cream inside. In Kyrgyzstan, it’s often eaten with sweet dips like jam or honey. I wouldn’t mind dipping in a savoury sauce like chilli crab sauce. The first video is in Russian and the second is in […]
Food in Kyrgyzstan
Ashlanfu – a bit like Chinese 凉皮. I remember having horrible diarrhoea after that. It doesn’t taste too bad, but food hygiene is everything. Boorsok is like our cream puff without the cream. In Kyrgyzstan, it is usually eaten with jam. Samsa – Kyrgyz curry puff. Fried Lagman – Kyrgyz mee goreng. I’ve tried the […]
Lao Girls In Vietnam
This town in Vietnam seems to be dominated by the Tai Lue and Tai Dam minority. The cameraman seems to know Vietnamese, but even without speaking any Vietnamese, the Tai dam and Lao people are part of the big Tai family and the two ladies could communicate using Lao. The protagonist here lives in Laos, […]
Cold Meh? Where Got Cold?
It never ceases to amaze me how some folks thought they had endured extreme cold on a comfy holiday in a city, returning to their heated rooms at the end of the day, boast about how minus this, minus that is nothing. Like this jokers. Russians can easily survive because he had walked on the […]
Awesome Antonov AN-22
It’s an antique military aircraft dating back to 1965. How on earth did Sam Chui manage to get on one of these? It’s powered by 4 turboprop engines and check out the 4 pairs of contra-rotating propellers. This design was the first wide-body transport aircraft and remains the world’s largest turboprop-powered aircraft to date. It has to be piloted manually and […]
Flying In The Karakoram
In spite of their close relationship with China (like Nepal), this flight employs the ATR42-500, a French machine. There are incredible views of Rakaposhi 7788m from the cockpit. Although it’s merely the 27th highest mountain in the world in terms of its summit from sea level, Rakaposhi is actually the tallest mountain in the world […]