After Uzbekistan, we crossed into Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most isolated countries. We made camp at a bush site near Darvaza. And we saw a spectacular “moon rise”. At night we visited the Darvaza Crater – the so-called Doorway …
A couple of days before we were due to enter Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov (the country’s only president since independence from the Soviet Union) died. The airport in Samarkand was closed, but fortunately the border stayed open and we crossed into …
Years of studying genre fiction have taught me that all of the best stories have animals in them. This time it’s jellyfish! For my first appearance as a guest host at PodCastle, I hosted an Australian fiction special episode of …