Globe hoppers

Uzbekistan :  It is Uzbek tradition that the most respected guest be seated farthest from the house’s entrance.    Tajikistan :  Russian soldiers are reported to have seen the Abominable Snowman or the ‘Yeti’ in the Pamir Mountain ranges. The legend of the Yeti is still considered to exist in Tajikistan.   Kyrgyzstan :  Osh, the country’s second largest city, is also one of the oldest in the region. Its vast and bustling market – still going strong – was a key trading point on the Silk Road, the overland route taken by caravans heading between Europe and Asia.  Kazakhstan :  Horses were first domesticated on the territory of the present Kazakhstan   Mongolia :  With Mongolia’s large land area and small population, there are more than 500,000 square kilometers of land area available for every person that lives in the country.   Ulan-Ude in Russia :  The Trans-Siberian Railway spans almost all the way across the co...

Georgia :  The world’s deepest cave is the Voronya Cave in Georgia.    Azerbaijan :  The thirteenth world chess champion - Garry Kasparov was born in Baku.  Armenia :  The first church in the world was built in Armenia    Iran : I ran provides home and social security for approximately a million foreign refugees – the biggest number in a single country in the world.    Turkmenistan :  Kugitang Reserve of Turkmenistan has a rock plateau imprinted with footprints of a dinosaur.  

Tomorrow is the big Departure !!! So exciting ! :) Czech Republic :   The Czech people have  the highest beer consumption per capita in the world.  Its first known brewery existed in 993.  Pilsners  were originated here as did the first ever blond pilsners. There are  several beer festivals  hosted annually.    Romania :  In 1889 the Romanian city of  Timisoara became the first in Europe to have electric street lighting.    Slovakia :  Wooden Čičmany village at the foothill of the Strazov Hills will blow your mind! All the gingerbread houses are original! The first mention of the village dates back to the year 1272.   Bulgaria :   The famous Facebook creator  Mark Zuckerberg   has a Bulgarian origin and he is named after his Bulgarian grandfather - Marko. His grandfather has emigrated from Bulgaria in 1940.     Turkey :  The Turks introduced ...

Hello ! As You may know, we are leaving soon.. But not without a little Fun with Flags : Before we leave, you'll find every day a small article saying fun fact about a country we'll pass ... Be prepared ! UK :   London has been called Londonium, Ludenwic, and Ludenburg in the past.   France :  France is the largest country in the EU, and known as 'the hexagon   Belgium :  Cricket is thought to be a Belgian invention, not British  – academics believe immigrants from north Belgium could have imported the game to Britain, based on a poem thought to have been written in 1533 that calls Flemish weavers ‘king of crekettes’ and also mentions ‘wickettes’, predating English references dating to the 1600s.    Netherlands :  More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level   Germany :  The longest word published in the German language is Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellsc...