August 6th, 2008 ·

Ed has called in to report a good and interesting rest day in Bukhara with locals full of the explosions that happened on 10 July (www.wikio.com/video/314149) .  The official report is apparently economical with the truth. (search on ‘explosion bukhara’ and see the local blogs).  They have now moved to Samarqand and are in a hotel with hot showers and with another team are eating marmite, that rare and wonderful British delicacy, kindly secreted into Ed’s bag by his girlfriend.