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Sophie Ibbotson
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My background is in Oriental languages and history and I am fluent in Hindi and Urdu as well as English. I am currently based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan but work across Central Asia an...
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Location:
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Member since Apr 29,2009
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Latest Items posted by sophie_tea
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Kyrgyzstan: All is Gold, but what Glistens?
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The tiny, mountainous republic of Kyrgyzstan rests in the shadow of more famous neighbors: Kazakhstan, China and Afghanistan. Total economic collapse after the break-up of the Soviet Union was followed by large-scale foreign investment and slow but steady growth, enabling GDP (PPP) to peak at $13.5 ... |
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Added 195 days ago by sophie_tea / Location: Kyrgyzstan / In Business
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Tags: Kyrgyzstan , Bishkek , recession , economy , black market , corruption , drugs trafficking , financial services , Central Asia , Russia , USA , gold , bank , migration , Kazakhstan , minerals , wealth , aid , exports , remittances , Afghanistan , USSR ,
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Kyrgyzstan / 9 images
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Updated 254 days ago by sophie_tea / Location: Kyrgyzstan / In Travel
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Tags: Kyrgyzstan , Bishkek , Ashu , Torugart , Naryn , camel , river , Chom Kemin , valley , mountain , skyline , city , couture , textiles , fashion , caravenserai , silk road
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Pakistan / 7 images
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Updated 254 days ago by sophie_tea / Location:  Pakistan / In Travel
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Tags: Lahore , Islamabad , NWFP , Mansehra , Northern Areas , Hunza , Karakorum , K2 , Gilgit , Sost , Kunjerab , truck , Badshahi , mosque , minaret , dome , bridge , chicken , horse
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India: Travel / 18 images
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Updated 254 days ago by sophie_tea / Location:  India / In Travel
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Tags: Darjeeling , India , Bengal , Kolkata , Calcutta , tea , Himalayas , Varanasi , Benaras , Ganges , Delhi , Hinduism , Buddhism , monk , brahmin , monastery , Wagah ,
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Kyrgyzstan and Manas: Understanding the Bigger Picture
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Last week’s announcement of the decision to eject US troops from the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan coincides perhaps rather too neatly with the promise of $2.15 billion in loans and aid from Russia. Although President Bukiyev disputes that the two issues are linked, commentators and officials al... |
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Updated 254 days ago by sophie_tea / Location: Kyrgyzstan / In Political News
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Tags: Manas , US , military , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Caspian , oil , gas , Gazprom , Nabucco , Azerbaijan , Turkmenistan , embassy , Afghanistan , Europe , Kyrgyz , Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan , Chudinov , Bukiyev
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Darjeeling Un-limited
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If you saw Wes Anderson’s film The Darjeeling Ltd. and thought you might like to recreate the adventure, start well before the plot begins and take a pilgrimage to Glenburn. It was whilst staying on this, the most magical of tea estates, that Anderson conceived the idea for the film. Quite fra... |
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Updated 254 days ago by sophie_tea / Location: India / In Travel
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Tags: India , Darjeeling , Kolkata , Bengal , tea , Glenburn , Wes Anderson , boutique , hotel , Himalayas , Sikkim , Kanchenjunga , nature , environment , Nepali , community
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