Went to Merv (ancient city that Genghis raped), Ashgabat and then the crazy road trip to the gas crater which is dying but still looked 180 at night and the desert scenery was 180 and the crazy drive over shitroads was actually cool cause the drivers are experts at dodging potholes while still maintaining speed.

Have many more photos esp of Ashgabat but need to go thru them.

https://imgur.com/a/mlS4miZ

https://imgur.com/a/YK0hasf

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1) are the tree-branch teepee things your hotel?

2) did you swan dive naked into the sink hole?

3) do the camels have names?

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2. nah shld have cause wld die on way down, also its filthy all these cans get blown into hole, it was full of trash. its lolzy caus eso many chink tourists, im sure one day one will fall in then its sure death, either immediately or cause its hours before anyone cld come rescue, area is so remote

3. no but maybe "ouchhhhh" cause they kept moaning that as i pounded away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865913&forum_id=2...id#49880420)

Also 180 phone booth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865913&forum_id=2...id#49880523)

but yea the new gorgeous potus doesnt require this shit anymore it seems

it actually seems it was the first POTUS who was the insane dictator, the next two who werent reltaed to him wer emore reasonable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865913&forum_id=2...id#49881686)

its actually interesting first one just gave up power upon det with no family successor, what a moron

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Decrees and laws

Nyýazow banned the use of lip synching at public concerts in 2005 as well as sound recordings at "musical performances on state holidays, in broadcasts by Turkmen television channels, at all cultural events organized by the state... in places of mass assembly and at weddings and celebrations organised by the public," citing a negative effect on the development of musical arts incurred by the use of recorded music.[42][43]

Nyýazow declared Turkmenistan a "neutral state" and said that the country would not participate in any UN peacekeeping operations.[citation needed]

Nyýazow banished dogs from the capital Ashgabat because of their "unappealing odour"[43] and banned citizens from owning more than one cat or dog.[44]

According to the Ashgabat correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru, right-hand-drive imported cars converted to left-hand-drive were banned due to a perceived increased risk in accidents.[45]

Nyýazow wrote the Ruhnama (meaning "the book of the spirit/soul"), and made it mandatory in all schools, in public offices and for obtaining a driver's license, and excerpts from the book were periodically read on Turkmen television. Nyýazow even tried to force Mufti Nasrullah ibn Ibadullah to preach the book in the Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque.[46]

Nyýazow ordered that all mountains and places in Turkmenistan be named after Turkmen heroes, poets and leaders.[citation needed]

Nyýazow made the second Sunday of August "Melon Day" in honor of melons, one of his favorite foods, which he referred to as a "gift of God with a glorious history".[47]

In August 2002, he ordered a renaming of months and days of the week.[citation needed]

He also abolished the Turkmen word for bread and replaced it with Gurbansoltan, his mother's name.[48][49][dubious – discuss]

Nyýazow requested that a "palace of ice", or indoor ice skating rink, be built near the capital, so that those living in the desert country could learn to skate. The rink was built in 2008 and is located near the new Turkmen State Medical University.[50]

After having to quit smoking in 1997 due to his resultant heart surgery, he banned smoking in all public places and ordered all government employees to follow suit.[48] Chewing tobacco on Turkmen soil was later banned as well.[51]

He outlawed opera, ballet, circuses and philharmonic orchestras in 2001 for being "decidedly unturkmen-like".[52][53]

In February 2004, he decreed that men should no longer wear long hair or beards because of the apparent association with Islamic extremism.[54][44]

In March 2004, he fired doctors and gymnastics instructors and replaced them with military conscripts.[55]

In March 2005, he ordered the closure of all hospitals outside Ashgabat, stating that the sick should go to the capital for treatment.[56]

Nyýazow also ordered the closure of all libraries outside the capital, stating that the reason was that ordinary Turkmens did not read anyway.[57]

He banned the reporting and even mentioning of contagious diseases such as AIDS or cholera.[citation needed]

He banned news reporters and presenters from wearing makeup on television. According to some reports, he felt presenters should "appear natural" on-screen,[58] although others alleged that the reason was more eccentric, claiming he said he found it difficult to distinguish male anchors from female anchors.[48]

He also ordered that each broadcast begin with a pledge that the broadcaster's tongue would shrivel if he/she slanders the country, flag, and/or president.[59]

He banned car radios because he considered them to be "useless".[citation needed]

Gold teeth were discouraged in Turkmenistan after Nyýazow suggested that the populace chew on bones to strengthen their teeth and lessen the rate at which they fall out. He said:

I watched young dogs when I was young. They were given bones to gnaw to strengthen their teeth. Those of you whose teeth have fallen out did not chew on bones. This is my advice...[60]

In November 2005, he ordered that doctors should swear an oath to him instead of the Hippocratic Oath.[61]

In December 2005, he banned video games because they were "too violent for young Turkmens".[citation needed] In the same month, he ordered the country's oil minister to learn English in 6 months or be fired.[citation needed]

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In February 2004, he decreed that men should no longer wear long hair or beards because of the apparent association with Islamic extremism.[54][44]

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