Tom Coote visits the $25-million amusement park in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan built by the country’s supreme leader, Turmenbashi I. Page 2

Tom Coote visits the $25-million amusement park in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan built by the country’s supreme leader, Turmenbashi I.

Turkmenistan: Tinhorn Tyranny in Ashgabat By David Rich [I suggest money not be wasted going to Turkmenistan, though the country is an admitted hoot. With the mandatory guide any visit is expensive, requiring private transportation over the boring desert, and nothing of interest to see; it’s easier and less expensive,…