This is the second dairy in a series I'm doing on Central Asia. I did one on Kazakhstan previously.
Our trip through Central Asia continues with Turkmenistan. Unlike its wealthier neighbor to the north, Turkmenistan is still mostly unknown to Americans, although its giant natural gas reserves and the unchained egotism of its former ruler, Saparmurat Niyazov, has gotten this desert country some attention in the West. So without further ado, its time to explore the nation of Turkmenistan.