On the Silk Road After planning through 2½ years and two false starts, the trip to photograph central Asia’s first rapid rail system in Tashkent, Uzbekistan finally happened. The pandemic halted global travel for about 18 months. The second attempt was derailed by Mr Putin’s war on Ukraine when transportation through Moscow had to be cancelled. Getting refunds for both plans proved to be quite arduous with Turkish Airlines issuing a worthless voucher that I was never able to