Event Date: Wed 24 January 2024
Event Time: 19:00
This walk is in the past.
Meet at the venue 19:00 for pre drinks and the event starts 19:30
https://www.wildernesslectures.com/events/view/14080aec-258c-11ee-a862-0026b9499a2f
Please book tickets for £12 online here.
Chris Aslan was born in Turkey and spent his childhood there and in war-torn Beirut. After school, Chris spent two years at sea before studying media and journalism at Leicester University. He then moved to Khiva, a desert oasis in Uzbekistan, establishing a UNESCO workshop reviving fifteenth century carpet designs and embroideries, and becoming the largest non-government employer in town. He was kicked out as part of an anti-Western purge, and took a year in Cambridge to write his book, A Carpet Ride to Khiva.
Chris then spent several years in the Pamirs mountains of Tajikistan, training yak herders to comb their yaks for their cashmere-like down. Next came a couple more years in Kyrgyzstan living in the world’s largest natural walnut forest and establishing a wood-carving workshop. Since then, Chris has studied and rowed at Oxford, lives in Cambridge, and is preparing to move to North Cyprus. As well as writing, Chris lectures for the Art Society and leads tours with Indus Experiences to Central Asia, having left a large chunk of his heart out there.
1532 Performing Arts Centre- Near Bristol Grammar School,
www.1532bristol.co.uk
1532 Bristol
Elton Road, Bristol BS8 1SJ ·
Group:
Joint
Event Leader:
Becky B.