Twice a year in Turkmenistan older citizens must scramble for documents proving to their authoritarian government that they ...

To prove they are alive and unfreeze their pensions, elderly people in Turkmenistan must travel to a family doctor and three ...

Anne Olivia Bauso is a travel writer and hotel expert based in New York City. She has written hundreds of hotel reviews, from 5-star Ritz-Carlton properties to treehouse eco-resorts in the jungle.

Officials in the authoritarian Central Asian country have told government employees that they will face dismissal if they use ...