{"id":1536,"date":"2012-10-02T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2012-10-02T17:16:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T17:16:42","slug":"from-darvaza-with-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/2012\/10\/from-darvaza-with-love\/","title":{"rendered":"From Darvaza with Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A boy, a girl, a Soviet-era industrial <a title=\"accident site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derweze\" target=\"_blank\">accident site<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Two drifters, a dream, and a 70 meter diameter hole in the ground, leaking flaming natural gas for the past five decades\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What better place for a man to get down on one knee and ask the love of his life to marry him?<\/p>\n<p>Ladies and Gentlemen, Lucy &amp; James have got engaged.<\/p>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>_wpaudio.enc['wpaudio-69f8d9fc17f98'] = '\\u0068\\u0074\\u0074\\u0070\\u003a\\u002f\\u002f\\u0077\\u0077\\u0077\\u002e\\u0076\\u0069\\u0067\\u0067\\u0065\\u0072\\u0073\\u002e\\u0063\\u006f\\u006d\\u002f\\u0072\\u006f\\u0075\\u006e\\u0064\\u0074\\u0068\\u0065\\u0077\\u006f\\u0072\\u006c\\u0064\\u002f\\u0073\\u006f\\u0075\\u006e\\u0064\\u0074\\u0072\\u0061\\u0063\\u006b\\u002f\\u0064\\u0061\\u006e\\u0063\\u0065\\u006d\\u0065\\u0074\\u006f\\u0074\\u0068\\u0065\\u0065\\u006e\\u0064\\u006f\\u0066\\u006c\\u006f\\u0076\\u0065\\u002e\\u006d\\u0070\\u0033';<\/script><a id='wpaudio-69f8d9fc17f98' class='wpaudio wpaudio-nodl wpaudio-enc' href='#'>Dance me to the end...<\/a>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1536 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/01.-Darvaza-by-day.-The-problem-with-gas-flares-is-that-they-dont-show-up-in-daylight-...-not.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/01.-Darvaza-by-day.-The-problem-with-gas-flares-is-that-they-dont-show-up-in-daylight-...-not-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Darvaza by day. The problem with gas flares is that they don&#039;t show up in daylight ... not!\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1538\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1538'>\n\t\t\t\tDarvaza by day. The problem with gas flares is that they don&#8217;t show up in daylight &#8230; not!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/02.-OK-so-who-forgot-the-marshmallows.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/02.-OK-so-who-forgot-the-marshmallows-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"OK, so who forgot the marshmallows?\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1546\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1546'>\n\t\t\t\tOK, so who forgot the marshmallows?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/03.-Any-burning-questions-on-your-mind.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/03.-Any-burning-questions-on-your-mind-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Any burning questions on your mind?\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1539\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1539'>\n\t\t\t\tAny burning questions on your mind?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-James-considers-taking-the-plunge.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-James-considers-taking-the-plunge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"James considers taking the plunge\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1540\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1540'>\n\t\t\t\tJames considers taking the plunge\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/05.-Just-the-two-of-us.-No-one-else-in-sight.-The-perfect-moment.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/05.-Just-the-two-of-us.-No-one-else-in-sight.-The-perfect-moment-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Just the two of us. No-one else in sight. The perfect moment\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1541\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1541'>\n\t\t\t\tJust the two of us. No-one else in sight. The perfect moment\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Sunset-by-the-industrial-accident-who-says-romance-is-dead.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Sunset-by-the-industrial-accident-who-says-romance-is-dead-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunset by the industrial accident - who says romance is dead?\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1542\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1542'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset by the industrial accident &#8211; who says romance is dead?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-James-and-Lucy-spend-a-happy-evening-keeping-warm-by-the-fire.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-James-and-Lucy-spend-a-happy-evening-keeping-warm-by-the-fire-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"James and Lucy spend a happy evening keeping warm by the fire\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1543\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1543'>\n\t\t\t\tJames and Lucy spend a happy evening keeping warm by the fire\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-One-of-my-new-favourite-photographs-Lucy-contemplates-her-future-and-the-fires-of-HELL.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-One-of-my-new-favourite-photographs-Lucy-contemplates-her-future-and-the-fires-of-HELL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"One of my new favourite photographs - Lucy contemplates her future, and the fires of HELL\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1544\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1544'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of my new favourite photographs &#8211; Lucy contemplates her future, and the fires of HELL\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-The-happy-couple-at-breakfast-in-camp-the-morning-after-when-were-married-we-wont-have-to-sleep-on-any-more-floors-right.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-The-happy-couple-at-breakfast-in-camp-the-morning-after-when-were-married-we-wont-have-to-sleep-on-any-more-floors-right-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The happy couple at breakfast in camp the morning after (when we&#039;re married we won&#039;t have to sleep on any more floors, right?)\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1545\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1545'>\n\t\t\t\tThe happy couple at breakfast in camp the morning after (when we&#8217;re married we won&#8217;t have to sleep on any more floors, right?)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boy, a girl, a Soviet-era industrial accident site\u2026 Two drifters, a dream, and a 70 meter diameter hole in the ground, leaking flaming natural gas for the past five decades\u2026 What better place for a man to get down &hellip; 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