Dull Comms Update
So it seems that my replacement BlackBerry and UK sim were deemed by
the local customs to be highly suspect, and so I never received them.
I do have a Chinese mobile, however: +86 150 1144 2562 and I
understand you can send texts to me for free via Skype. When I land in
Kazakhstan (hopefully on 19th November until 30th November), I will
(hopefully) be back on my Russki phone (+7 916 648 407). Or of course
I am on email, but much less reliably so.