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14 Day Socotra & South Yemen Expedition November 10-23, 2024 Join us on a journey along old frankincense trade routes through Central Yemen’s Hadhromaut after your expedition across Socotra Island. Having visited both Socotra and Mainland Yemen numerous times over the years, this is a personal favorite trip for me to organize and run. Highlights […]
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Bukhara Travel Guide + 19 Things to do in Bukhara, Uzbekistan Updated April 2024, Bukhara Travel Guide was originally written in December 2019 Sat between Samarkand and Khiva along Uzbekistan’s Silk Road emerging like a mirage from the red sands of the Kyzylkum Desert, Bukhara more than warrants a visit being a short hop from less-intimate
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Stray Off Asia’s Well-Beaten Path: 20 Asian Destinations to Discover Asia is the largest and most diverse continent. With a landmass this vast it actually isn’t that difficult to get off the beaten path in Asia. From Islamic gems in the Arabian Peninsula to some of the oldest Christian nations on earth in the Caucasus,
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Khorezm Fortresses: Uzbekistan’s Castles of a Forgotten Empire Updated April 2024, Khorezm Fortresses: Uzbekistan’s Castles of a Forgotten Empire was originally published in August 2021 In the baking sun of the Kyzylkum Desert sit the ruins of the Elliq Qala, translating out to 50 fortresses in the Uzbek language. Straddling the arid Khorezm Region and Karakalpakstan
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Crossing The Yemen-Oman Border Updated April 2024, Crossing the Yemen-Oman Border was originally written in April 2020 It’s possible to travel in South Yemen (confusing as geographically speaking, it appears to be the eastern half of the country on a map… but that’s a discussion for a different post), with the help of a local
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Tajikistan Itinerary for One to Four Weeks Updated April 2024, One to Four Week Tajikistan Itinerary was originally written in February 2019 For being the smallest in terms of the landmass of the Central Asian nations Tajikistan packs a lot into its borders. I have gotten a lot of requests from travelers for itineraries for Tajikistan.
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Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan Updated April 2024, Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan was originally published in June 2021 If you’re planning to head into Afghanistan from Uzbekistan, here is everything you need to know to cross the Hairatan border. After a couple of days checking out the historic sites around Termez, it
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Exploring The Sufi Crossroads In Tarim, Yemen Updated April 2024, Exploring The Sufi Crossroads In Tarim, Yemen was originally published in April 2020 After spending a few days traveling across the Al Mahrah Governorate and camping under the stars with camels and Mahri Bedouins in the Yemeni Empty Quarter, we continued our journey east to Wadi Hadhramaut. After waking
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Samarkand Travel Guide Updated April 2024, The Best Things To Do In Samarkand + Samarkand Travel Guide was originally written in October 2018 In 2001 Samarkand was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a historic crossroads of cultures. The city was founded in the 7th century BC and later became the capital of the Timurid
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Two Week Week Uzbekistan Itinerary Updated April 2024, A Two Week Uzbekistan Itinerary was originally written in January 2019 Uzbekistan is an up-and-coming destination and the place that comes to mind when many think of the Silk Road. I’ve created this two-week Uzbekistan itinerary based on my own personal travels in the country. You’ll find the
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