Nicole

Travel tales and tips from a girl from Alaska as she travels around the world.

Kegen, Kazakhstan, Karkara border, Karkara border crossing, Kazakh horses, horse river
Asia, Border Crossings, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

The Karkara Border Crossing Between Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan

This publication is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Nicole from The Adventures of Nicole and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or […]

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Erbil, Arbil, Iraq, Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil Citadel
Asia, City Guides, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Middle East, Travel Guide

Erbil Travel Guide + 7 Things To Do In Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

Erbil Travel Guide + 7 Things To Do In Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Updated April 2024, Erbil Travel Guide + 7 Things To Do In Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan was originally published in August 2020 Welcome to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the largest city in the territory. The city definitely warrants at least a

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Alaska, Travel Alaska on a budget, Alaska Travel, Travel Alaska, Alaska budget, Alaska budget travel, Travel AK budget, aurora, aurora borealis, northern lights, northernlights, Eagle River, Anchorage, Eagle River AK, Eagle River alaska
Alaska, North America, Photography

The Best Places To See The Northern Lights in Alaska

The Best Places to see the Northern Lights in Alaska Updated April 2024, Best Places to see the Northern Lights in Alaska was originally written in January 2020 For many people, seeing the northern lights is a major bucketlist item. They’re elusive, require (usually expensive) travel to far northern latitudes (and southern too!), and difficult to

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Amedi, Amediya, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdistan
Asia, City Guides, Iraq, Travel Guide

Visiting The Ancient Assyrian City Of Amedi, Iraqi Kurdistan

Visiting The Ancient Assyrian City Of Amedi, Iraqi Kurdistan Updated April 2024, Visiting The Ancient Assyrian City Of Amedi, Iraqi Kurdistan was originally published in June 2020 Located in a wide-open valley in northern Iraqi Kurdistan, Amedi is one of the most picturesque places you’ll visit in all of the territory. The city that sits

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Khudayar Khan Palace, Kokand, Uzbek Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan
Asia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan

Uzbek Fergana Valley Travel Guide

Uzbek Fergana Valley Travel Guide Updated April 2024, Uzbek Fergana Valley Travel Guide was originally published in March 2022 Great for slow travelers and those wanting to get underneath the surface of Uzbekistan a bit more than those that flit quickly through the Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva, the Uzbek Fergana Valley ticks all

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Alaska, Photography, sponsored posts

9 Tips For Viewing The Aurora

This post contains affiliate links, and this post comes in partnership with booking.com. Comments submitted may be displayed on other websites owned by the sponsoring brand. Northern Lights Guide: Top Tips For Seeing The Aurora Updated April 2024, Top Tips For Viewing The Aurora was originally written in March 2018 Seeing the aurora, an item on many

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Tajikistan-Afghanistan border crossing, Ishkashim border, Ishkashim
Afghanistan, Asia, Border Crossings, Central Asia, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajik Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan, Tajikistan Border Crossings, Wakhan

Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan

Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan Updated April 2024, The Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan was originally written in October 2019 The Tajikistan-Afghanistan border crossing at Ishkashim connects the Tajik and Afghan Wakhan valleys. For visiting the Afghan Wakhan crossing the Ishkashim border crossing is the only feasibly safe way to access the

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Sheikh Massal ad Din Complex, Khujand, Tajikistan, Sheikh Musil ad Din, Sheikh Musilhiddin
Asia, Central Asia, City Guides, Sughd, Tajik Fergana Valley, Tajikistan, Travel Guide

Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to Do In Khujand

Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand Updated April 2024, Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand was originally written in December 2017 Leninabad sat protected by the Fann Mountains from much of the fighting that ensued during the 1990s Tajik Civil War that ravaged much of Tajikistan. In 1991

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Khiva, Itchan Qala, Uzbekistan, Islam Khoja Minaret
Asia, Central Asia, City Guides, Travel Guide, Uzbekistan

Khiva Travel Guide + 13 Things To Do In Khiva

Things to do in Khiva & Khiva Travel Guide Updated April 2024, Things to do in Khiva & Travel Guide was originally written in December 2019 Truth be told, I knew the least about Khiva prior to my arrival to Uzbekistan. I’d heard quite a bit about the grandeur of Samarkand and Bukhara, but not a peep about the

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Bentonite Hills, Hanksville, Utah
North America, Road Trips, Utah

Utah Highway 24: The Most Alien Road Trip in the USA

Utah Highway 24: The Most Alien Road Trip in the USA Updated April 2024, Utah Highway 24: The Most Alien Road Trip in the USA was originally published in August 2023. Utah’s Highway 24 (UT-24) is my absolute favorite route in the entire state. I know that sounds crazy, having moved to Salt Lake City

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