Afghanistan

Bamyan, Band e Amir, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Travel Guide, Afghanistan Travel, Central Afghanistan, women travel Afghanistan, female travel Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia

What It Was Like To Travel As A Woman In Afghanistan

What it was like to Travel as a Woman in Afghanistan Updated May 2024, What it was like to Travel as a Woman in Afghanistan was originally written in December 2018 These experiences as a woman traveler in Afghanistan are based on my three trips to Afghanistan- One solo to the Wakhan Corridor in 2017, one with my […]

What It Was Like To Travel As A Woman In Afghanistan Read More »

, ,
Sakhi Shrine, Sakhi Tomb, Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia

Kickin it in Kabul, Afghanistan

Things I Never Wrote When It Was Applicable: Kickin it in Kabul, Afghanistan  Updated May 2024, Things I Never Wrote When It Was Applicable: Kickin it in Kabul, Afghanistan was originally published in June 2022 I’ll never forget my first visit to Kabul, spiraling down with craggy mountains just off the wingtips as colorful homes

Kickin it in Kabul, Afghanistan Read More »

mountains Kandahar, Chilzinia, 40 steps Kandahar, chehelzina, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Central Asia, Photo Essays, Travel Guide

Kandahar In Photos & Travel Guide

Kandahar in Photos & Travel Guide Updated May 2024, Kandahar Travel Guide & Photos was written August 2019 I went to Kandahar as part of my ‘vacation’ in March 2019. Yup, you read that correctly. This was my first time to the south of Afghanistan and to be totally honest Kandahar had a vastly different aura

Kandahar In Photos & Travel Guide Read More »

,
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

Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan Read More »

, , , ,
Afghanistan Travel, Afghanistan Travel Guide, Band e Amir, Bamyan, Afghanistan, Central Afghanistan, Band e Pudina, Band e Zulfiqar
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Travel Guide

Afghanistan Travel Guide

Afghanistan Travel Guide Updated April 2024, The Afghanistan Travel Guide was originally written in September 2018 Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires and the epicenter of my curiosity for a few years. So much so that I’ve now visited the country several times in the past few years and as of this most recent update have visited

Afghanistan Travel Guide Read More »

, , , ,
Freindship Bridge, Hairatan Border Crossing, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Border Crossings, Central Asia, Uzbekistan

Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan

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.  Please note that as of May 2024, the Hairatan Border Crossing is not

Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan Read More »

Afghanistan, Mazar e Sharif, Mazar i Sharif, Balkh
Afghanistan, Central Asia, Central Asia Region, China, General Central Asia, Karakalpakstan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

A Beginner’s Guide To Central Asia Travel: Discover The Silk Road

A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel: Discover the Silk Road Updated March 2024, A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel was originally written in February 2019 For travelers looking for something different, this mostly unspoiled region will surely deliver. Personally, if I was only allowed to travel one region of the world for the rest

A Beginner’s Guide To Central Asia Travel: Discover The Silk Road Read More »

, , , , , , , , ,
Chehelburj, Forty Towers, Bamyan, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia

Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan

Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan Updated March 2024, Bamyan’s 40 Towers of Chehelburj, Afghanistan was originally published in September 2021 Following a summit of Shah Foladi, the next item on my agenda was to visit was the ancient 40 Towers of Chehelburj before we headed south in the Hazarajat to Daykundi Province.  After an

Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan Read More »

Panj River, Shirkhan Bandar Panji Poyan border crossing, Afghanistan Tajikistan border crossing, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Shirkhan bandar, Panji Poyan
Afghanistan, Asia, Border Crossings, Central Asia, Tajikistan

How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and get an Afghan Visa on the Border

How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and get an Afghan Visa on the Border Updated February 2024, How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and Get an Afghan Visa on the Border was originally published in July 2023 This is not how I thought

How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and get an Afghan Visa on the Border Read More »

Takht e Rustam, Afghanistan Travel, Afghanistan Travel Guide, Afghanistan, Samangan, Buddhist Stupa Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Travel Guide

A Day Trip To Takht e Rustam, Afghanistan

Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan Updated February 2024, Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan was originally written in February 2019 Much of Afghanistan’s Buddhist past has been razed and built over as Islam spread over the land. The few that remained through the Islamization of Afghanistan didn’t survive the

A Day Trip To Takht e Rustam, Afghanistan Read More »

, , ,
Scroll to Top