Bamyan Travel Guide Updated January 2024, The Bamyan Travel Guide was originally written in February 2019 We weren’t supposed to get here (safely, anyway) according to my research prior to our arrival in Kabul. Thanks to a terroristic act on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul carried out by the Taliban, 9 of the 22 victims were pilot or […]
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Teetering on Crumbling Walls + Hash with a Baba in Ancient Bactria Updated January 2024, Getting High on Old Balkh: Old Walls, Blue Tiles & Hash was originally written in January 2019 Welcome to Old Balkh. First Stop: Haji Piyada It’s almost unbearably hot, even in September as the dust settles. Today we left Mazar e
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Herat Travel Guide + Photos Updated January 2024, Herat Travel Guide + Photos was originally written in July 2019 Herat is easily a highlight of any visit to Afghanistan boasting an impressive number of important and historical sites around the city. From dazzlingly tiled mosques to an ancient (though rebuilt) citadel, bazaars teeming with life, delicious
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Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan Updated January 2024, Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan was originally published in December 2021 Clung to the Koh Daman Mountains, perched on the Shomali Plains, near the former Bagram Airbase, and less than an hour drive north of Kabul, Istalif had long been on my to-do list on
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Starry Nights & Chaikhana Floors: A Journey Through Daykundi, Afghanistan Updated January 2024, Starry Nights & Chaikhana Floors: A Journey Through Daykundi, Afghanistan was originally published in October 2021 After finishing up a summit of Shah Foladi, a visit to Bamyan’s far west to see the 40 towers of Chehelburj, and a jaunt through the
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Dara e Ajdahar: Dragon Valley, Afghanistan Updated December 2023, Dara e Ajdahar: Dragon Valley, Afghanistan was originally written in February 2019 7 km west of Bamyan lies a spine of volcanic rock, rising from the valley floor near the predominantly Hazara village of Dara e Ajdahar. Legend has it that this spine of rock split in
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Shahr e Gholghola, the City of Screams Updated December 2023, Shahr e Gholghola, the City of Screams was originally written in May 2019 Shahr e Gholghola was Bamyan’s last stand against the Mongols during the spring 1221 Siege of Bamyan. After the death of Mutukhan at the Ghorid fortress of Shahr e Zohak Genghis swiftly pushed
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What it’s like to Travel as a WomanIn the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan Updated December 2023, What it was like to Travel as a Solo Woman in the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan was originally written in September 2017 Most everyone was questioning my mental stability when I said I was going to visit Afghanistan. Even after I’ve returned unscathed
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Things I Never Wrote When It Was Applicable: Kickin it in Kabul, Afghanistan Updated December 2023, 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
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The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes Of Band e Amir, Afghanistan Updated December 2023, The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes of Band e Amir, Afghanistan was originally written in January 2019 The brakes screeched as the Sakhi shifted to a halt. Suddenly, the glimmers of blue began popping through the settling dust around us.
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