The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes Of Band e Amir, Afghanistan Updated May 2024, 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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How to get an Afghanistan Visa Updated December 2023, How to Get an Afghanistan Visa was originally written in September 2017 Wanting to trek the Afghan Wakhan and meet the extremely isolated and traditional Wakhi and Kyrgyz people scattered throughout Afghanistan’s frontier panhandle or see the countless highlights, stunning sceneries and experience the warm Afghan hospitality
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A Simple Guide to Central Asia Visas Updated May 2024, The Central Asia Visas Guide was originally written in January 2019 The red tape is finally losing its adherence and the bureaucracy is finally loosening (mostly). Getting visas to Central Asia is only getting easier by the day (cough, cough… except for you, Turkmenistan), with relaxed
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Mazar e Sharif in Photos & Travel Guide Updated May 2024, Mazar e Sharif in Photos & Travel Guide was originally written in February 2019 After several trips that have brought me to Mazar e Sharif, Afghanistan here is a guide to help you plan your time in the city. Following the guide, you will find
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Crossing the Afghanistan-Iran Border at Islam Qala Updated November 2023, Crossing the Afghanistan-Iran Border at Islam Qala was originally written in June 2019 Crossing the Islam Qala-Dogharoun Border from Afghanistan to Iran between the cities of Herat and Mashhad is a pretty pain-free simple process. At this point in time, this is the only border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran that is
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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
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Climbing Shah Foladi, Afghanistan Updated February 2023, Climbing Shah Foladi, Afghanistan was originally published in August 2021 Shah Foladi, Central Afghanistan’s highest peak rises to around 5,100 meters (I’ve seen it listed as anywhere from 5,048 meters to 5,192 meters), parked in the middle of the Koh e Baba Mountains that form the border between
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Caught in an Electric Storm on Koh e Mekh, Afghanistan Updated August 2023, Caught in an Electric Storm on Koh e Mekh in Southern Bamyan, Afghanistan was originally published in February 2022 Before we arrived in the Waras District of Afghanistan’s Southern Bamyan Province neither Alishah nor I had heard of Koh e Mekh, let alone realized
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Shahr e Zohak: Afghanistan’s Red City Updated January 2024, Shahr e Zohak, Afghanistan’s Red City was originally written in February 2019 Guarding the gates of Bamyan Valley where the Bamyan and Kalu Rivers converge sits Shahr e Zohak in its striking crimson grandeur. Estimates put the red city’s origins into the 6th century, built by the
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Afghan Wakhan & Zorkul Trekking Expedition Join us on an epically amazing 24-day journey through northern Afghanistan’s remote Wakhan Corridor to explore the little-visited Little Pamir Mountains and the surreal Zorkul Lake.Starting from the capital of Dushanbe in neighboring Tajikistan, we will first make our way south toward the Khatlon region before crossing the Shirkhan
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