South Aral Peak Hike, Tajikistan Updated April 2025, South Aral Peak Hike, Tajikistan was originally published in April 2022 Looking to get out from Karakul and do a quick day hike on your Tajikistan Pamir Highway adventure? The hike up South Aral Peak, more commonly called Aral Yuj (short for Yujzhni), will make for a nice day […]
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How to get to Kandovan, Iran Updated April 2025, How to get to Kandovan, Iran was originally written in July 2019 Kandovan is like a mini Cappadocia with cave homes built into jagged volcanic rock (Ha! I’m literally just repeating what everyone else says here despite never having been to Cappadocia, and we may as well
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The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley Updated in April 2025, The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley was originally published in May 2020 I spent a chunk of last summer and fall in Tajikistan, mostly focusing on traveling in the western half of the country. The furthest east I made it in
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Registering with Tajikistan OVIR in Khorog Updated April 2025, Registering with Tajikistan OVIR in Khorog was originally published in December 2024 If you’re entering Tajikistan visa-free or using the visa-on-arrival scheme and staying in the country for more than 10 business days, you must register with OVIR (Department of Visas and Registration of Foreign Citizens).
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Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated April 2025, Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains was originally published in August 2020 The beautiful lake of Bolshoi Allo is one of my favorite places to set up camp and kick back for a couple of days or more (it’s quite the effort to get
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How To Get To Tajikistan’s Khafrazdara Valley Updated April 2025, How To Get To The Khafrazdara Valley was originally written in January 2018 This is one of the most beautiful treks in the Pamirs taking you to the stunning Khafrazdara Valley and Lakes and beyond to view Grum Grijmailo Glacier. First, you’ll need to take a
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Solo Female Travel in Iran Updated April 2025, Solo Female Travel in Iran was originally written in May 2019 Yes- it’s possible, no- it’s not inherently dangerous. You might have to deal with a few inconveniences, annoyances and a challenge hither and tither but overall solo female travel in Iran is a rewarding experience. I spent
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Aktau: Kazakhstan’s Caspian Seaside City Aktau: Kazakhstan’s Caspian Seaside City was originally published in April 2025 Sat along the Caspian Sea, Aktau is one part Kazakh beach town, one part an oil industry stronghold, and one part jumping-off point for explorations in the remote Mangystau Region. Despite being a working city, Aktau has an unexpected
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Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan Updated April 2025, 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
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Darvaza Gas Crater: Camping at the Door to Hell, Turkmenistan Updated March 2025, The Darvaza Gas Crater: Camping at the Door to Hell, Turkmenistan was originally written in January 2020 Two things brought me to Central Asia initially: The Fann Mountains and the Darvaza Gas Crater. A big thing separates the two: Uzbekistan. So that quickly got tacked on,
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