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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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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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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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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The Best Restaurants In Dushanbe Updated April 2024, The Best Restaurants In Dushanbe was written in October 2019 I’ve spent a lot of time in Tajikistan and a fair amount of it in the capital, Dushanbe over the last few years. Most tourists that arrive in Tajikistan come in search of epic road trips and mind-blowing trekking, not its modest capital or other
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The Ultimate Tajikistan Travel Guide Updated April 2024,The Ultimate Tajikistan Travel Guide was originally written December 2016 Where Carib-blue glacial lakes reflect atmosphere scraping mountains, hospitality is something of legend and where travel is just opening up. Without a doubt traveling in Tajikistan is a rewarding experience. Wild and rugged, Tajikistan is a country that
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10 Things to do in Bishkek Updated April 2024, 10 Things to do in Bishkek was originally written in November 2019 I quite like Bishkek. Along with Dushanbe and Khorog, it feels like a home away from home after all the time I’ve spent in Central Asia on my numerous trips here. But I often hear travelers complain that it’s boring
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How to get to Big Almaty Lake Updated April 2024, How to get to Big Almaty Lake was originally written in October 2019 Sat perched in the Ile Alatau Mountains just a short drive from downtown Almaty sits the impressive Big Almaty Lake. In most of the photos you’ll see online, the lake appears to be
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Uzbekistan Travel Guide Updated April 2024, The Uzbekistan Travel Guide was originally written in June 2018 The Central Asian cradle of culture, Silk Road history, Caravansarais, and traces of great conquerors from Genghis Khan to Amir Timur and more are just a few reasons to travel in Uzbekistan. The blue-tiled Silk Road cities of Samarkand,
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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
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