How to get to Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan Updated October 2024, How to get to Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan was originally written in February 2019 After arriving in Almaty on a whim in late September and meeting some people at a hostel that went in on a rental car, I decided to join the group on a day […]
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16 Things To Do In Tashkent + Tashkent Travel Guide Updated October 2024, 15 Things To Do In Tashkent + Tashkent Travel Guide was originally written in January 2020 Tashkent gets skipped over by many visitors to Uzbekistan for its more glamourous Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva, but Tashkent actually has quite a bit to offer.
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Panjakent-Samarkand Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Uzbekistan Updated October 2024, The Panjakent-Samarkand Border Crossing Report Between Tajikistan & Uzbekistan was originally written in December 2019 Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have many beefs with each other, which I am not going to go into in this blog post. In 2018 with some thawing of bureaucratic ties between the
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A Two Week Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan Itinerary Updated May 2025, A Two Week Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan Itinerary was originally published in October 2020 Looking to take in two ‘stans on a limited time frame? No problem! Keeping it moving, you can squeeze in the best highlights of two Central Asian nations in this two week
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How to Get to Big Almaty Lake: A Complete Travel Guide Updated October 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
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3 Days in Almaty, Kazakhstan Updated October 2024, 3 Days in Almaty, Kazakhstan originally appeared on Valerie & Valise back in 2019 If I asked you, could you point to Kazakhstan on a map? Probably yes, if you’ve found this post… Good for you! Many people have no idea where Kazakhstan is, much less that
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Fann Mountains Trekking Expedition, Tajikistan Trek through the idyllic Fann Mountains of Tajikistan’s northwest fringes with us for 12 days in August 2025, taking in some of the most beautiful mountain scenery on Earth. This is one of my most favorite expeditions to share with you, showing you around a place that has become a
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12 Day Pamir Highway Expedition Join us on a wild adventure along Tajikistan’s famous Pamir Highway on this 12 day Pamir Highway road trip Expedition. Starting from the Tajik capital of Dushanbe, this trip will take us along the legendary M41 and to some truly off-the-beaten-path corners of the Pamir including a lovely trek to
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25 Day Tajikistan Expedition August 15-September 10, 2025 This expedition takes in the best of Tajikistan in 27 days combining the mind-blowing Fann Mountains and the world’s most epic road trip along the Pamir Highway. Starting from the capital city of Dushanbe, we will make our way north to begin our trek through the idyllic
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