Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated August 2024, 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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A Day Trip to Madiyan Hot Springs, Tajikistan Updated August 2024, A Day Trip to Madiyan Hot Springs, Tajikistan was originally published in December 2021 Madiyan Valley, which cuts westward from Murghab is jagged and stark in comparison to its more northerly colorful counterpart Pshart Valley. For those looking for an adventure away from the
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A Day Trip To The Taboshar Uranium Mines in Istiklol, Tajikistan Updated August 2024, A Day Trip To The Uranium Mines in Istiklol, Tajikistan was originally published in September 2021 The odd little town of Istiklol (formerly Taboshar), located about 40 minutes drive from Khujand makes a great day trip for those wanting to get
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Solo Female Travel in Iran Updated August 2024, 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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Pamir Highway Guide Updated August 2024, The Ultimate Guide To The Pamir Highway was originally published in January 2017 As we made the colorful twists and turns down out of Shurabad Pass with my first glimpses across the River Panj into Afghanistan, I knew this surely wouldn’t be my last adventure along the famed Pamir Highway.
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Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things To Do In Murghab Updated August 2024, Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things To Do In Murghab, Tajikistan was originally written in March 2020 Welcome to the wild wild east! Murghab is a peculiar, rugged frontier town located in Tajikistan’s Eastern Pamir at a staggering elevation of 3,650 meters. Murghab
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Darvaza Gas Crater: Camping at the Door to Hell, Turkmenistan Updated August 2024, 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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Timur Dara Lake, Tajikistan Updated August 2024, Timur Dara Lake, Tajikistan was originally written in December 2019 Timur Dara Lake is situated in the southern Fann Mountains, nestled in the Karatag Valley. Timur Dara Lake can be reached as a long day trip from Dushanbe, or as a multi-day trekking trip including nearby Payron Lake, Mura Pass,
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Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan Updated August 2024, 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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Kashgar Travel Guide Updated August 2024, The Kashgar Travel Guide was originally written in August 2018 Kashgar: The important Silk Road trading post at the junction of the Northern & Southern Routes in the extreme western fringes of China. Closer to the Middle East than it is to Beijing and a world away. Home to Uyghur
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