Central Asia

Kishtidjarob River Valley, Pik Engles Meadow Trek, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
Central Asia, Central Asia Region, Hiking & Trekking, Tajikistan

Trekking to Pik Engles Meadow in Tajikistan’s Wakhan Valley

Trekking to Pik Engles Meadow in Tajikistan’s Wakhan Valley Updated January 2025, Trekking to Pik Engles, Tajikistan was originally published in January 2022 Returning to the Tajik Wakhan, I had moved the trek to Pik Engles Meadows to the top of my priority list, located in the southern sliver of Tajikistan sitting on the border

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Aq Saroy, Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
Asia, Central Asia, Uncategorized, Uzbekistan

Shahrisabz Travel Guide + Best Things to do

Shahrisabz Travel Guide + Best Things to do Updated January 2025, Shahrisabz Travel Guide + Best Things to do was originally published in April 2023. The birthplace of Uzbekistan’s famed conqueror Amir Timur, Shahrisabz is a city packed full of history, though sadly, mostly rebuilt in 2014 in a Disneylandish manner.  Despite this, Shahrisabz does

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Afghanistan, solo woman in Afghanistan, Wakhan Corridor
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Solo Female Travel, Travel Advice, Travel Guide, Wakhan, Women's Travel

Female Travel In The Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan

What it’s like to Travel as a WomanIn the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan Updated January 2025, What it was like to Travel as a Solo Woman in the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan was originally written in September 2017 Most everyone was questioning my mental stability when I said I was going to visit Afghanistan. Even after I’ve returned unscathed

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Guzargah Mausoleum, tomb to the Sufi saint Khwaja Abdullah Ansar, Guzargah, Khwaja Abdullah Ansar, Sufi, Herat, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Border Crossings, Central Asia, Iran, Middle East

Afghanistan-Iran Border Crossing At Islam Qala/Dogharoun

Crossing the Afghanistan-Iran Border at Islam Qala Updated January 2025, 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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Tajikistan, Tajikistan travel, Tajikistan travel guide, Tajikistan guide, Tsaxinkul, Bachor, Bachor Mountain Lakes, Pamir, Pamir Mountains, Pamirs, Tajikistan, GBAO, Gorno Badakshan Autonomous Oblast, Badakshan, Badakhshon, Visit the Pamirs
Asia, Central Asia, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan, Tajikistan Inspiration

10 Reasons to Visit The Pamirs

10 Reasons To Visit The Pamirs Updated January 2025, 10 Reasons To Visit The Pamirs was originally written in January 2017 The Pamir Mountains that wrap around and zig-zag the eastern half of Tajikistan are the country’s #1 tourist destination. But even as the #1 tourist attraction in the country, they are still widely untouched. Check

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Afghanistan Travel, Afghanistan travel guide, Old Balkh, Balkh, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, Northern Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Travel Guide

Getting High On Balkh: Old Walls, Blue Tiles & Hash

Teetering on Crumbling Walls + Hash with a Baba in Ancient Bactria Updated January 2025, Getting High on Old Balkh: Old Walls, Blue Tiles & Hash was originally written in January 2019 Welcome to Old Balkh. First Stop: Haji Piyada It’s almost unbearably hot, even in September as the dust settles. Today we left Mazar e

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Lake Alovaddin, Lake Alauddin, Fann Mountains, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Sughd, Pamir Altai,
Asia, Central Asia, Fann Mountains, Hiking & Trekking, Hiking in Tajikistan, Sughd, Tajikistan, Travel Guide

Hike The Lakes Loop in Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains

Hike The Lakes Loop In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated January 2025, Hike The Lakes Loop In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains was originally written in June 2018 Trekking to Kulikalon and Lake Alovaddin in Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains are one of the easiest to reach and most beautiful hikes in the country. The trek can be done as a loop or

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Paritutu Beach, Taranaki, New Zealand, New Plymouth, Snapper Rock, Motuotamatea
Africa, Alaska, American Southwest, Argentina, Arizona, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Bolivia, Botswana, California, Caucasus, Central Asia, Chile, China, Colorado, Ecuador, Egypt, Europe, Hawaii, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Italy, Kurdistan, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Middle East, Morocco, Nagorno-Karabakh, Namibia, Nevada, New Mexico, New Zealand, North America, North Caucasus, Oman, Other, Tajikistan included on post, Pakistan, Patagonia, Peru, Portugal, Road Trips, South Africa, South America, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Utah, Xinjiang, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The Best Road Trips In The World

The Best Road Trips In The World Updated January 2025, The Best Road Trips in the World was originally published in December 2020 Road tripping is probably my favorite way to travel the world, giving me the freedom to stay as long or short in places as I want, the ability to add impromptu stops

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Vegetable manti, Suzma, Old City Restaurant, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, vegetarian Central Asia
Asia, Central Asia, Central Asia food, Central Asia Region, Food, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Vegetarian in Central Asia

Vegetarian in Central Asia Vegetarian in Central Asia was written by the creator of TDTM and was published in January 2025 Tired of hearing that being vegetarian in Central Asia is like finding a needle in a meat-filled haystack? So was I. With little more than crumbs of information online, I’ve taken matters into my

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