Solo Female Travel in Tajikistan: A Complete Guide Updated in July 2025, Solo Female Travel in Tajikistan: A Complete Guide was originally written in June 2017 Yes, it’s possible! I have spent nearly a year in total in Tajikistan over various trips. And I’m still not done yet. When I tell people I’ve traveled to […]
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Tajikistan’s Top 10 Hikes: Trekking Guide & Tips Updated June 2025, The 10 Best Hikes In Tajikistan was originally published in July 2020 (written in April 2020) Tajikistan is a trekker’s paradise. Being over 93% mountainous with snow-capped craggy peaks, turquoise lakes, high altitude passes, unique mountain culture, and the longest non-polar glacier on Earth,
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10 Things to Do in Bishkek: Explore Kyrgyzstan’s Capital Updated June 2025, 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
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Uzbek Fergana Valley Travel Guide: Culture & Crafts Updated June 2025, 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
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10 Reasons to Visit Tajikistan: Culture, Nature & Adventure Updated June 2025, 10 Reasons to Visit Tajikistan: Culture, Nature & Adventure was originally written in December 2016 Untouched, unspoiled, and unrivaled, Tajikistan is an oddly shaped, mountainous, landlocked country. Squished between Afghanistan to the south, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and Uzbekistan to the west. A country unknown to most of
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Explore the Fann Mountains: Tajikistan Hiking Guide Updated June 2025, the Fann Mountains Guide was originally written in December 2016 The Fann Mountains may quite possibly be the best trekking destination you’ve probably never heard of. In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains you’ll find yourself surrounded by sky-scraping jagged mountains, crystal clear lakes of azure, and the warm
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Explore Kazakhstan: Complete Travel Guide & Tips Updated June 2025, The Kazakhstan Travel Guide was originally written in February 2020 No matter what type of traveler you are Kazakhstan probably has something for you, from awesome city breaks (especially so with new direct flights to Almaty and Astana from Europe), treks ranging from an hour to several days
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Kandahar in Photos: Top Travel Tips & Historic Sights Updated June 2025, Kandahar in Photos: Top Travel Tips & Historic Sights was written August 2019 I went to Kandahar as part of my ‘vacation’ in March 2019. Yup, you read that correctly. This was my first time to the south of Afghanistan and to be totally
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Afghanistan Travel Guide: What to Know Before You Go Updated June 2025, 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
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Dushanbe Food Guide: Best Local Restaurants to Try Updated June 2025, 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
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