A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel: Discover the Silk Road Updated March 2024, A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel was originally written in February 2019 For travelers looking for something different, this mostly unspoiled region will surely deliver. Personally, if I was only allowed to travel one region of the world for the rest […]
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How to get a Chinese Tourist Visa for US Citizens Updated February 2024, How to get a Chinese Tourist for US Citizens was originally written in July 2018 Have you tried to get a visa for China and had to navigate or make sense of anything on the Chinese Consulate or Embassy websites in the USA?
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One Day In Turpan Travel Guide Updated February 2024, One Day in Turpan Travel Guide was originally written in August 2018 So you’re headed to Xinjiang, the far-flung & the westernmost province of China. Is it possible to see the highlights around Turpan in one day? The answer is yes! Turpan is the hottest place in
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Kinmen Island Travel Guide Updated December 2023, Kinmen Island Travel Guide was originally written in August 2018 Technically part of Taiwan (Republic of China), yet a short ferry ride from the Chinese city of Xiamen and still claimed as a part of the PRC (People’s Republic of China). No matter the politics Kinmen is a great
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The Best Road Trips In The World Updated November 2023, 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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A Simple Guide to Central Asia Visas Updated November 2023, The Central Asia Visas Guide was originally written in January 2019 The red tape is finally losing its adherence and the bureaucracy is finally loosening (mostly). Getting visas to Central Asia is only getting easier by the day (cough, cough… except for you, Turkmenistan), with relaxed
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Crossing The Qolma Pass Between Tajikistan & China Updated November 2023, Crossing Qolma Pass Between Tajikistan & China was originally written in July 2018 Qolma Pass, the sole border crossing connecting Tajikistan and China. Starting in late 2016 tourists have begun to cross between Tajikistan and China at Qolma Pass. Crossing Qolma Pass is one of
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Kashgar Travel Guide Updated November 2023, 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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Crossing Khunjerab Pass Between Pakistan & China Updated October 2023, Crossing Khunjerab Pass was originally written in August 2018 At over 4,600m Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved border crossing in the world on the famed Karakoram Highway. Home to the world’s highest ATM and that iconic gate that separates the two countries. This is the
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Ciao From My Apartment In Italy! I was a little vague last month about where I would be traveling and for good reason– I was going to Afghanistan. For a second time, but this time to cover more ground in the country than in my first trip to the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. Of course, this all
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