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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Yagnob Valley Trekking & Travel Guide Updated January 2025, The Yagnob Valley Trekking & Travel Guide was originally written in October 2019 Over 2,500 years of living history, wild and twisting peaks, ancient language and traditions, and friendly inhabitants, the Yagnob Valley is wild, remote, and warm-hearted Tajikistan. In this guide you’ll learn most information you’ll need to
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Iskanderkul & Sarytag Travel Guide Updated January 2025, Iskanderkul & Sarytag Travel Guide was originally written in December 2019 Iskanderkul is a massive mountain lake, easily reachable from Dushanbe or Panjakent. I’ve now visited Iskanderkul several times, typically at the end of a longer trek. But if you’re short on time, or just aren’t into trekking for days
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Istaravshan Travel Guide + 9 Things to do in Istaravshan Updated January 2025, Istaravshan Travel Guide + 9 Things to do in Istaravshan was originally written in January 2020 If you’re looking for Silk Road architecture in the Tajik Fergana Valley, then you’re in the right place. Istaravshan is home to Tajikistan’s best collection of mosques,
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Stop Stalin: The Definitive Guide to Finding Stalin in Asht, Tajikistan Stop Stalin: The Definitive Guide to Finding Stalin in Asht, Tajikistan was written by the creator of TDTM and was originally published in January 2025 Have you ever found yourself in a remote Tajik village, armed with nothing but a 10-year-old Russian news article
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Trekking Tajikistan’s Seven Lakes: The Haft Kul Updated December 2024, The Haft Kul Trek: Tajikistan’s Seven Lakes was originally written in May 2018 Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains are often overlooked in the shadow of the Pamir Highway by most paying a short visit to the country. For an alternative trip, these seven beautiful lakes that make up the Haft Kul
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Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand Updated December 2024, Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand was originally written in December 2017 Leninabad sat protected by the Fann Mountains from much of the fighting that ensued during the 1990s Tajik Civil War that ravaged much of Tajikistan. In 1991
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Panjakent Travel Guide + 6 Things to do in Panjakent, Tajikistan Updated November 2024, Panjakent Travel Guide + 6 Things to do in Panjakent, Tajikistan was originally written in January 2020 Panjakent (also spelled Penjikent) is a small city in western Tajikistan, a short distance from Samarkand across the Uzbek border, and a great jumping-off point for trekking
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A Guide To Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated November 2024, 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 heart
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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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