8 Day Turkmenistan Expedition Turkmenistan is among the strangest places you will ever travel to—it’s beyond unusual. This expedition starts in Ashgabat, the capital, where driving a dirty automobile is forbidden and all the buildings are glaringly alike, embellished with gold and sided in white marble. Starting in Ashgabat, this itinerary will take you through the […]
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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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Photos From Turkmenistan Updated February 2024, Photos from Turkmenistan was originally written in January 2018 Turkmenistan has a reputation for being weird. One of the weirdest of the weird according to many who manage to get in, to be exact. From the bizarre dictatorship of the late Turkmenbashi, AKA President Saparmyrat Niyazov, and his fancy for
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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: The Weirdest Capital City In The World? Updated January 2024, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: The Weirdest Capital City In The World? was originally published in August 2020 Grandiose and over the top, Turkmenistan’s capital of Ashgabat has a reputation of being the strangest city in the world. Maybe it was that I’d traveled all the
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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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My 7 Best Tips for Solo Female Travel in Central Asia Updated November 2023, 7 Tips For Solo Female Travel In Central Asia was originally written in November 2019 Travel in Central Asia is gaining popularity with each and every year. A frequently asked question I receive about my travels regards solo female travel in
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Darvaza Gas Crater: Camping at the Door to Hell, Turkmenistan Updated September 2023, 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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