A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel: Discover the Silk Road Updated June 2025, 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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A Two Week Tajikistan & Uzbekistan Itinerary Updated May 2025, A Two Week Tajikistan & Uzbekistan Itinerary was originally published in November 2020. With only a couple of weeks to spare, it’s entirely possible to visit Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in two weeks, taking in some of the highlights each country has to offer. This is
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Best Restaurants in Tashkent—Where to Eat & What to Try Updated May 2025, The Best Restaurants In Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Where to Eat & What to Try was originally published in July 2020 Headed to Uzbekistan and wondering where to eat in Tashkent? You’re in good company. I’ve visited Tashkent a handful of times now, and
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Visiting the Now Demolished Secret Soviet Bioweapons Lab of Aralsk 7 on Vozrozhdeniya Island Updated March 2025, Visiting the Now Demolished Secret Soviet Bioweapons Lab of Aralsk 7 on Vozrozhdeniya Island was originally published in December 2021 Gauging by the title, you can imagine our confusion as we trundled past a wood-and-wire gate to the
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Qarshi Travel Guide, Uzbekistan + 8 Things to do in Qarshi Updated February 2025, Qarshi Travel Guide, Uzbekistan + 8 Things to do in Qarshi was originally published in October 2021 Qarshi doesn’t land on most tourist’s itineraries for Uzbekistan being a bit off-route from the main Silk Road city trail most stick to. In
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A Simple Guide to Central Asia Visas Updated January 2025, 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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30 Best Things To Do In Uzbekistan Updated January 2025, 30 Best Things To Do In Uzbekistan was originally written in February 2019. The Silk Road cuts through the country and has left the traces of many a conqueror from Genghis Khan to Amir Timur as they made way from the Orient to the Occident
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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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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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Exploring the Frontier Town of Termez, Uzbekistan Updated January 2025, Exploring the Frontier Town of Termez, Uzbekistan was originally published in September 2021 With a history stretching back over 2,500 years visiting Termez is a must for any history lover’s Uzbekistan itinerary. The town now sits along the border between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan but has
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