Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things To Do In Murghab Updated February 2024, Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things To Do In Murghab, Tajikistan was originally written in March 2020 Welcome to the wild wild east! Murghab is a peculiar, rugged frontier town located in Tajikistan’s Eastern Pamir at a staggering elevation of 3,650 meters. Murghab […]
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Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran Updated February 2024, Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran was originally written in June 2019 In late April 2019, I crossed Iran-Iraq border (into Iraqi Kurdistan) at the Tamarchin-Haji Omaran crossing as part of my overland trip from Afghanistan to Iraq. In this guide, I will cover how
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Visiting The Incredible Maras Salt Mines, Peru Updated February 2024, Visiting The Incredible Maras Salt Mines, Peru was originally published in January 2021 Visiting the ancient salt mines in Maras proved to be one of my favorite excursions when I went to the Sacred Valley. The practice, which dates back to pre-Inca times is a
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Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated February 2024, Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains was originally published in August 2020 The beautiful lake of Bolshoi Allo is one of my favorite places to set up camp and kick back for a couple of days or more (it’s quite the effort to get
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Visiting Fifth Water Hot Springs Near Salt Lake City, Utah Visiting Fifth Water Hot Springs Near Salt Lake City, Utah was originally published in 2024 Renowned for its stunning milky blue hue waters in winter and vibrant turquoise-emerald shades throughout the remainder of the year, Fifth Water Hot Springs is nestled in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National
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Hiking the Peaks of the Balkans Trail Through the Accursed Mountains Hiking the Peaks of the Balkans Trail Through the Accursed Mountains was originally published in 2024 Looking to trek what may be one of the most beautiful alpine areas of Europe without the crowds that the more famous Dolomites or Swiss Alps attract? Meet
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery in Alqosh Updated February 2024, Rabban Hormizd Monastery in Alqosh was originally published in July 2020 Dating back to 640 AD, the Rabban Hormizd Monastery sits clung and carved into a mountainside just outside the town of Alqosh, located in what is now under the control of Iraqi Kurdistan. The Rabban Hormizd
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Aurora Photography Gear Updated May 2024, How to Shoot the Aurora: Aurora Photography Gear was originally written in July 2017 This is part two of a four-part series where I explain what is aurora, what gear you need to capture the aurora, how to shoot it, and how to edit your aurora photos. Traveling to see
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Tips For Hiking Peru’s Rainbow Mountain Updated February 2024, Tips for Hiking Peru’s Rainbow Mountain was originally written in May 2018 Hiking the Rainbow Mountain has skyrocketed to one of the top things people planning a trip to Peru want to do. Luckily I was able to visit almost two years ago when it was
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