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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Caught in an Electric Storm on Koh e Mekh, Afghanistan Updated May 2025, Caught in an Electric Storm on Koh e Mekh in Southern Bamyan, Afghanistan was originally published in February 2022 Before we arrived in the Waras District of Afghanistan’s Southern Bamyan Province neither Alishah nor I had heard of Koh e Mekh, let alone realized
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Starry Nights & Chaikhana Floors: A Journey Through Daykundi, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, Starry Nights & Chaikhana Floors: A Journey Through Daykundi, Afghanistan was originally published in October 2021 After finishing up a summit of Shah Foladi, a visit to Bamyan’s far west to see the 40 towers of Chehelburj, and a jaunt through the
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Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan was originally published in August 2020 A newer province of Afghanistan, Panjshir Province was split off of Parwan Province in 2004. With jagged snowcapped peaks forming its boundaries, the Tajik stronghold of Panjshir Valley has remained one of Afghanistan’s most
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Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan was originally written in February 2019 Much of Afghanistan’s Buddhist past has been razed and built over as Islam spread over the land. The few that remained through the Islamization of Afghanistan didn’t survive the
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Herat Travel Guide + Photos Updated March 2025, Herat Travel Guide + Photos was originally written in July 2019 Herat is easily a highlight of any visit to Afghanistan boasting an impressive number of important and historical sites around the city. From dazzlingly tiled mosques to an ancient (though rebuilt) citadel, bazaars teeming with life, delicious
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Shahr e Zohak: Afghanistan’s Red City Updated March 2025, Shahr e Zohak, Afghanistan’s Red City was originally written in February 2019 Guarding the gates of Bamyan Valley where the Bamyan and Kalu Rivers converge sits Shahr e Zohak in its striking crimson grandeur. Estimates put the red city’s origins into the 6th century, built by
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In Photos: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, In Photos: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan was originally written in January 2018 In September of 2017, I was finally able to make it across the border from Tajikistan and into the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. With my time cut shorter than I would have liked to have spent in
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The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes Of Band e Amir, Afghanistan Updated February 2025, The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes of Band e Amir, Afghanistan was originally written in January 2019 The brakes screeched as the Sakhi shifted to a halt. Suddenly, the glimmers of blue began popping through the settling dust around us.
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Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan Updated February 2025, Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan was originally published in December 2021 Clung to the Koh Daman Mountains, perched on the Shomali Plains, near the former Bagram Airbase, and less than an hour drive north of Kabul, Istalif had long been on my to-do list on
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