How to get to Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan Updated March 2024, How to get to Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan was originally written in February 2019 After arriving in Almaty on a whim in late September and meeting some people at a hostel that went in on a rental car, I decided to join the group on a day […]
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A Tour Through the Almaty Metro Updated March 2024, A Tour Through the Almaty Metro was originally written in October 2019 This is a guide to the Almaty Metro including the most beautiful and interesting stations in Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty. Full disclosure: I’m a complete moron when it comes to public transportation. You could
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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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16 Things To Do In Tashkent + Tashkent Travel Guide Updated March 2024, 15 Things To Do In Tashkent + Tashkent Travel Guide was originally written in January 2020 Tashkent gets skipped over by many visitors to Uzbekistan for its more glamourous Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva, but Tashkent actually has quite a bit to offer.
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Rasht Valley, Tajikistan Updated March 2024, Rasht Valley, Tajikistan was originally written in November 2019 It took me five trips to Tajikistan before I finally made it to the Rasht Valley. The little-visited region of the country had been on my radar since 2017. To be fair, the Rasht Valley is a bit inconvenient to visit with the
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10 Things to Know Before Your First Trip to Central Asia Updated September 2023, 10 Things to Know Before Your First Trip to Central Asia originally appeared on Valerie & Valise back in 2019 When I’m traveling to a new region, I like to do my research. I learn the history of that place, and
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Solo Female Travel in Iran Updated June 2023, Solo Female Travel in Iran was originally written in May 2019 Yes- it’s possible, no- it’s not inherently dangerous. You might have to deal with a few inconveniences, annoyances and a challenge hither and tither but overall solo female travel in Iran is a rewarding experience. I spent
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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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Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan Updated February 2024, 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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Here’s How Much it Cost to Backpack Across Iran Updated January 2024, How Much it Cost to Backpack Across Iran was originally written in July 2019 I budgeted more money than I thought I would need to backpack Iran, and for good reason: you can’t just pop your debit card into an ATM or skip over
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