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- Wedged between China, Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, Central Asia or ‘the ‘stans’ are slowly gaining momentum as the next big travel destination.
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Aug 27, 2024 · Here's a detailed overview of each one of the Central Asian Republics, as well as general travel tips for Central Asia.
Jul 23, 2024 · Ready to go? Here's our summary of the best places to visit in Central Asia, what to do, and how to get there.
With its medieval blue-domed cities, kinetic bazaars and remote yurtstays, Central Asia encapsulates the romance of the Silk Road like nowhere else. Attractions. Must-see attractions. Registan. Samarkand.
- Central Asia Is A Fantastic Outdoors/ Adventure Destination
- The Hospitality Is Heartwarming
- Soviet History, Influence & Legacy Is Nuanced
- Most Roads Are Really Bumpy
- Central Asian Food Is Delicious
- But It’S Super Hard to Eat Vegetarian Or Vegan
- Food Poisoning Is Common – and Manageable
- Get Ready For Squat Toilets
- Bring Your Own Toilet Paper
- The Big Cities Will Become Major Destinations in The Next 10-15 Years
If you’ve never heard of Central Asia – or considered traveling there – this one’s for you. It’s easy to forget how in this big huge world, there are so many beautiful corners to explore. Central Asia is one of them. Rocky mountain peaks descend to lush evergreen forests surrounding glaciers and glacial blue lakes. Depending on where you choose to ...
It’s not that I assume people will be mean when I travel, but I’m always pleasantly surprised how welcoming people are when I arrive. Our Kazakh host at the guest house smiled timidly after preparing yet another meal for us to take on our adventures. A Kyrgyz horse farmer laughed as we snapped pictures of her doing the most mundane task – milking h...
As an American, I grew up with the constant specter of Russia hanging in the back of my mind; the Soviet Union ended when I was a small child, but its ‘terrifying’ legacy and the scare tactics Western media has used to perpetuate that legacy have worked for decades. I can hardly imagine how you older readers feel about the prospect of traveling in ...
Despite the good (and bad) consequences from the Soviet era – including early infrastructure development like major roadways –, the vast majority of roads in Central Asia will rattle your teeth loose. Once you leave the major cities, be prepared for loose gravel shoulders, uneven road edges, and plenty of bumpy jarring potholes and heaves in the ro...
I’ve got a whole separate blog post about Central Asia food and drinks, but it bears mentioning here that you should be prepared to eat your way through the region. This is especially true in Kyrgyzstan. There’s a stereotype that most food in Central Asia is boiled meat and starches – and you can certainly find that in some parts of the area, like ...
There are a lot of food choices in Central Asia, especially Kyrgyzstan, but I want to warn my veggie and vegan readers that it’s still really hard to eat meat-free or animal-free here. This is especially true if you’re traveling in rural areas and staying in homestays while trekking in the region. Above, you can see some dishes that might work, but...
If you were following along on Instagram during my trip to Central Asia, you know I was knocked down by food poisoning in my last few days. When I tweeted about this, I was surprised (and a little amused) by people’s responses: Welcome to the club!, they said. I felt like I had passed a special initiation into the Central Asia traveler group. Turns...
I left the toilet talk until later, because while most of the items I’ve mentioned are positive – this one can be a real shock. If you’ve never used a squat toilet, I don’t recommend Googling it. Trust your imagination that the name is exactly what it sounds like. It’s also the least pleasant place possible to have food poisoning… but you work with...
Another pro-tip: your own toilet paper can make the whole squat toilet experience a lot less unpleasant. Some squat toilets will not have toilet paper at all; others will have a weird crepe-paper-like single ply roll with zero perforations that feels exactly unpleasant as it sounds. You can pick up roles of compostable TPfor $2.50 a pack (of two). ...
I started out by sharing the least surprising thing I discovered in Central Asia: that it’s a fantastic outdoors and adventure travel destination. This is one of the main selling points for visiting Central Asia. But what nobody’s saying about Central Asia – or at least nobody that I spoke with – was that the cities are quickly becoming hot destina...
Mar 23, 2012 · From remote mountain valleys bordering Afghanistan the paved road detours through the scenic Wakhan Valley, a major Silk Road thoroughfare, before climbing onto the treeless, high-altitude Pamir plateau. Retrace the routes of Marco Polo and 19th-century explorers by day, before overnighting in remote Kyrgyz yurt camps.
Mar 1, 2022 · Central Asia is an undiscovered region that deserves far more tourism. These are the best places to visit in Central Asia in 2021 (and beyond!)
Jul 16, 2019 · Central Asia travel guide & backpacking itinerary, with Silk Road, mountains and off the beat places worth travelling in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan.
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