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Iskanderkul Lake, Tajikistan Oct 2019
Today we drive 3 hours northwest to the stunning Iskanderkul Lake. Iskanderkul Lake is an alpine lake in the Fann Mountains and many say you
December 9, 2019
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Today we drive 3 hours northwest to the stunning Iskanderkul Lake. Iskanderkul Lake is an alpine lake in the Fann Mountains and many say you
After an eventful week in Uzbekistan, I moved on to Tajikistan also known as “Roof of the World”. Tajikistan is the smallest of the Stans
My visit in Samarkand continued with Gur-e-Amir. Gur-e-Amir means “tomb of the king” and is not only the final resting place of the great Timur
From Bukhara, I took the hour and half Afrosiyob train to Samarkand. The Afrosiyob is a Spanish built high speed train that connects Tashkent, the
The oldest, best preserved, and most original monument in Bukhara is the Ismail Samani Mausoleum built in the 9th century (between 892 and 943). The
From Khiva in Uzbekistan, I continued south to its most fierce rival, Bukhara. I chose to take the one hour flight from nearby Urgench to
About 2 hours drive from Khiva in Uzbekistan is Ayaz-Kala which is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Khorezm fortress built in the
Unlike in other ancient cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara, there is only one blue tiled dome in Khiva belonging to the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
Bright and early, I flew from Tashkent to Urgench and then drove to Khiva which is about an hour or so away. Khiva was the
An interesting place to visit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is the Metro which was the first underground transportation system built in Central Asia. It resembles the
From Shymkent, Kazakhstan, I crossed over to Uzbekistan using the border crossing at Chernaevka. This is a pedestrian-only border crossing so I had to leave
From Almaty, I flew to Shymkent in the southern part of Kazakhstan close to the border with Uzbekistan. It is the third largest city after
Today we head to Tamgaly gorge about 3 hours drive northwest of Almaty in Kazakhstan. Tamgaly means “painted place” in Turkic language and is a
Outside of Almaty, in the northern part of the Tien Shan mountain range called Ile Alatau, sits Big Almaty Lake at 2,511 meters above sea level.
I have been wanting to visit Central Asia for a while now and finally all the visas are applied, and drivers and guides booked for
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