Amazing Holiday
In October this year I went on a solo tour with an organised group of felliw solo teavellers. The group was quite big, but that was better on a way as it meant there were more people to mix with. Everything on the tour was taken care of, so all we had to do was […]…
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The sights of the Silk Road city, Samarkand
Samarkand and the Silk Route are synonymous, and we spent three nights in the city to fully enjoy the sights. We began at the Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, and as it was only a short walk from our hotel, we visited again at night when it was fabulously floodlit. It marks the final resting place of Timur […]…
Exploring Tajikistan’s business capital
The city of Khojand, formerly Leninabad is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia dating back 2,500 years to the Persian Empire. Also known as the Sunny City because of the weather, it is Tajikistan’s business capital. Panchshanbe bazaar was said to be the largest in Central Asia, although we may have heard that […]…
Confused in Kokand
On our journey around Central Asia, we visited Kokand, one of Uzbekistan’s most ancient cities. It was an important trade center on the Silk Road until the 13th century when it was destroyed by the Mongols, but then in the 18th century, it became the capital of the wealthy Kokand Khanate. We visited several sites. […]…
Learning about Nicolai Przhevalsky in the former Przhevalsk
On our way to a yurt camp at Lake Issyk-Kul, we spent the night in the Kyrgyzstan city of Karakol, known during Soviet times as Przhevalsk, and took half a day to see the main attractions. Our first stop was the Dungan Mosque, the only one of eight which survived the Bolshevik era. The Dungans […]…
An exhausting start to Kyrgyzstan
15 minutes after crossing the border from Uzbekistan, we were in the city of Osh, the second largest in Kyrgyzstan, which stood on the Great Silk Road, being the crossing point of caravan routes from India and China to Europe. Our first stop was at the Sulaiman Too Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which […]…
A less visited ‘Grand’ Canyon
Kazakhstan’s Charyn Canyon in the Charyn National Park is much smaller than the Grand Canyon (154km long compared to 466km), but it’s said to be equally impressive – possibly by the Kazakh Tourist Board. A viewing deck in the visitors’ centre provided an overview of what we were to see. The walk was said to […]…
Exploring Kazakhstan’s former capital
Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis, served as the country’s capital until 1997 and remains the country’s trading and cultural hub. Before arriving in Almaty, we stopped in the town of Konayev, at the Tulpar Classic Car Museum. Our tickets were accompanied by two instructions: ‘don’t open the car doors’ and ‘don’t sit on the motor bikes’. […]…
A Minaret, Museum and Mausoleum
Whilst driving between Kyrgyzstan’s Toktugol Reservoir and the city of Osh, we stopped at the historical city of Uzgen to visit its Historical and Archaeological Complex comprising of a minaret, museum and mausoleums. The 12th century tapering minaret is one of three ancient minarets in Kyrgyzstan. It was originally 47m with the top part being […]…
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It felt like a palace
After a series of small hotels, guest houses and yurt camps, the final two nights of our Central Asian tour were being spent in a ‘grown up’ hotel, and consequently it was the only check-in where forms had to be filled in and passports provided. There were seven floors, and we were on the fifth […]…
