Central Asia: home to the five -stans that almost nobody outside the region can recite.
A University exchange to Kazakhstan first brought me to this neck of the steppe, and henceforth began my love for the region’s scenery, people, and cost of living. I also managed to squeeze in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan before the Coronavirus brought everything to an abrupt halt. That leaves me with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. I’ll be back to tick them off!
Check out my two Misadventures that occurred in Central Asia: Coronavirus Travels and Pamir Highway. In the former, I recount how I was chased by authorities because of my nationality amidst the pandemic paranoia. And the latter needs no plugging; its name as a legendary road trip speaks for itself in the pictures.
This is the last part of a five-part series under Coronavirus Travels. return home Pretty sure there are loads of pandemic travel horror stories that people have experienced in 2020, so naturally I must throw mine into the interweb too. return … Continued
This is the last part of a six-part series recounting my misadventures on the Pamir Highway. Pamir Highway: Osh -Bishkek – Almaty This is also the third part of a five-part series under Coronavirus Tavels Osh We had a flight … Continued
This is the fifth part of a six-part series recounting my misadventures on the Pamir Highway. Pamir Highway: Sary Tash This is also the second part of a five-part series under Coronavirus Travels After breakfast we bid farewell to our … Continued
This is the fourth part of a six-part series recounting my misadventures on the Pamir Highway. Pamir Highway: Langar – Murghab En route: Ishkashim – Langar Today we approached the part of Tajikistan that borders the Wakhan Corridor, the panhandle … Continued
This is the third part of a six-part series recounting my misadventures on the Pamir Highway. Pamir Highway: Ishkashim This is also the first part of a five-part series under Coronavirus Travels Ishkashim En route: Khorog – Ishkashim Oh the … Continued
This is the second part of a six-part series recounting my misadventures on the Pamir Highway. Pamir Highway: Jizew-Khorog Jizew In today’s edition of jam, we had apricots and blueberry. I would need all the sugar rush I could get, … Continued
This is the first part of a six-part series recounting my misadventures on the Pamir Highway. Pamir Highway: Dushanbe-Kalai Khumb-Rushan The Pamir Highway road trip- 10 days of wilderness and outdoor toilets. I travelled with three others, because we are friends, … Continued
