Pamir Highway: Langar – Murghab
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
Pamir Highway: Ishkashim
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
Pamir Highway: Jizew – Khorog
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
Pamir Highway: Dushanbe – Kalai Khumb – Rushan
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
Tamgaly Tas & City of Nomads
We have reached an interesting entry this weekend. I will admit, I only chose to book a trip to Tamgaly Tas and City of Nomads because we ran out things to do nearby Almaty, and I had to pacify my … Continued
Kolsai & Kaindy Lake
This 2 days 2 nights trip to Kolsai and Kaindy Lake is brought to you by CAMPIT. No it isn’t, I don’t have sponsors lol. CAMPIT is a local tour company that organises group bus tours, and it is a … Continued
Shymkent & Turkistan
We shook things up this weekend with a train pilgrimage to the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan, southern Kazakhstan. En route we stopped at Kazakhstan’s third largest city, Shymkent. Shymkent is a popular base for those wanting to … Continued
Big Almaty Lake
This is probably the first thing that appears under the search results for Almaty attractions. If you are short on time, Big Almaty Lake is only 30 minutes from Almaty city. It is also renowned for its turquoise colour in … Continued
Sharyn Canyon
If anyone asks me where a must-visit place in the Almaty region is, my answer is Sharyn Canyon. It is not exactly near Almaty city, but about a three-hour drive away. I have not been to the Grand Canyon so … Continued