HISTORY Early History. 40,000BC – Neanderthal man remains found in cave near Samarkand. 3,500BC – Botai Culture of N Kazakhstan…
Confidence tricks - alongside small bags going missing - are perhaps the biggest annoyance and danger to any traveller. These…
Uzbekistan Nov 5-17 2015 This is Central Asia’s cradle of culture for more than 2 millennia, the home of an…
TIPS & OBSERVATIONS 1. Currency. Denominated Turkmen Manat (DTM). 1€ = 4.1 DTM This is a black market money country…
Area. 447,400 sq km Capital. Tashkent Population. 30 million. Languages. Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, Karakalpak. Uzbek, a Turkic language, is official,…
This is Central Asia’s cradle of culture for more than 2 millennia, the home of an arsenal of architecture and…
This is Central Asia’s cradle of culture for more than 2 millennia, the home of an arsenal of architecture and…
Afghanistan October 31, 2015 Shighnan (also Shignan, Shugnan, Shughnan, Khughnan in the local language) is an historic region whose name today may also refer to a…
Tajikistan’s highland landscapes offer adventure for mountaineers, trekkers and adventure travellers. Rural homestays are the norm and rural transport is…
Tajikistan – The Trip Oct 24-Nov 6, 2015 Its highland landscapes test climbers, trekkers and adventure travellers. Rural homestays form…