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Asia, Central Asia, Central Asia Region, Uncategorized
10 Essentials You Need to Pack for Central Asia
10 Essentials You Need to Pack for Central Asia Updated July 2024, 10 Essentials You Need to Pack for Central Asia originally appeared on Valerie & Valise back in 2019 For most people who hear about Central Asia, their first question is… “where?” That’s okay – Central Asia isn’t one of the top tourist destinations […]
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Asia, Central Asia, Central Asia Region, Food
31 Local Central Asia Foods & Drinks to Try on Your First Trip
31 Local Central Asia Foods & Drinks to Try on Your First Trip Updated July 2024, 31 Local Central Asia Foods & Drinks to Try on Your First Trip originally appeared on Valerie & Valise back in 2019 As you already know, Central Asia is a pretty surprising region. After my trip in August 2019
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Asia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan
Secret Soviet Bioweapons Lab of Aralsk 7 on Vozrozhdeniya Island
Visiting the Now Demolished Secret Soviet Bioweapons Lab of Aralsk 7 on Vozrozhdeniya Island Updated June 2024, Visiting the Now Demolished Secret Soviet Bioweapons Lab of Aralsk 7 on Vozrozhdeniya Island was originally published in December 2021 Gauging by the title, you can imagine our confusion as we trundled past a wood-and-wire gate to the
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Asia, Central Asia, Travel Guide, Uzbekistan
Qarshi Travel Guide, Uzbekistan
Qarshi Travel Guide, Uzbekistan + 8 Things to do in Qarshi Updated June 2024, Qarshi Travel Guide, Uzbekistan + 8 Things to do in Qarshi was originally published in October 2021 Qarshi doesn’t land on most tourist’s itineraries for Uzbekistan being a bit off-route from the main Silk Road city trail most stick to. In
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Asia, Breakaway Territories & Disputed Regions, Central Asia, Karakalpakstan, Semiaut & breakaway 3, Travel Guide, Uzbekistan
Travel Karakalpakstan: The Stan Within A Stan
Travel Karakalpakstan The Stan Within A Stan Updated June 2024, Travel Karakalpakstan: The Stan Within A Stan was originally written November 2017 Karakalpakstan makes up a sizable area of Uzbekistan– over one-third of Uzbekistan’s landmass. Once prosperous and powerful, Karakalpakstan was a fertile agricultural region. Now the region of Karakalpakstan has nearly been forgotten by the outside
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Asia, Central Asia, Solo Female Travel, Uzbekistan, Women’s Travel
Solo Female Travel In Uzbekistan
Solo Female Travel in Uzbekistan Updated May 2024, Solo female Travel in Uzbekistan was originally written in November 2019 Solo female travel in Uzbekistan is much easier than you probably thought it was before landing on my blog. I’ve crisscrossed Central Asia several times over the last five years and have a thousand and one great experiences (and
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Asia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan
Visiting the Aral Sea Disaster, Uzbekistan
Visiting the Aral Sea Disaster, Uzbekistan Updated May 2024, Visiting the Aral Sea Disaster, Uzbekistan was originally published in June 2022 Mostly dried and desiccated into a toxic desert, the Aral Sea is among the world’s worst environmental disasters. Once a lively endorheic lake that provided fisherman’s bounty, numerous ports, and a center of trade,
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Asia, Central Asia, Travel Guide, Uzbekistan
Tashkent Metro In Photos & Guide
A Guide To The Tashkent Metro Stations Updated May 2024, A Guide To The Tashkent Metro Stations was originally written in October 2019 I spent a big chunk of my 30th birthday underground a few years back. I had never thought of public transport as something that could be so grand until I found myself cruising
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Asia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan
Visiting the Solar Furnace in Parkent, Uzbekistan
Visiting the Solar Furnace in Parkent, Uzbekistan Updated May 2024, Visiting the Solar Furnace in Parkent, Uzbekistan was originally published in January 2022 On my most recent trip to Tashkent in the fall of 2021, I finally made a day trip out to the bizarre architectural and scientific feat of the Solar Furnace in nearby
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Afghanistan, Central Asia, Central Asia Region, China, General Central Asia, Karakalpakstan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang
A Simple Guide To Central Asia Visas
A Simple Guide to Central Asia Visas Updated May 2024, The Central Asia Visas Guide was originally written in January 2019 The red tape is finally losing its adherence and the bureaucracy is finally loosening (mostly). Getting visas to Central Asia is only getting easier by the day (cough, cough… except for you, Turkmenistan), with relaxed
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