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Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Travel Tips and Things to do

By Sindhya Shoptaugh Last Updated January 9, 2020

Alisher Navoi metro station in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

TASHKENT TRAVEL TIPS & THINGS TO DO Tashkent is the largest and most populated city in all of Central Asia! Travelers often overlook it on trips to Uzbekistan in favor of the more famous stops along the Great Silk Road and while we agree it may not be as atmospheric as the others, it’s a […]

Guide to Khiva: The Crown Jewel of The Silk Road

By Sindhya Shoptaugh Last Updated January 9, 2020

Islam Khodja minaret and market scene in Khiva

TRAVEL GUIDE TO KHIVA, UZBEKISTAN Ahhh Khiva! Imagine arriving at an oasis in the desert. The aroma of bread baking in clay ovens mixes with the scent of the earth as you enter a walled city made of mud and straw. A local woman is stamping flatbread with Zoroastrian symbols and placing them into a […]

Guide to Bukhara: Uzbekistan’s Most Sacred City

By Matt Forma Last Updated January 10, 2020

View of Po-i-Kalyan complex from Chasmai Mirob teahouse

TRAVEL GUIDE TO BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN The Place of Good Fortune, The City of Merchants, The City of Copper, Bumiskat. Buxoro. Bokhara. Бухорo. Bukhara. The long list of names given to this age-old city seems to be limitless. However, the place they all describe is identical. An oasis city along the Silk Road, Bukhara has been […]

Ultimate Travel Guide to Samarkand: Crossroad of Cultures

By Matt Forma Last Updated January 9, 2020

The Registan at night, all three madrassas are lit up and the moon is shining in the middle

TRAVEL GUIDE TO SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN It’s hard to imagine a vivid place like Samarkand even exists outside of your wildest dreams. Samarkand is the star attraction in a country that is laden with beautiful sights and historical treasures. If you decide to visit, you’ll be fortunate enough to see one of the oldest continuously inhabited […]

99 Things to do in Bangkok

By Sindhya Shoptaugh Last Updated January 10, 2020

View from Lebua State Tower over the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok at sunset

THINGS TO DO IN BANGKOK, THAILAND Bangkok is a city that grows on you. It’s chaotic, noisy, hot and sticky, but we fell in love with the life happening all around us. Street food on every corner, intricate Buddhist temples, skyscrapers jutting into the sky, monks collecting alms, and motorbikes whizzing through narrow sois (alleys). […]

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