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2019 Tajikistan (July 8 – 14)
As I began preparing my 9-month tour of Asia and the Middle East, I decided to work in a second visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to see the cities I missed in 2017 along the Old Silk Road. Since Hussain … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century Fortress and Citadel of Hissar Complex, Blue-domed Mosque of Shohi Zinda, Bukhara, Central Mosque, Dushanbe, Fan Mountains, Father of a consolidated Tajikistan, Hissir Mountains, Istaravshan, Khiva, Lake Iskandar (Tajik for Alexander), Madrasa Kuk-Gumbaz, Mausoleum of Mahdumi Abzam, Mehrgon Market, Men’s Madrassah, Monument to Ismoili Somoni, Mosque, Mugh Fortress, Navrous Palace, Old Silk Road, Panjakent traditional market, Park, Picnic lunch, Samarkand, Sarazm, Seven Marguzor Lakes, Statue of Abu Abd Allah Ja’far Rudaki, Statue of the Sleeping Buddha, Tajik National Antiquities Museum, Tajik Parliament, Tajiki wedding, Tajiki White House, Tajikistan, Traditional villages, Women’s Madrassah
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5 Stan/Caucus tour: Uzbekistan, October 11, 2017 & Tajikistan, October 12, 2017, October 13 – 14, 2017
Part 1: Uzbekistan, October 11, 2017 The group tour left Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan by plane on the morning of October 11 and was met by our Uzbeki tour guide at the Tashkent airport. The first thing I always do as soon … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 Stan/Caucus tour, Alexander the Great, Back to Almaty, Central Asia, Dushanbe, Fortification, Khujand, Khujand Historical Museum, Mausoleum of Sheikh Muslihiddin, Modern fortress, Mosque, Museum of Archaeology, Pamir-Alay mountains, Panjshanbe Market, Plav, Shared taxi/bus, Silk Road Tour, Statue of Commander Temumalik, Statue of the great Tajik-Persian Poet Rudaki, Tajiki foreign minister, Tajikistan, Tashkent, Uzbek Som, Uzbekistan, Visa
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5 Stan/Caucus tour: Almaty, Kazakhstan & Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 2017 & 2019
Part 1: Almaty, Kazakhstan (October 4 -9 & October 14-18 of 2017; July 4-8 of 2019 ) Mountains above Almaty I have visited Almaty twice by plan and once by necessity. My first visit to Almaty was for a few … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 Stan/Caucus tour, Almaty, Almaty’s Green Market, Arasan Baths in Almaty, Bal-bals, Bishkek, Bishkek’s Open Air Market, Burana Tower/museum/gravestones, Folk Musical Instruments, Kazakh Museum, Kazakhstan, Kok-Tobe Hill, Kyrgyzstan, Medeu Ice Rink, Panfiov Park, Pubs in Almaty, Traditional Kyrgyz dinner, Zenkov Cathedral
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Last stop of China: Xi’an (July 3 -4)
I finished the China portion of my nine-month 36 country adventure in Xi’an because I wanted to try again to see the Terracotta Warriors. I had also finished the China portion of a Silk Road trip I had taken in … Continue reading