Across Uzbekistan from Penjakent to Samarkand to the amazing Khiva.
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Lakes, Mountains and Penjakent – You Got to Know Your Limitations!
Hiking in Tajikistan was quite the challenge!
Moving on to Iskanderkul and Khujand
Howdy all. You join me in Khojund which is in the north of Tajikistan. Unfortunately I have been struck down with something which seems to happen every time I travel these days. Last night I was very sick and had a bad fever but it broke over night and I'm having a day in to …
Running in the Dushanbe Rain
Hi all. I am on my way to a lake called Iskanderkul and whilst stopped on the side of the road waiting for the driver I thought I'd at least start a blog post. Yesterday I was stuck in a lot of rain in Dushanbe as I went to a few museums. Unfortunately two were …
Down in Dushanbe the Surprising Tajik Capital
Yes folks it's dinner time here in Dushanbe and I'm at Cafe Merve awaiting my dinner. It's a very popular Turkish cafe/restaurant and it's been a long day.The city has surprised me in many ways. Firstly it feels a lot bigger than I was expecting. It's buildings are on the grand side in the fashion …
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From Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, I’m Underway!
Howdy all. So I'm sitting back really tired here but forcing myself to write a blog post before getting some sleep. I will hit Central Asia tomorrow with a morning flight to Almaty, but right now I'm in the amazing Sama Sama International at KLIA. Possibly my favourite hotel ever! Singapore was quick as expected, …
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How I Will Blog from Overseas…
Okay, so I am writing this post a week early, but all things being equal, this should be appearing the day I fly out on my latest seven-week adventure. So, I wanted to do a quick post about what to expect from the ol’ blog-aroony over the next seven weeks. In the past, I have …
Best Tourist Places to Visit in Kerala for a Great Vacation! [Guest Post!]
Today it's a HUGE thankyou to Akansha Negi for this brilliant guest post about a place in India I really hope to visit one day - that is Kerala. The Beaches, backwaters, the spice and tea-covered slopes of the Mountains, fiercely protected wildlife and misty roads marked by the gushing waterfalls, make for some amazingly beautiful …
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Big City Experiences – Cairo
How do you feel about big cities? I mean, cities that are in some way or form pretty much monolithic? As travellers, we inevitably end up visiting big cities despite how we might or might not feel about the experience. Even if the ultimate goal is not to go to the ‘big city’ of a …
What Kind of Travel do I do?
Last week I wrote a post about how the most important and enjoyable part of travel for me is the ‘journey’ part, the ‘getting there’. There are so many aspects to travel, and what is en vogue these days is ‘slow travel’. That’s basically taking your time and staying long term in places. A month …
Andy's World Journeys 