Tashkent – The Uzbek “Metro” Capital
The capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia, Tashkent literally translates to "Stone City". It is very close to the Kazakhstan border. As with most cities in…
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Samarkand – Where History and Beauty Converge
Dating back to the 7th century BC, Samarkand (Samarqand in Uzbek) is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia (alongside Bukhara). It lies very close to the Tajikistan border…
Enchanting Bukhara – A Treasure of the Silk Road
After an 8 hour train journey, we arrived at Bukhara. As detailed in the previous blog, most of it was through the desert (as you can see in the map…
Time Traveling in Khiva, A Hidden Treasure of Uzbekistan
Here's a quick background of Khiva before we dive into the travel account. Khiva sits right at the border between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In the local Uzbek language, it is…
The Roughest Start We’ve Ever Faced | Central Asia
A trip to Central Asia was part of our plan for 2020. The itinerary included Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It was a 15-16 day plan (like our usual summer…
Hallstatt and Dachstein – salt, ice and everything nice!
We woke up at our farmhouse in St. Gilgen admiring the view of the lake and mountains. Today, we would visit Hallstatt and Dachstein, both part of the Salzkammergut region.…
Getting Around Vietnam – Travel and Where to Stay
Getting to Vietnam Vietnam is well connected through its international airports at Hanoi (Noi Bai Airport), Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat Airport) and Da Nang acting as major…
Getting Around Croatia – Travel and Where to Stay
Getting to Croatia We start with how to get to Croatia from the neighbouring countries. The easiest and expensive option is by flight - through Zagreb or Split or Dubrovnik…
How to Create an Itinerary
The Plan The summer of 2017 – Nam and I were planning the itinerary for our first long vacation together. We were looking at 13 days in the first half…
One of the most stereotyped cities in India – Chennai
One of the popular discussions in college was - which city would you like to live in and work? A more popular one was - where you would NOT like…