The Silk Road

Travelling along the Silk Road in Turkey, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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How to travel around Iraqi Kurdistan
How to travel around Iraqi Kurdistan

Our experience in December 2023

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A difficult border crossing: from Duhok to Mardin by bus
A difficult border crossing: from Duhok to Mardin by bus

Waiting 21 hours on the Iraqi-Turkish border

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How to travel around Eastern Turkey in winter
How to travel around Eastern Turkey in winter

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 1

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Visiting Mardin during winter
Visiting Mardin during winter

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 2

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Is Van (Turkey) worth visiting?
Is Van (Turkey) worth visiting?

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 3

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Travelling in the Mount Ararat region: from Van via Doğubayazıt to Kars
Travelling in the Mount Ararat region: from Van via Doğubayazıt to Kars

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 4

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Visiting Kars and Ani: our experience in January 2024
Visiting Kars and Ani: our experience in January 2024

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 5

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What to see around Erzurum in winter
What to see around Erzurum in winter

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 6

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How to visit the Sumela Monastery in winter
How to visit the Sumela Monastery in winter

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 7

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Our trip to Uzbekistan during Covid in 2022
Our trip to Uzbekistan during Covid in 2022

Uzbekistan part 1: Tashkent

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What’s the best city to visit in Uzbekistan?
What’s the best city to visit in Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan part 2: Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva

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What’s it like to visit Uzbekistan in January?
What’s it like to visit Uzbekistan in January?

Uzbekistan part 3: the Nuratau Mountains and Kyzylkum Desert

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Turkestan
Turkestan

Pilgrim city in the Kazakh desert

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Out of place in Astana
Out of place in Astana

Futuristic Kazakhstan 

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Introducing Kyrgyzstan
Introducing Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Ala Archa, Issyk-Ata, Song-Kul and Issyk-Kul

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