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

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

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

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 1

Visiting Mardin during winter
Visiting Mardin during winter

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 2

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

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 3

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

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

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 5

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

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 6

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

Eastern Turkey 2023-2024 part 7

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

Uzbekistan part 1: Tashkent

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

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

Turkestan
Turkestan

Pilgrim city in the Kazakh desert

Out of place in Astana
Out of place in Astana

Futuristic Kazakhstan 

Introducing Kyrgyzstan
Introducing Kyrgyzstan

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