Travel ideas for Tajikistan – trip tips and recommendations from my experience travelling in Tajikistan. The Central Asia republic of Tajikistan has diverse and beautiful landscapes, ancient sites, and a rich, welcoming culture. Travel through the mighty Pamir mountains and experience truly remote travel. Here you will find exciting travel ideas for travelling in Tajikistan so start planning your trip now and experience everything that Tajikistan has to offer travellers.
My journey through Tajikistan is some of the most memorable travel I have ever experienced. Bar none. Reading my Tajikistan travel diary reveals some moments of tiredness and discomfort but an overwhelming sense of the heartstopping excitement I felt while travelling through this amazing country. Let me take you on […]
Are Central Asian countries on your travel bucket list? If not they should be. I’m talking about “the ‘Stans” and I’d like to tell you about the top 10 things to do in Central Asia based on my experience travelling there for three months. This region of the world is […]
The attractions of Asia are so many and varied it is easy to see why it can become so sublimely addictive for travellers. Amazing landscapes; incredible history; inspiring art and architecture; and such a diverse range of cultures it is mind-blowing. Coming up with a top 30 best places to visit […]
Markets or bazaars featured heavily during our Central Asia travel odyssey. Apart from fresh food supplies they are often a great place to pick up a bus or a share taxi for transportation. They are also full of local colour and the best places to see people going about their […]
The worst bus journey in Central Asia (until the next one) started off from a bus depot on the outskirts of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. My experience of independent travel in Tajikistan was only a few days old. The journey from Samarkand in Uzbekistan across the border to Penjikent […]
Looking back over travel photos it is so often the faces and smiles of children that bring back the richest memories of a country’s culture and people. From some of the most isolated regions of the planet, where deprivation is a normal part of life, the smiles of children offer […]
The Pamir Highway in Tajikistan is quite simply the highest in the world – it’s the M41 to the Russians or a strand of the Silk Road to those more romantically inclined – and it travels through Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. It’s the ultimate road trip! After all our adventures with […]
Tajikistan must contain some of the most beautiful and interesting landscapes in the world. On the other side of things it is probably the most difficult of all the countries where I have travelled! From the bureaucratic hassles to the rough transport to the toilet facilities – it is not for […]