Central Asia

In this 19th issue (our 10th year) of GlobeRovers Magazine, the feature destination is Kyrgyzstan. We also have articles on China’s Yunnan Province, Lebanon’s coast, Costa Rica’s wildlife reserves, Bulgaria, …

Reading Time: 4 minutesCentral Asia is one of my favourite regions – in particular, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan… and Pakistan to the south. I have also travelled through both Kazakhstan and …

Reading Time: 4 minutesKyrgyzstan is one of the world’s best-kept secrets and a grossly underrated travel destination! It is a pleasant and safe country with, arguably, the most hospitable people …

Reading Time: 13 minutesJoin us as we start our journey in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, a city still firmly locked in the past with the Soviet influence visible in the people …

Reading Time: 6 minutesKazakhstan is big. Very big!  In fact, it is the world’s largest landlocked country by land area and the ninth largest country in the world. It is …

Reading Time: 10 minutesAfghanistan is a vast country blessed with beautiful mountains and ancient villages, though sadly much of the country is still too dangerous for most travellers. While the …

Reading Time: 4 minutesUzbekistan is vast with wide expanses of semi-desert open fields, and a few large towns and cities with an ancient history dating back to long before they …

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe start our journey of Uzbekistan in the fast-developing capital of Tashkent. A city proud of its history and poised for the future! Tashkent is the financial …

Reading Time: 3 minutesAn interesting 18-hour overnight train travels from Tashkent to the town of Urgence from where it is a 30-minute shared taxi ride to the ancient city of Khiva. Buy …

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe railway line between Khiva and Bukhara takes a detour via Navoi to the north which will require a change of trains. The faster way from Khiva to …