Treking in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan

Today’s post is by Joan Torres, who is writing about the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. I was in Tajikistan in 2016 but I didn’t make it to the Pamir Mountains….

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

…to bring a kingslayer to justice. His pursuit took him into Central Asia and modern-day Tajikistan. When I visited Tajikistan, the legend of Alexander is something they still embrace and…

2016: A Year in Photography

…able to watch a pickup game of kok-boru, which is like polo with a sheep carcass. 44 The highlight of Tajikistan was Lake Iskanderskul, named after Alexander the Great. Tajikistan

Which Side of the Road Do They Drive On?

…Slovak Republic Slovenia Somalia Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam…

Countries and Territories I’ve Visited

Countries and Territories Visited by Gary Arndt

…Europe   184 Srpska (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 2016 Europe   185 Albania (114) 2016 Europe   186 Kazakhstan (115) 2016 Asia   187 Kyrgyzstan (116) 2016 Asia   188 Tajikistan

How to Travel the World on an Indian Passport

Indian couple traveling the world on an Indian passport.

…such as Antarctica, Tuvalu, Djibouti, Iraq, and Tajikistan, which are off limits for most people. Does one give up? We’ve never let visa difficulties deter us from traveling (42 countries,…

How Many Countries are There in the World?

How Many Countries are There in the World?

…Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu…

Everything Wrong With the Animaniacs Nations of the World Song

…: Brunei, Singapore. All the former Soviet Republics: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. European Microstates: Andorra, San Marino, and Vatican…

The Silk Road

The Silk Road

…Pamir Mountains to the north and the Hindu Kush Mountains to the south.  From here, the main routes extended through the modern-day countries of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan….