Central Asia Articles
Destination UnknownThe only problem with the New Year's vacation John M. Edwards would be taking was that his destination was smack dab in the middle of a war zone!
Kabul, Afghanistan 2007: Part II – AsiaBrendan Choi hopes to return to Afghanistan having spent too brief a time there. He offers tips, shares his experiences and gives us a picture of its people and the politics, as of 2007.
Kabul, Afghanistan 2007: Part I – AsiaTired of hearing about Afghanistan and the War on Terror from CNN and other opinion makers, Brendan Choi took a brief holiday and headed right into Kabul to see what it was all about.
Travels in Afghanistan: Part II, A Detox with a Difference – AsiaIn Caroline Hamilton's second part Afghanistan journey, she continues her description of Afghan life in various towns, road travels and in its spectacular scenery.
Travels in Afghanistan: Part I, A Detox with a Difference – AsiaCaroline Hamilton's interest in Afghanistan started with her cousin's tales of his travels there. The opportunity came, she took it. We get this Part I account of her stay in a land she feels
Fire and Ice: A Halloween Story – Bishkek, KyrgystanBarukh Shalev finds fights every where he turns on Halloween in Kyrgystan.
Tulkabas or bust! – Almaty to Tulkabas, Southern KazakhstanTim Healing and his friends depart on a 12-hour train ride across Kazakhstan.
In Kazakhstan, the Gypsy Cab is King – Kazakhstan, Central AsiaTim Healing addresses the four most popular questions foreigners are asked in Kazakhstan.
Santa’s Camels Are on the Loose – KazakhstanIn Kazakhstan, Santa shows up on a camel. Now, if Donna Scaramastra Gorman can only convince her son to sit on the lap of a bearded stranger.
Slowly Across the Steppe – KazakhstanYou could save time by flying or money by taking a bus, to get around, or out of Kazakhstan, but where is the adventure and romance in that?
