Central Asia Travel Articles

Destination Unknown

The 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 – Asia

Brendan 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 – Asia

Tired 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 – Asia

In 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 – Asia

Caroline 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, Kyrgystan

Barukh Shalev finds fights every where he turns on Halloween in Kyrgystan.

Tulkabas or bust! – Almaty to Tulkabas, Southern Kazakhstan

Tim Healing and his friends depart on a 12-hour train ride across Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, the Gypsy Cab is King – Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Tim Healing addresses the four most popular questions foreigners are asked in Kazakhstan.

Santa’s Camels Are on the Loose – Kazakhstan

In 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 – Kazakhstan

You 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?