Karlag Gulag Museum, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
KarLag, or the Karaganda Corrective Labour Camp to give it its nefarious full title, was [...]
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Sep
Kok Tobe Travel Guide, Almaty’s Mountain Playground
Frequently Asked Questions About Kok Tobe Kok Tobe is a 1,100 metre (3,608 feet) mountain [...]
Sep
How to travel from Almaty to Urumqi by Bus
How to travel from Almaty in Kazakhstan to Urumqi in China without flying. Taking the [...]
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Aug
How to Take the Almaty to Tashkent Train
5 minute read In this article, we will look at how to get from Almaty [...]
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Aug
Rainbow Mountains China (Amazing Zhangye Danxia Geopark)
Rainbow Mountains China The Zhangye Danxia Geopark (rainbow mountains China) is home to a collection [...]
Jul
Beijing to Ulaanbaatar Train (plus money saving tip)
How to travel from Beijing in China to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia
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May
London to Baghdad by Car – Travelling to Iraq the long way
My grandfathers's journey driving from London to Baghdad.
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May
Exploring Chernobyl – A Guide on How to Visit the Zone!
How to visit Chernobyl? What’s it like to visit the site of the world’s worst [...]
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Apr
A Complete Guide to Japan’s Incredible Yakushima Island!
Everything you need to know about visiting the magical island of Yakushima, Japan.
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Apr
10 Exciting Things to Do in Dunhuang, China in 2023
The Silk Road settlement of Dunhuang in China's western Gansu Province is a magical oasis [...]
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Apr
Discover the Beautiful Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
In this account of my visit to Kaeng Krachan National Park in the Thai Jungle, [...]
Mar
What’s it like on a tour of North Korea?
What's it like to spend Christmas in the DPRK (North Korea)? Here I recount my [...]
Mar
Travelling the Silk Road London to China – A Guide for 2023
How to travel from England (UK) to China along the old Silk Road.
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Mar
Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, All You Need to Know in 2023
Longmen Grottoes is the site of thousands of statues of the Buddha carved into the [...]
Feb
How to Visit Yanar Dag (Fire Mountain) in Azerbaijan
Yanar Dag, or Fire Mountain, is a burning cliff in near Baku in Azerbaijan.
Feb
15 Incredible Things to do in Tallinn, Estonia in 2023
Things to see and do in the beautiful city of Tallinn in Estonia. Medieval cobbled [...]
Feb
The Abandoned Pripyat Amusement Park at Chernobyl
Day 2 in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Visiting the abandoned city of Pripyat and reactor [...]
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Feb
Duga Radar Station, Chernobyl – A Guide
Day 1 in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Chernobyl village, abandoned homes, the only active church [...]
Feb