sightseeing

Turkey

Hattusa and Yazılıkaya Highlights: Visiting the Ruins of the Hittite Empire Capital from Boğazkale

Boğazkale, reached by bus and hitchhiking, is a small village with a population of 1,200. But it is home to the ruins of...
Turkey

Ankara Highlights: Half Day Walking Tour

We went to Ankara, Turkey, which is not a city with particularly amazing sights, but does mean that there are almost no ...
Kazakhstan

Walking in Almaty: Sightseeing and Attractions

The following are some of the sights we visited walking around Almaty.
Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Sightseeing and Attractions

We came to Bishkek on the way to Kazakhstan and spent two nights here. There is not too much to see in Bishkek, so a qui...
Kyrgyzstan

Hiking in Arslanbob, Day 2: to a Large Waterfall

Arslanbob is a small village in southern Kyrgyzstan. We stay here for a few days to enjoy some hiking. It is a cosy plac...
Kyrgyzstan

Hiking to the World’s Largest Walnut Forest: How to Get there from Arslanbob

Arslanbob is a town in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. One of the reasons to travel from Margilan in Uzbekistan all the way...
Uzbekistan

What to Do in Kokand: 5 Places to Visit and One Trip to Do

We spent three nights in Kokand sightseeing. Here are some of the highlights of Kokand.
Uzbekistan

Day Trip to Rishtan from Kokand to Visit Pottery Ateliers

We spent three nights in Kokand, and we spent a day visiting Rishtan. Rishtan is famous for its pottery and we went to t...
Uzbekistan

16 Places You Could Visit in Samarkand (Samarqand)

We spent three days and two nights in the city of Samarkand sightseeing. The following is a summary of the main attracti...
Tajikistan

Panjakent Sightseeing: 8 Spots We Visited by Walking

We stayed for a night in Panjakent and had a good walk around the town. Here are our sightseeing highlights in Panjakent...