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Reality check on the Camino de Santiago

June 5, 2019March 20, 2022Posted in Europe, Solo TravelTagged best things to do in, Burgos, Camino de Santiago, hiking, leon, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the way of St James, travel, travel blog4 Comments

I had a few weeks’ time to fill in May, so I decided that I would hike the Camino de Santiago across Northern Spain. My husband Chris had done it two years ago, and he said it was great, I’d love it, after our Nepal hike it would be a breeze. So I flew to Madrid and took a bus to Burgos and got started.

A dawn start from Burgos with my new friend Araceli

The Camino can be started at almost any point in Europe- some paths start from Germany, France, or even Rome- although generally peregrinos Continue reading “Reality check on the Camino de Santiago” →

Kazakhstan

May 13, 2019March 20, 2022Posted in AsiaTagged Almaty, Astana, best things to do in, budget, Central Asia, how to get to, Karagandy, Kazakhstan, Khan Shatyr, kok Tobe, Nur-Sultan, Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, steppes, travel, travel blog2 Comments

There’s a saying where I come from that “everything is bigger in Texas” but I’m betting that most Texans have never been to Kazakhstan. The ninth largest country in the world, Kazakhstan is quite large, and a large proportion of that is gently rolling steppes that Continue reading “Kazakhstan” →

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan: The Pamir Highway

May 3, 2019March 20, 2022Posted in AsiaTagged Afghanistan, best things to do in, bibi Fatima hot springs, Bishkek, Dushanbe, how to get to, Kyrgyzstan, Osh, Pamir Highway, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan, travel, travel blogLeave a comment

A trip through Central Asia would not be complete without a drive through the Pamir Mountains on the M41, one of the highest roadways in the world. Winding its way from Pakistan to Afghanistan, Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan, the Pamir Highway is a must-do for travelers who want to see the best of the ‘Stans.

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A Journey on the Silk Road: Uzbekistan

April 16, 2019March 20, 2022Posted in AsiaTagged best things to do in, budget tour, Bukhara, Genghis Khan, how to get to, Khiva, madrasa, minaret, Mosque, poi Kalon, Registan Square, Samarkand, Silk Road, Tamarlane, Tashkent, Timur, travel, travel blog, Ulugbek, Uzbekistan4 Comments

While we were planning our trip to Turkmenistan (where you need to either be with a tour company or limit your stay to a transit visa), our tour company offered us an option that combined both Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It was a great itinerary and a pretty good deal, so we decided to take the package for both countries and really travel down the Silk Road in style.

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Turkmenistan: Across the sands of the Karakum Desert

April 9, 2019March 20, 2022Posted in AsiaTagged Abiverd, Ashgabat, best things to do in, Darvaza, gas crater, Gonur Depe, guide, how to get to, Mary, Merv, road trip, Silk Road, the white city, tower of neutrality, travel blog, Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, wedding Palace1 Comment

We started working on planning our Turkmenistan trip back in December, knowing that we’d need a Letter of Invite from a tour company, a package tour, and a visa before arrival- all of which takes time. After receiving our LOI by email, we took it to the Turkmenistan embassy in Tbilisi, where for $55 they issued us a visa (you can also get it done at Ashgabat airport for $87). We let Travel Notoria plan our tour, and we just showed up with a load of cash (no ATMs in Turkmenistan!) after catching a flight on AirDubai.

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