The Ottoman Accident, Turkey, February 2019
I swear I’ve never opened a history book, yet as I travel this world it keeps turning the pages for me. I ended up in […]
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Modern Day Mesopotamia, Iraq, February 2019
I’ve journeyed through Iraq over this past week- another country pockmarked by lengthy wars and still living with a heavy security presence. The country has
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Almaty- the modern day traveller’s Caravan Serai, Kazakhstan, October 2018
My last week of this journey has taken me to the southern corner of Kazakhstan which was the most northerly reach of the Great Silk
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Trapped in a Marble Birdcage, Turkmenistan, September 2018
I have spent the last week travelling in Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country wedged between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the north and Iran and Afghanistan
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The Legends of Samarkand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan, September 2018
The cities of Samarkand and Bukhara have existed for over 2500 years. I could try to rattle off some of the civilizations and empires that
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The Living Silk Road, Uzbekistan, September 2018
As I travel through Uzbekistan now the mountains have all but disappeared and a dusty haze settles on the landscape. But the road is paved
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On The Trail of Alexander the Great, Tajikistan, September 2018
My final jaunt through Tajikistan has taken me to the capital Dushanbe and then on to the north. Dushanbe translates as Monday, and when this
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The Wakhan Valley – A Stone’s Throw from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, August 2018
My latest journey has taken a detour from the Pamir Highway into the Wakhan Valley region. Although I won’t bore you with too much
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Roadtripping The Pamir Highway, Tajikistan, August 2018
I have just travelled the Pamir Highway- an epic road trip across the roof of Central Asia. The road runs through the middle of the Pamir
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Of Yurts and Shashlyk, Kyrgyzstan, August 2018
As I near the end of my travels in Kyrgyzstan I have reflected on the more than 2000km distance I have covered across this mountainous
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Eagle Hunting in Kyrgyzstan, August 2018
Like a marmot coming up for sunshine I’ve reappeared – this time in the mountainous country of Kyrgyzstan. I’ve begun a 2 month journey retracing
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Cape to Cape Hike, Western Australia, June 2018
I’ve had the shortest of mid-winter escapes to hike one of Australia’s Great Walks: the Cape to Cape track in south- Western Australia.The 135km track
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