Central Asia

Reading Time: 5 minutes Some of our most memorable travel encounters happen when we take a deep breath and walk up to that perfect stranger.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Where else are you going to eat a combination of Middle Eastern, Turkish, Russian and Korean influenced food, all in the one meal?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tashkent’s underground metro stations are one of the world’s best kept secret works of art…

Reading Time: 5 minutes I shouldn’t have formulated any ideas or expectations about exactly what Uzbekistan would be like, because I had no information to base it on. But I did.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Quick geography test. How many of you can place Nur-Sultan on an Atlas? It’s okay if you’re struggling. Twenty years ago, Kazakhstan’s capital city didn’t even exist.

Reading Time: 3 minutes There are many reasons why this Central Asian gem is rising in popularity with travellers all over the world. Here are the top 4 reasons why you should visit Uzbekistan now.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Kyrgyzstan – as difficult to pronounce as it is to place on a map – is somewhere special. The only way to understand what it’s really like to visit is to experience it for yourself.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Central Asia remains a place where adventure isn’t just possible: it’s unavoidable. Far more than just dots on the map, each country is distinct and worthy of exploration.

Reading Time: 4 minutes The gateway to the Silk Road is distinct from the other ‘Stans’ in culture, history and landscape. And for sheer craziness, there is nowhere else in the world quite like it.