Central Asia
Central Asia is a part of the world that has long drawn adventure travellers and explorers. Home to the fabled cities of the Silk Road like Samarkand and Bokhara, the history of Central Asia is tangible, with superb architecture, the ruins of ancient empires, and numerous monuments and sites that you'll see nowhere else. Stretching from Siberia to the borders of Persia, there are a wealth of cultures to be explored, whether you are drinking fermented horse milk with a Kyrgyz nomad or shots of vodka on the Trans-Mongolian Express.
Kyrgyzstan is rugged even by Central Asian standards, with a serrated backbone of mountains that have shaped the culture of a fiercely independent people known for their hospitality. The terrain…
The name Mongolia conjures up images of Genghis Khan's army sweeping across the steppes, destroying everything in its wake. Mongolia's most famous son might do a double take at the modern city of…
Uzbekistan lies along the route of the ancient Silk Road, home to the legendary city of Samarkand, full of enormous monuments constructed by Timur and possessing some of the most spectacular…
