by timshazz | Jul 11, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Murgab-Tajikistan? (And why would you want to visit?) Murgab Tajikistan is a small town in east of the Autonomous Gorno-Badakhshan region, just south of the Kyrgyz border. Coming from the east on the Silk Road, it’s the gateway to the incredible...
by timshazz | Jul 10, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Sary Tash-Kyrgyzstan? (And why would you want to visit?) Sary Tash Kyrgyzstan is a small town on a three-way intersection in the Alay Valley in the Osh Region. From here you can head to either Kashgar in China via the Irkeshtam pass, or south to Tajikistan...
by timshazz | Jul 10, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Arslanbob-Kyrgyzstan? (And why would you want to visit?) Arslanbob – Kyrgyzstan lies between 140 and 180km north of Osh via the city of Jalal-Abad, depending on which way you travel. The shorter route crosses the Uzbek border and back. The small town...
by timshazz | Jul 7, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Osh-Kyrgyzstan? (And why would you want to visit?) Osh is the second-largest and the oldest city in Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the Fergana Valley around 600 km southwest of Bishkek by road. Osh city is over 3000 years old, and the central bazaar has been...
by timshazz | Jul 5, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Bishkek-Kyrgyzstan? (And why would you want to visit?) Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. If you’re traveling the silk route it’s about 240 km southwest (ish) from Almaty; 270 km east of Taraz, and about 600 km northeast of Osh. If you’re...
by timshazz | Jul 4, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Taraz? (And why would you visit?) Taraz sits on the route between Tashkent and Shymkent, and Bishkek and Almaty. So if you’re going between any of these destinations by road, it’s a logical stop off point. Taraz is one of the oldest cities in...
