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Tashkent: gateway to Uzbekistan’s Silk Road treasures

A trip to Uzbekistan is almost certain to start in Tashkent, the country’s vibrant capital. It probably gets overlooked by[…]

Paro was our first and last impression of Bhutan as it’s where the international flights land and it was a[…]

I have to confess that as our minivan bumped endlessly along the winding mountain roads from Thimphu to Bhutan’s Haa[…]

After a fab couple of days in Thimphu we were a bit sad to leave but excited to see what[…]

Waking up on day two in Bhutan and it felt like we’d experienced a lot already. And yet there was[…]

Our first taste of Bhutan was in Thimphu, perhaps deliberately planned that way by our tour company, as the capital[…]

There’s no doubt that Galle Fort has a different feel to other towns in Sri Lanka, not least because the[…]

Choosing whether to go to Anuradhapura or Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka is a bit like being asked to pick your[…]