Turkmenistan Travel Blogs

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Julia (Russia)   Having had days, if not weeks of headaches with the Turkmenistan Embassy, i wasn't particularly looking forward to crossing the border into the country. Just like the embassy, we were confronted by a queue when we a…

As it seems that I look quit trustworthy as I did not have too much trouble checking in, as usual I had to separate briefly from my hand luggage, wallet and cellular and because of the recent attacks my MacBook had to be taken out of my bag. Little did they know that I still had my Suunto, wrist co…

Planning information CET + 3 Unesco World Heritage Sites State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" (1999) Kunya-Urgench (2005) Unesco World Heritage Tentative Dehistan / Mishrian (25/02/1998) Old Nysa (25/02/1998) Note: $12 tourist arrival tax + photo.

2007 was a great year. Set off from London in July in a Nissan Micra for Mongolia. Got there 35 days later, left the Micra in Mongolia for chairty and then had to try and find my way home. Went via Trans-sib to Moscow, had to get out contry asap due to visa. Failed - got detained. Got back 2 weeks late for work and 55 days after London. Completely eyeopening and rewarding experience, if not quite tiring. Lost my camera in Mongolia so lots of friends photos other than my phone :(

The trip from Bukhara to the Turkmen city of Chorjew (Turkmenabad) used to be like traveling from one state to another in the United States.  Back in the Soviet times to go from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan was like traveling from Texas to Oklahoma, you just got in your car and drove.  Ther…

Work in progress blog about the preparations of my next big adventure

I know this is a shock for anyone who knows me, but I am planning something... a silk road trip. I don't have a time frame yet (next spring I hope) but looking for any feedback from anyone. Also would love to find a few places to stay and friendly faces along the way.

Onze reis begint in de hoofdstad van Turkmenistan, Asjchabad, die gelegen is aan de voet van het Kopetdag gebergte. De stad is in 1948 totaal verwoest door een zware aardbeving en in de jaren vijftig helemaal opnieuw opgebouwd in karakteristieke Sovjetstijl met veel wit marmer. De vorig jaar p…

My travels through some of the silk road countris in 2009. Took the boat from Baku, Azerbaijan to Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan and on to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and ending in Kyrgyzstan.