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  • Destinations
    • Asia
      • China
        • Silk Road China May 2016
          • Silk Road 1 – Urumqi; Xinjiang, Far west China
          • Silk Road 2; Turpan, Xinjiang, China
          • Silk Road 3; Touring around Turpan, Xinjiang, China
          • Silk Road 4: Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
          • Silk Road 5: More Kashgar; Xinjiang, China
          • Silk Road 6: Tashkurgan, Xinjiang province, China
          • Silk Road 7: Karakorum Highway (KKH) China to Pakistan over Khunjerab Pass
          • Tips: Crossing Khunjerab Pass from Tashkurgan, China to Pakistan
      • India
        • Jaipur-Lucknow-Varanasi Feb 2012
          • Jaipur- Visiting Hawa Mahal, Wedding and City
          • Lucknow
          • Varanasi City of Ghats
        • Rajasthan – Kutch Nov 2018
          • Pushkar, Rajasthan
          • Karni Mata, Bikaner & wedding, Rajasthan
          • Jodhpur, Rajasthan
          • Leopards, Bera, Rajasthan
          • Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat
          • More Bhuj
      • Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam July 2012
        • Bangkok & Koh Samed
        • Thailand to Cambodia
        • Siem Reap and Angor Wat
        • Phnom Penh and onto Vietnam
        • Saigon
        • Hoi An, Vietnam
        • Hanoi City, Vietnam
        • Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
      • Pakistan
        • Silk Road Pakistan June 2016
          • Silk Road 8: Khunjerab Pass to Passu, Hunza, Pakistan
          • Silk Road 9: Karakorum Highway; Karimabad, Pakistan
          • Silk Road 10: Gilgit to Skardu, Pakistan
          • Silk Road 11 : Skardu; and Khaplu Fort, Pakistan
          • Silk Road 12 : Onto Shigar Fort and onwards
          • Silk Road 13 : Giglit to Islamabad via Kohistan
          • Final Silk Road Episode: Islamabad and Lahore
      • Kyrgyzstan
        • Silk Road Kyrgyzstan Sept 2019
          • Silk Road 14: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
          • Silk Road 15: Osh, Kyrgyzstan
          • Silk Road 16: More Osh, Kyrgyzstan
          • Silk Road 17: Lenin Peak & Turpal kul, Kyrgyzstan
      • Tajikistan
        • Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 18: Murghab, Tajikistan; Sept 2019
          • Silk Road 19: More Murghab & Alichur, Tajikistan
          • Silk Road 20: Langar, Bulunkul Tajikistan; Sept 2019
          • Silk Road 21: More Langar & Ishkashim, Tajikistan; Sept 2019
          • Silk Road 22: Khorog, Tajikistan; Sept 2019
          • Silk Road 23: More Khorog, Tajikistan; Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 24: Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 25: More Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Oct 2019
      • Uzbekistan
        • Silk Road Uzbekistan Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 26: Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 27: More Samarkand, Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 28: Bukhara, Uzbekistan Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 29: Khiva, Uzbekistan, Oct 2019
          • Silk Road 30: Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct 2019
    • Africa
      • Morocco May 2017
        • Departure for Morocco
        • Fes arrival, Morocco
        • More Fes, Morocco
        • Fes Tannery’s & Sufi Music Festival, Morocco
        • Meknes, Morocco
        • Meknes to Merzouga, Morocco
        • Sahara Desert Camp and Dilshad’s birthday, Morocco
        • Todra and Dades Gorges, Morocco
        • Ait Benhaddou, Tisseldai, & onto Marrakech, Morocco
        • Marrakech, Morocco
        • Essaouira. Morocco
        • Safi, El Jadida and Casablanca, Morocco
    • Europe
      • Bulgaria
        • Bulgaria Sept 2009
      • Italy
        • Sicily Oct 2017
          • Catania & Mt. Etna, Sicily
          • Taormina, Torre Faro & Castelmola, Sicily
          • Siracusa, Noto, Modica, Sicily
          • Agrigento, Sicily
          • Palermo, Monreale and Cefalu, Sicily
      • Portugal
        • ››Northern Portugal July 2018
          • West of Lisbon, and onto Porto
          • Porto, Douro valley, Coimbra and back to Lisbon
          • Lisbon Portugal, City of 7 hills
          • More Lisbon Portugal
        • Algarve July 2019
    • North America
      • Mexico
        • Guadalajara
          • Guadalajara Feb 2013
            • Guadalajara, Mexico day 1
            • Guadalajara, 2nd day
        • Queretaro
          • Queretaro Sep 2013
            • Queretaro, Mexico; Part 1
            • Queretaro Part 2
        • Morelia-Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo-Patzcuaro Aug 2016
          • Morelia-Ixtapa
          • Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo
          • Patzcuaro, Guanajuato, and back to Dallas
        • San Luis Potosi & Huasteca Feb 2016
          • San Luis Potosi & Rio Verde
          • Huasteca Potosina
          • Sotano de la Golondrias and Xilitla
        • Puerto Morelos, April 2015
        • Guanajuato and San Miguel De Allende June 2010
        • Puerto Vallarta Dec 2009
        • Merida and Tulum, Feb 2010
        • Oaxaca, Mexico, Jan 2019
        • Dental Refugee, Nuevo Progresso, Mexico, May 2019
        • Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 2019
        • Bacalar & Mahahual, Mexico, Jan 2020
        • Puebla, Mexico Dec 2020
        • Veracruz, Mexico, December 2020
        • Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico Feb 2021
      • Canada
        • Toronto, July 2016
        • Tofino, July 2009
      • USA
        • Big Bend National Park Feb 2009
        • Tyler, Texas Nov 2014
        • The Flora and Fauna in Southern CA is just wonderful; Zameer’s birthday
        • White Sands National Monument
        • Oregon Coast Hwy 101
        • Yosemite & Death Valley
          • Yosemite National Park, USA, June 2020
          • Yosemite to Death Valley, June 2020
          • Death Valley National Park, June 2020
    • Central America
      • Guatemala
        • Guatemala Jan 2013
          • Antigua, Guatemala
          • Solola and Panajachel, Guatemala
          • Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala
          • Guatemala City
      • Panama
        • Panama City & Guna Yala Feb 2017
          • Panama City
          • More Panama City and Playa Bonita, Wedding
          • Nalunega and Guna (or Kuna) Yala
          • Last day at Nalunega; and back to reality
    • South America
      • Colombia
        • Cali & Medellin July 2017
          • Cali, Colombia
          • Medellin Part 1, Colombia
          • Medellin Part 2, Colombia
        • Cartagena Dec 2017
          • Cartagena Part 1, Colombia
          • Cartagena Part 2, Colombia
      • Brazil
        • Sao Paulo & Rio July 2015
          • Sao Paulo 2015
          • Sao Paulo continued….
          • Rio Arrival
          • Rio sights…..
        • Sao Paulo Brazil July 2016
        • Florianópolis, Brazil Feb 2019
      • Chile
        • Santiago & Valparaiso Nov 2015
          • Santiago
          • More Santiago
          • Valparaiso
          • More Valparaiso; winery and return to reality
      • Argentina
        • Mendoza
          • Mendoza Part 1
          • More Mendoza, Argentina
    • Middle East
      • Jordan
        • Jordan Nov 2013
          • Amman, Jordan Nov 2013
          • Madaba, Mount Neba, and onto the Dead Sea
          • Dead Sea, Jordan, Nov 2013
          • Petra, Jordan Nov 2013
          • Karak Castle and Dana Village
      • Israel
        • Israel Nov 2013
          • Tel Aviv
          • Jerusalem old city
          • Mahane Yahuda market
      • Turkey May 2009
      • Lebanon July 2018
        • Beirut
        • More Beirut
        • Beirut to Tripoli
        • Tripoli Lebanon
        • Bsharri, Quadisha Valley and Bekaa Valley
        • Bekaa Valley Winery, Chouf Mountains & the Druze
        • Druze and the Chouf Mountains
        • Sidon and Tyre
    • Caribbean
      • Aruba, Feb 2015
      • Turks & Caicos, May 2011
      • Dominican Republic Dec 2017/Jan 2018
        • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
        • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Trips By Year
    • 2009
      • Europe
        • Bulgaria
          • Bulgaria Sept 2009
      • USA
        • Texas
          • Big Bend National Park Feb 2009
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Puerto Vallarta Dec 2009
        • Canada
          • Tofino, July 2009
      • Middle East
        • Turkey May 2009
    • 2010
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Guanajuato and San Miguel De Allende June 2010
          • Merida and Tulum, Feb 2010
    • 2011
      • Caribbean
        • Turks & Caicos, May 2011
    • 2012
      • Asia
        • India
          • Jaipur-Lucknow-Varanasi Feb 2012
            • Jaipur- Visiting Hawa Mahal, Wedding and City
            • Lucknow
            • Varanasi City of Ghats
        • Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam July 2012
          • Bangkok & Koh Samed
          • Thailand to Cambodia
          • Siem Reap and Angor Wat
          • Phnom Penh and onto Vietnam
          • Saigon
          • Hoi An, Vietnam
          • Hanoi City, Vietnam
          • Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
    • 2013
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Guadalajara
            • Guadalajara Feb 2013
              • Guadalajara, Mexico day 1
              • Guadalajara, 2nd day
          • Queretaro
            • Queretaro Sep 2013
              • Queretaro, Mexico; Part 1
              • Queretaro Part 2
        • USA
          • The Flora and Fauna in Southern CA is just wonderful; Zameer’s birthday
      • Central America
        • Guatemala
          • Guatemala Jan 2013
            • Antigua, Guatemala
            • Solola and Panajachel, Guatemala
            • Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala
            • Guatemala City
      • Middle East
        • Jordan
          • Jordan Nov 2013
            • Amman, Jordan Nov 2013
            • Madaba, Mount Neba, and onto the Dead Sea
            • Dead Sea, Jordan, Nov 2013
            • Petra, Jordan Nov 2013
            • Karak Castle and Dana Village
        • Israel
          • Israel Nov 2013
            • Tel Aviv
            • Jerusalem old city
            • Mahane Yahuda market
    • 2014
      • North America
        • USA
          • Tyler, Texas Nov 2014
    • 2015
      • Caribbean
        • Aruba, Feb 2015
      • South America
        • Brazil
          • Sao Paulo & Rio July 2015
            • Sao Paulo 2015
            • Sao Paulo continued….
            • Rio Arrival
            • Rio sights…..
        • Chile
          • Santiago & Valparaiso Nov 2015
            • Santiago
            • More Santiago
            • Valparaiso
            • More Valparaiso; winery and return to reality
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Puerto Morelos, April 2015
    • 2016
      • Asia
        • China
          • Silk Road China May 2016
            • Silk Road 1; Shanghai, Urumqi; Xinjiang, Far west China
            • Silk Road 2; Turpan, Xinjiang, China
            • Silk Road 3; Touring around Turpan, Xinjiang, China
            • Silk Road 4: Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
            • Silk Road 5: More Kashgar; Xinjiang, China
            • Silk Road 6: Tashkurgan, Xinjiang province, China
            • Silk Road 7: Karakorum Highway (KKH) China to Pakistan over Khunjerab Pass
            • Tips: Crossing Khunjerab Pass from Tashkurgan, China to Pakistan
        • Pakistan
          • Silk Road Pakistan June 2016
            • Silk Road 8: Khunjerab Pass to Passu, Hunza, Pakistan
            • Silk Road 9: Karakorum Highway; Karimabad, Pakistan
            • Silk Road 10: Gilgit to Skardu, Pakistan
            • Silk Road 11 : Skardu; and Khaplu Fort, Pakistan
            • Silk Road 12 : Onto Shigar Fort and onwards
            • Silk Road 13 : Giglit to Islamabad via Kohistan
            • Final Silk Road Episode: Islamabad and Lahore
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Morelia-Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo-Patzcuaro Aug 2016
            • Morelia-Ixtapa
            • Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo
            • Patzcuaro, Guanajuato, and back to Dallas
          • San Luis Potosi & Huasteca Feb 2016
            • San Luis Potosi & Rio Verde
            • Huasteca Potosina
            • Sotano de la Golondrias and Xilitla
        • Canada
          • Toronto, Canada, July 2016
      • South America
        • Brazil
          • Sao Paulo Brazil July 2016
    • 2017
      • Africa
        • Morocco May 2017
          • Departure for Morocco
          • Fes arrival, Morocco
          • More Fes, Morocco
          • Fes Tannery’s & Sufi Music Festival, Morocco
          • Meknes, Morocco
          • Meknes to Merzouga, Morocco
          • Sahara Desert Camp and Dilshad’s birthday, Morocco
          • Todra and Dades Gorges, Morocco
          • Ait Benhaddou, Tisseldai, & onto Marrakech, Morocco
          • Marrakech, Morocco
          • Essaouira. Morocco
          • Safi, El Jadida and Casablanca, Morocco
      • Central America
        • Panama
          • Panama City & Guna Yala Feb 2017
            • Panama City
            • More Panama City and Playa Bonita, Wedding
            • Nalunega and Guna (or Kuna) Yala
            • Last day at Nalunega; and back to reality
      • South America
        • Colombia
          • Cali & Medellin July 2017
            • Cali, Colombia
            • Medellin Part 1, Colombia
            • Medellin Part 2, Colombia
          • Cartagena Dec 2017
            • Cartagena Part 1, Colombia
            • Cartagena Part 2, Colombia
      • Europe
        • Italy
          • Sicily Oct 2017
            • Catania & Mt. Etna, Sicily
            • Taormina, Torre Faro & Castelmola, Sicily
            • Siracusa, Noto, Modica, Sicily
            • Agrigento, Sicily
            • Palermo, Monreale and Cefalu, Sicily
      • Caribbean
        • Dominican Republic Dec 2017/Jan 2018
          • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
          • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    • 2018
      • Caribbean
        • Dominican Republic Dec 2017/Jan 2018
          • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
          • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
      • North America
        • USA
          • Oregon Coast Hwy 101
          • White Sands National Monument
      • Europe
        • Portugal
          • ››Northern Portugal July 2018
            • West of Lisbon, and onto Porto
            • Porto, Douro valley, Coimbra and back to Lisbon
            • Lisbon Portugal, City of 7 hills
            • More Lisbon Portugal
      • Middle East
        • Lebanon July 2018
          • Beirut
          • More Beirut
          • Beirut to Tripoli
          • Tripoli Lebanon
          • Bsharri, Quadisha Valley and Bekaa Valley
          • Bekaa Valley Winery, Chouf Mountains & the Druze
          • Druze and the Chouf Mountains
          • Sidon and Tyre
      • Asia
        • India
          • Rajasthan – Kutch Nov 2018
            • Pushkar, Rajasthan
            • Karni Mata, Bikaner & wedding, Rajasthan
            • Jodhpur, Rajasthan
            • Leopards, Bera, Rajasthan
            • Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat
            • More Bhuj
    • 2019
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Oaxaca, Mexico, Jan 2019
          • Dental Refugee, Nuevo Progresso, Mexico, May 2019
          • Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 2019
      • South America
        • Brazil
          • Florianópolis, Brazil
        • Argentina
          • Mendoza
            • Mendoza Part 1
            • More Mendoza, Argentina
      • Europe
        • Portugal
          • Algarve July 2019
      • Asia
        • Kyrgyzstan
          • Silk Road Kyrgyzstan Sept 2019
            • Silk Road 14: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
            • Silk Road 15: Osh, Kyrgyzstan
            • Silk Road 16: More Osh, Kyrgyzstan
            • Silk Road 17: Lenin Peak & Turpal kul, Kyrgyzstan
        • Tajikistan
          • Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 18: Murghab, Tajikistan; Sept 2019
            • Silk Road 19: More Murghab & Alichur, Tajikistan
            • Silk Road 20: Langar, Bulunkul Tajikistan; Sept 2019
            • Silk Road 21: More Langar & Ishkashim, Tajikistan; Sept 2019
            • Silk Road 22: Khorog, Tajikistan; Sept 2019
            • Silk Road 23: More Khorog, Tajikistan; Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 24: Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 25: More Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Oct 2019
        • Uzbekistan
          • Silk Road Uzbekistan Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 26: Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 27: More Samarkand, Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 28: Bukhara, Uzbekistan Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 29: Khiva, Uzbekistan, Oct 2019
            • Silk Road 30: Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct 2019
    • 2020
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Bacalar & Mahahual, Mexico, Jan 2020
          • Puebla, Mexico Dec 2020
          • Veracruz, Mexico, December 2020
        • USA
          • Yosemite & Death Valley
            • Yosemite National Park, USA, June 2020
            • Yosemite to Death Valley, June 2020
            • Death Valley National Park, June 2020
    • 2021
      • North America
        • Mexico
          • Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico Feb 2021
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October 5, 2019December 24, 2020 By Ali Karim

Silk Road 23: More Khorog, Tajikistan; Oct 2019

This post is part of a series called Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019 October 5, 2019 After the Pamiri wedding celebrations the previous evening, we got up at the Serena Inn and had a very nice leisurely breakfast. The plan was to spend several days in Khorog, in part to recuperate from the strenuous trip…

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September 30, 2019August 14, 2021 By Ali Karim

Silk Road 22: Khorog, Tajikistan; Sept 2019

This post is part of a series called Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019 September 30, 2019 In Ishkashim, we stayed with another Pamiri family; the Ruun guest house run by father and son. Their place was 2 story guesthouse, recently built, so fairly clean and modern; but the bathroom was still an outhouse 🙁 ….

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September 29, 2019August 27, 2021 By Ali Karim

Silk Road 21: More Langar & Ishkashim, Tajikistan; Sept 2019

This post is part of a series called Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019 After Bulunkul visit the previous day, we arrived in Langar in the afternoon; plan was to stay the night at Misha’s Guest House in Langar. Langar is a small town (280 families) in the Wakhan Corridor, along the Panj river, with Afghanistan…

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September 28, 2019August 27, 2021 By Ali Karim

Silk Road 20: Langar, Bulunkul Tajikistan; Sept 2019

This post is part of a series called Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019 After the long ride through the high desert of the Eastern Pamir mountains the previous day, we slept well and comfortably. Sher’s House Inn was recently built and so was modernish and comfortable; beds, heating, hot showers, etc. The only drawback was…

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September 27, 2019August 27, 2021 By Ali Karim

Silk Road 19: More Murghab & Alichur, Tajikistan

This post is part of a series called Silk Road Tajikistan Sept-Oct 2019 After arriving in Murghab from Lenin Peak Yurt Camp the previous day , we settled in and had dinner at Erali’s family Guesthouse, where there were 3 motor bikers from Turkey, also staying overnight here. I never imagined that I would so…

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