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Khiam Prison – a truly shocking experience

Khiam Prison is like very few around the world, a centre of torture and brutality that luckily very few have ever witnessed.

The railway museum in Tashkent – a change of pace in Silk Road Uzbekistan

Tashkent, and other places of interest of Central Asia’s most populous ‘Stan’ are often overlooked. For a really different experience, the railway museum in Tashkent is a great few hours.

6 Facts About Uzbekistan You Probably Didn't Know

You might have heard of the Registan and the Tashkent TV tower, but did you know Uzbekistan's actually the home of modern television and the world's second largest solar furnace.

Being a Vegetarian in Syria

Levantine food (the Levante refers to an area of which Syria is part, as well as Lebanon) is an absolute delight for vegetarians. And in fact, even if you're a proud meat eater, you might accidentally become a vegetarian here, even without realising it.

The Best 10 Bars/Drinking spots in Central Asia

There is an old joke in the former Soviet Union (whether it's true or not!) that in the late 1970's Pepsi opened its first bottling plant in the Crimea (then part of Ukraine SSR, ohhh controversial).

The World’s Tallest Flagpoles

There’s just something about a biggest something that gets our juices flowing, and for those of us with flag nerd tendencies, what could possibly be better than an award winningly huge flagpole?

5 Restaurants to try in Tashkent

Our guide to the best eating spots in Tashkent.

What is an Alabai?

Although the dog is not exclusively from Turkmenistan, nowhere else is the Alabai more venerated. You’ll see pictures of it everywhere in Turkmenistan, and there is even a monument and a national holiday to celebrate them.

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