
3 Days at the Ancient Silk Route: Samarkand
I took the train in the morning from Tashkent to Samarkand. I booked at short notice, so

I took the train in the morning from Tashkent to Samarkand. I booked at short notice, so

Outside Tashkent Airport, a scary-looking guy speaking Russian to me kept signalling for me to get into

“Is this not a busy day then?” I asked my tour guide Phoenix while standing on Tianzi

There is something about cities that once hosted the Olympics or a World Cup. When I walked

Before going to Kuala Lumpur, it was my plan to go to Penang. Not necessarily because I

There is a first time for everything. Losing my passport is one of those. I never thought

“I would like to sit here, can we switch?” This came from a scary-looking foreign tourist on

Bill Clinton, after visiting the Taj Mahal, supposedly wrote in the guestbook: “There are two kinds of

Before I went to Delhi, someone told me the city could be an “assault on the senses.”

I’m a strong believer in first-time travel writing. When everything is new, you’re more mindful. You notice