Here you can find useful information to visit the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu and Jainkou. We strongly recommend these sections of the Wall because they are not crowded and you will be able to walk both on a reconstructed and an authentic part.

What can we do in Kyrgyzstan in October?! That’s what we have asked ourselves for weeks before getting to Kyrgyzstan! Indeed, October is not the best season to visit the…

We decided to organise this article a bit differently compared to the previous ones we have written along the Silk Road. In September 2019 we travelled from Dushanbe to Osh,…

A brief history of Nukus and the Aral Sea Isolated and remote, Nukus remained for a long time just a little settlement in the middle of the desert. The city…

In this article, you will find information about getting to Shaki from Georgia and then to Baku from there. You will find a brief history of the city in order to understand its geopolitical importance throughout the centuries and then useful tips to hike around going to see an ancient fortress and the village of Kish. Finally, you will find information about where to sleep and eat as well as an inside perspective over the “issue” going on between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Biggest city in Khaketi, Telavi was destroyed over the centuries first by Mongols (XIII century) and after by Persians (XVII century). In 1744 the Persian king designed Erekle II as…

Included in the Caucasus mountains, Svaneti is an amazing and truly isolated area that, thanks to its remote position, has never been conquered by foreign powers. Symbol of Svaneti is…

We took a marshrutka from Akhaltsikhe at 10 and got to Adigeni at 10:50. The bus station looked a bit abandoned at first glance but then we noticed there were…

Cappadocia is simply awesome. It’s a region in the middle of Turkey famous for its natural landscape and its history. The earliest record of the name of Cappadocia dates from…