With large roads, blue monuments, Samarkand is the ultimate silk route destination. Places to see in Samarkand include Registan, Gur-e-Amir, Shah-i-Zinda, Bibi-Khanym mosque Samarkand is very different from Khiva and Bukhara, more shades of blue than brown, larger sized and grander monuments. Don’t skip any of three cities thinking they are similar Registan: Most popular… Read More »Places to visit in Samarkand
Prominent places to see in Tashkent include the metro, Chor Bazar, Amir Temur square. Mountains of Ugam Chatkal National park including Chimgan, Charvak and Jade lake on the outskirts can be covered through a day trip We arranged this day tour through Zidulay travel, a local travel company which we found on Instagram (reachable on… Read More »Places to see in Tashkent
Ancient buildings, domes with a tinge of brown- My favorite among all silk road cities. Most places are within 5 km radius of the city. Prominent places to visit in Bukhara include the trading domes, Lyabi Haus square, Poi Kalan complex, Ark, Tower of Bukhara, Chor Minar, Chasma Ayub-Ismail Samani mausoleum, Sitora-i-mokhi palace Chor Minor:… Read More »Places to visit in Bukhara
A world heritage site and small city inside a fort that has everything within itself- a mosque, minar, mausoleum, market. Urgench is the nearest airport, an hour away from Khiva. Khiva also has a railway station connecting to Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent Khiva provides a good view of what to expect ahead in grander sizes at… Read More »Places to see in Khiva
The capital and hub city of Lao on Mekong river bordering Thailand. We came here to get back to India as major international flights are from this city. We spent an evening and morning before flight to go around. Prominent places to visit in Vientiane include Patuxai monument, Pha That Luang complex, banks of river… Read More »Places to visit in Vientiane
The erstwhile capital of Laos and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The town is well maintained with Lao French architecture across all buildings in the town. It felt like a temple city similar to Udupi in Karnataka. Prominent places to visit in Luang Prabhang include the temples at the centre, Royal Palace, Chomsy peak, Kuang… Read More »Places to visit in Luang Prabhang
Places to visit in central Vietnam include beach town of Da Nang for Ba Na hills, Marble mountains, Lady Buddha and Hoi An for lantern town Ba Na Hills Houses Sunworld Amusement park with the largest cable car ride lasting 17 minutes on one of the routes. It is 45 kms and an hour away… Read More »Places to visit in central Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City is the hub to cover all places to visit in south Vietnam. We visited HCM City, Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong delta- these are the most prominent places to visit in South Vietnam Cu Chi Tunnels It is an hour away from HCM city. There are two options at Ben Duoc… Read More »Places to visit in South Vietnam
Prominent places to visit in North Vietnam include capital Hanoi, Ban Gioc falls, Ha Long Bay, rice terraces of Sapa Hanoi Hanoi is another cute city with charming old quarter and French quarters. You can spend a day walking around visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Thang Long citadel, sites in old quarter like Bach Ma… Read More »Places to visit in North Vietnam
The heaven on earth I got an opportunity to visit Switzerland on an exchange program during undergraduate days. It was my first trave outside India. The idea of spending about a month in one of the most beautiful places in the world was highly exciting. We were a group of 10 students, so enough fun… Read More »Places to visit in Switzerland