Jewellery, especially that worn by women, has long played an important role in Central Asian life. It is not only decorative, but it has both amuletic...

"Announcing our new photographic compilation featuring many of the finest mountain flowers in Asia"

Tucked between India, Russia and China, the five 'stans are a congregation of mountains, steppe grassland and desert

Protecting a reminder of a fallen political system is not high on the urban preservation list in Central Asian cities. Countless mosaics have been destroyed

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I recently got back from traveling across Central Asia. Some things have changed and some things haven’t.  The road is now mostly paved roads, but you will still find sheep herders, and wandering camels in some places.  When I shared with my friends I was going to Central Asia and even mentioned some of the…

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If it’s not obvious, I’m kind of nuts about being outdoors. Kayaking, hiking, biking, these are the things that make...

The first of the Circus buildings I saw on my tour of the exSoviet Stans. They're still used for circuses. The Soviet Union built houses of culture; opera houses, circuses and theatres in their colonies. This circus is in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

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