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When riding the metro in Tashkent used to be a hair-raising experience

So why was it a hair-raising experience? Firstly, were the security checks.

April 3, 2022

The little-known piece of Ukrainian History in the Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands are famous for many things: glorious scenery, the home of whiskey, lochs and glens. A little piece of Ukrainian history isn’t normally on the list of things you associate with Scotland.

April 1, 2022

Central Asian flags are really the most unique in the world. Here’s why!

Carpets, yurts, water in a double land-locked country, a two-sided flag and unusual colours, there's nothing boring about Central Asian flags.

April 1, 2022

How the Cold War Ended in Malta

We love learning all those little facts about the Soviet Union that many don’t know or have slipped out of public consciousness. The fact that the Cold War effectively ended in Malta is one we never thought we’d be hearing but it’s true.

March 31, 2022

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.

March 16, 2022

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.

March 16, 2022

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.

March 14, 2022

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.

March 9, 2022

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).

Feb. 24, 2022

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?

Feb. 24, 2022

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