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Category: World Trip 2023

A 42-day trip visiting seven countries; Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Singapore, between 29 April 2023 and 9 June 2023

  • World Trip 2023: Day 39 – Istanbul, Türkiye

    Tuesday 06 June 2023Highlights: Exploring the Hagia Sophia, The Grand Bazaar My last full day visiting tourist locations before the long journey home had me keen to make the most of today even if my body and mind was drifting back to Melbourne. So after another nice and filling buffet breakfast I set off to…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 38 – Istanbul, Türkiye

    Monday 05 June 2023Highlights: Roaming around Istanbul, Climbing Galata Tower, Spice Market Another an excellent breakfast at the hotel I was ready to see more of Istanbul. I had decided to walk to Galata Tower, both for its history but also to visit the European side of Istanbul with the added bonus of just roaming…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 37 – Istanbul, Türkiye

    Sunday 04 June 2023Highlights: Listening to Türkiye and Syria Earthquake fundraising concert, Exploring Topkapi Palace, recovering (slowly) After a good nights sleep I was finally feeling a lot better and I had the confidence to enjoy the buffet breakfast that I paid for with this booking. My system hasn’t fully stablished but it is getting…

  • World Trip 2023: The Five Stans of the Silk Road Tour Review

    Tour Title: The Five Stans of the Silk RoadTour Company: G AdventuresTour Leaders: IIyas (days 1 to 9), Rustam (days 9 to 22), Eziz (days 22 to 26)Cities Visited: 1 Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek, Chong-Kemin, Song Kul, Tamga, Karakol 2 Kazakhstan – Saty Village, Almaty3 Tajikistan – Dushanbe, Gazza Village, Khŭjand4 Uzbekistan – Tashkent, Samarkand, Nurata,…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 36 – Ashgabat to Istanbul, Türkiye

    Saturday 03 June 2023Highlights: Surviving overnight flight, early check in, exploring the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) With some trepidation and still feeling unwell I joined our group at 00:30 for the transfer to the airport for my international flight to Istanbul. It was a real struggle to get to the airport and not to…