Whenever we think of the five countries in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) collectively known as “the Stans”, we often think of conservative countries filled with mosques and mausoleums. While these places are indeed rich in a shared...
When I told my friends that I was visiting Uzbekistan, questions were mainly centred around – “where is this place?” “Uzbeki what?” “I am hearing about this place for the first time”
Uzbekistan is such a beautiful country and is...
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China. These routes which linked the regions of the ancient world were used to exchange art; religion; philosophy; technology; language; science; architecture, and every other element...
The largest country at the time of its formation in 1922, and its collapse in 1991, the Soviet Union was the first nation-state to be based on Marxist socialism. Occupying nearly one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface, including the eastern half of Europe and...
Italian traveller Marco Polo is often said to be one of the world's first travel writers. His adventures were collected in "The Travels of Marco Polo". But what did he actually see, and were his stories true?
Who Was Marco...