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Travel to the 'stans...Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, etc... maybe Azerbaijan, Georgia
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Ive been to Kazakstan and Turkmenistan. Pretty dreary places.
I was there for work. Almaty had some nightlife...but for the trouble there are better places to go. Turkmenistan feels like peoples description of North Korea. Azerbaijan was pretty cool but again.....for the trouble I would just stay in Istanbul.
Kyrgyzstan is supposed to have some insane hiking. Like walk out the door and up the pass and you have some wild alpine scenery that you would normally have to hike days to see.
Georgia has been on the radar of budget travelers for a while. Friendly people and good food and also crazy mountain scenery.
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are dictatorships, especially the latter as mentioned above.
I never realized how vast that part of the world was until I looked at the monitors in the Istanbul airport. Nuts.
Georgia has been on the radar of budget travelers for a while. Friendly people and good food and also crazy mountain scenery.
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are dictatorships, especially the latter as mentioned above.
I never realized how vast that part of the world was until I looked at the monitors in the Istanbul airport. Nuts.
there are people in the stans posting pictures of the passes and river valleys on reddit
it is pretty insane stuff
Have long thought about visiting the stans. I spend endless hours on google earth and they have some stunning beauty that rivals PNC.
The whole middle east terrorists kidnapping thing seems a bit offputting though.
Kyrgyzstan
Silk Road Panir Highway between Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan
The whole middle east terrorists kidnapping thing seems a bit offputting though.
Kyrgyzstan
Silk Road Panir Highway between Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan
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Like @VonMeister said, just go to Turkey. There are a lot of man-made things to see there and it's at the crossroads of East and West (the Bosphorus). Iran would be cool for the same reasons if you wouldn't end up like Billy in Midnight Express.Have long thought about visiting the stans. I spend endless hours on google earth and they have some stunning beauty that rivals PNC.
The whole middle east terrorists kidnapping thing seems a bit offputting though.
Kyrgyzstan
Silk Road Panir Highway between Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan
If you want to see natural beauty like this, there's plenty in the US.
There's a reason everyone wants to visit the West and immigrate here.
I've been throughout all but one continent. I know John4surf has been around as well.
I flew to Tripoli Libya in August of 2012 and while we were scheduled to go to Benghazi the acting Libyan government cancelled our trip and shortened our stay. Tripoli was a trip...there were cafes and restaurants and shops open in the day but at night eating and drinking was always at a persons house due to kidnappings between tribal groups. Total had most of the tribes on their payroll so their employees got a pass. A lot of western governments were using Total credentials to get people through the country.
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ND FU
I dated this beautiful girl from Pakistan for two years after my wife died. She was absolutely gorgeous, always had a big smile on her face, and was super intelligent, fun, kind and generous. There was also the part about her having a great body, perfect rack, and she liked to go boom boom. She was 30 years younger than me, and she eventually decided that she really did want kids, so we had to part. I had already raised three, so did not want to ruin her dreams. We are still good friends, and communicate almost every day. She is probably the nicest person I have ever known.
Well, other than her mother, two drop dead good looking sisters, and her father who is still my friend. In the culture of the Stans, man is king, and you get treated like one. Her mother--who by the way, had a PHD in Physics from Purdue-waited on me hand and foot. I love her. Go there . The women treat you like you are a god.
I'm going.
DUMB.
I dated this beautiful girl from Pakistan for two years after my wife died. She was absolutely gorgeous, always had a big smile on her face, and was super intelligent, fun, kind and generous. There was also the part about her having a great body, perfect rack, and she liked to go boom boom. She was 30 years younger than me, and she eventually decided that she really did want kids, so we had to part. I had already raised three, so did not want to ruin her dreams. We are still good friends, and communicate almost every day. She is probably the nicest person I have ever known.
Well, other than her mother, two drop dead good looking sisters, and her father who is still my friend. In the culture of the Stans, man is king, and you get treated like one. Her mother--who by the way, had a PHD in Physics from Purdue-waited on me hand and foot. I love her. Go there . The women treat you like you are a god.
I'm going.
Went out with a Persian chick whose parents were loaded. She was tall and crazy beautiful, but also crazy. And so in her own world, I couldn't take it longer than one date. Also, her parents had a guy picked out for her so she was debating marrying him just to please them. Totally fucked family dynamic. I ran. I ran so far away.