Top Ten Things to Do in The No-Mans Land Between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

When I first visited Iran, back in 2012, I didn't think in 2015 I would be calling it the "safe option".

Almaty to Tashkent : What Not to Expect on a Long-Haul Train Journey Through the Former USSR

Mostly, just an unconventional bribe and Vodka filled travellers tale, from a train somewhere between the ancient post-Soviet lands of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.