Where Goes Rose?

I recently had a fantastic first trip to Georgia. This beautiful country in the Caucasus region is a new favourite of mine; high praise with 87 other countries as competition!

I visited Georgia as a happy accident: I needed to book a flight to the UK from Kazakhstan, ending my summer

I recently spent two weeks travelling in Tajikistan, entering via the Uzbekistan border and leaving via the Pamir Highway, crossing the border into Kyrgyzstan.

I had a truly fantastic time in this beautiful country with friendly locals. However,...

I recently had a BLAST on the 4-day Ala Kul trek in Kyrgyzstan. Even though it wasn’t always easy, I’d do it again in a heartbeat!

Before the hike, I didn’t know what to expect. How hard was it? How best to get there? What to bring? I’ve since d...

Kyrgyzstan has grown hugely in popularity in the last two years, at least partly due to viral videos of horse riding at Song Kul Lake. As a result, it’s one of the most popular things to do in the country, if not the whole of Central Asia.

I started my Uzbekistan and Central Asia trip by flying into Tashkent. I hadn’t heard great things about Tashkent, with other travellers deeming it boring and even saying it wasn’t worth visiting.

Having visited, I don’t agree that it’s boring or n...