Tag: travel
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AQABA – JORDAN
6/4/24 – 7/4/24 Wadi Rum was an incredible experience (even down to my goat-hair tent!), but on Saturday morning, I found myself in the back of Ibrahim’s Jeep, heading back to civilisation. I said my goodbyes, and was left in the carpark outside the Wadi Rum Village Rest House. My next destination was the Red…
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DOHA – QATAR
28/3/24 I’m not one to pass up an opportunity to visit a new city, and Doha was no different. I’d originally intended to fly directly from Lahore to Baghdad with FlyBaghdad, however U.S. sanctions had been placed on the airline, and their flights had been cancelled. My alternative was a trip with Qatar via Doha,…
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AMRITSAR – INDIA
24/3/24 – 25/4/24 The Shatabdi Express I had stepped on in New Delhi trundled into Amritsar Junction, a sign proudly welcoming passengers to the Punjab capital. Instantly, you realise that this is a very different place to Delhi – it is cleaner and less chaotic – and the rickshaw drivers outside the train station were…
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AGRA – INDIA
21/3/24 After realising that the Taj Mahal shuts its doors every Friday to allow for Muslim prayers, I was left with little choice but to travel to Agra a mere 7 hours after arriving in Delhi. Departing from Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station, the Gatimaan Express pulled away at 8:10, and arrived in Agra at 9:40…
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NEW DELHI – INDIA
20/3/24 – 24/3/24 After a very enjoyable overnight stop in KL, I was off to the airport again – this time for my flight up to New Delhi. I’d been warned beforehand about the chaos of Delhi, but even that left me unprepared as I headed out of the Arrivals hall at Indira Gandhi airport…
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BISHKEK – KYRGYZSTAN
25/11/23 – 27/11/23 Tashkent Airport’s departures area has been completely overhauled, and it is very much worth mentioning, as it points to Uzbekistan’s development as a tourism destination. After passing through immigration, I hunkered down by the bus gates with my current book (Fairy Tale by Stephen King), and waited for my flight to Bishkek…
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BUKHARA – UZBEKISTAN (#2)
21/11/23 – 24/11/23 After a hefty breakfast, I headed out to meet with my friend Sabrina and her sister, Parvina. We met up at a coffee shop not far from the old town, and had a lovely time catching up. Sabrina headed off to university, but Parvina and I had something else planned for her…
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