http://caravanistan.com A Silk Road travel guide Tue, 14 May 2013 06:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Caravanistanhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/w_Jx13-81Ts/ http://caravanistan.com/best-of/spiritual-kazakhstan-religions-tengrism-islam/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 04:18:37 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5274 <p>As it is everywhere else in the world, religion is a hot topic these days in Kazakhstan. From the president to my psychic aunt-in-law, everyone is debating about what the real religion of the Kazakh nation is or should be. Islam was imported from Arabia around 1000 years ago. The doctrine got infused with the eco-spirituality, shamanism and ancestor worshipping that Kazakhs practiced before that time. Nowadays, the 2 religions are harmoniously combined and their various intermediate forms are growing in importance and variety.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/w_Jx13-81Ts" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/best-of/spiritual-kazakhstan-religions-tengrism-islam/feed/ 0 http://caravanistan.com/best-of/spiritual-kazakhstan-religions-tengrism-islam/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/lICjUxUfYXg/ http://caravanistan.com/places/herat/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 06:22:45 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5301 <p>Herat is slowly regaining its place as one of the tourism higlights of Afghanistan and the Silk Road. Take a walk along its most famous landmarks.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/lICjUxUfYXg" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/places/herat/feed/ 0 http://caravanistan.com/places/herat/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/WWnrh9MTRqs/ http://caravanistan.com/best-of/fortresses-pamir/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:03:12 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5243 <p>2000 years ago, one of the main arteries of the Silk Road ran through the Pamirs. A network of fortresses was built along the way to protect trade and demand taxes.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/WWnrh9MTRqs" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/best-of/fortresses-pamir/feed/ 1 http://caravanistan.com/best-of/fortresses-pamir/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/_7krbD-OPp0/ http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/my-golden-ones/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:10:51 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5082 <p>Jonathan Campion explores Turkey's tourist trail with a busload of Russians and a Kyrgyz guide.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/_7krbD-OPp0" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/my-golden-ones/feed/ 0 http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/my-golden-ones/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/QAVgllWovqI/ http://caravanistan.com/pictures/batumi/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:59:12 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5058 <p>A different look at the darling of the Black Sea Coast.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/QAVgllWovqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/pictures/batumi/feed/ 0 http://caravanistan.com/pictures/batumi/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/IVnMiFeIi7c/ http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/gaziantep-silk-road-gem-reviving-its-fortunes/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:27:55 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5030 <p>Gaziantep, a Silk Road city about to be rediscovered, has a lot to offer to the interested traveler. </p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/IVnMiFeIi7c" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/gaziantep-silk-road-gem-reviving-its-fortunes/feed/ 2 http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/gaziantep-silk-road-gem-reviving-its-fortunes/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/MRDc09MjfO0/ http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/walking-lycian-way-hiking-turkey/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:21:50 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=5000 <p>Experiences of 1 week of hiking on the Lycian Way between Kas and Demre.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/MRDc09MjfO0" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/walking-lycian-way-hiking-turkey/feed/ 2 http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/walking-lycian-way-hiking-turkey/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/5jAKLcGuCdk/ http://caravanistan.com/best-of/kazakhstan-nature-national-parks/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:25:19 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=4913 <p>Kazakhstan's most beautiful and accessible nature reserves and national parks.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/5jAKLcGuCdk" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/best-of/kazakhstan-nature-national-parks/feed/ 2 http://caravanistan.com/best-of/kazakhstan-nature-national-parks/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/IjPd1lPsqq4/ http://caravanistan.com/history/istanbul-constantinople-silk-road-remnants/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:31:25 +0000 steven http://caravanistan.com/?p=4915 <p>5 untouristy historical sites in Istanbul. connected to the history of Constantinople and the Silk Road.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/IjPd1lPsqq4" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/history/istanbul-constantinople-silk-road-remnants/feed/ 2 http://caravanistan.com/history/istanbul-constantinople-silk-road-remnants/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Caravanistan/~3/FUz2UuvVQnk/ http://caravanistan.com/background/endangered-languages-central-asia/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:20:28 +0000 steven http://www.caravanistan.com/?p=4746 <p>A look at some of the endangered languages of Central Asia.</p><p>Brought to you by <a href="http://caravanistan.com">Caravanistan - A Silk Road travel guide</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Caravanistan/~4/FUz2UuvVQnk" height="1" width="1"/> http://caravanistan.com/background/endangered-languages-central-asia/feed/ 0 http://caravanistan.com/background/endangered-languages-central-asia/