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The Trans-Siberian stretches 10,000km from Moscow all the way to Vladivostok.

'Granddaddy of them all': On board the world's most epic train trip

The Trans-Siberian and the Trans-Mongolian are names that are instantly recognisable to many travellers.

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The park of the First President of Kazakhstan in Almaty.

'Very nice!': Tourist board of ridiculed Kazakhstan embraces Borat catchphrase

The ex-Soviet state of Kazakhstan has embraced the joke and adopted Borat's catch phrase to try to attract tourists.

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FlyDubai Boeing 737-800s takes off.

Airline review: Bizarre inflight service for this short, no-frills flight

Dubai to Almaty with FlyDubai: Keep your expectations low to avoid disappointment.

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Belinda Jackson
Ashgabat Airport, Turkmenistan.

Airport review: It's like you've entered a zombie zone

The city's utilitarian Soviet buildings are clad in dazzling white marble, and the theme continues in the airport.

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Bring your hiking boots; Kyrgyzstan is all about the spectacular trekking.

The 15 Asian countries you didn't know were in Asia

Australian travellers tend to possess a rather narrow perspective on what is Asia and what isn't.

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Ute Junker
Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Why this former capital is nothing less than amazing

What is this place? What is this city like? What makes its people tick? And now I've gained a tiny window into its citizens' lives.

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Forish District, on the road from the Kizilkum to Samarkand.

An authentic off-the-beaten-track adventure

It is likely to involve plov, shorpa, non ... and quite a lot of vodka.

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Tamerlane's tomb in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan's legends are not quite what they seem

The past is not always distant in this part of the world.

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