Vietnamese Backpacker Goes Back The Legendary ‘silk Road’

After 2 months with a series of flights, trains, and long-distance buses, I went along the "Silk Road" with memorable experiences. Silk Road restoration project has been promoted by Central Asian countries in recent years. , through Xinjiang of China, Mongolia, and Central Asia, then branched out to India, the Middle East and then Europe. But I chose my starting point, Kuwait, in the oil-rich Middle East. So I follow the opposite route with the old camel merchants

.The reason is that I can book a cheap flight through Kuwait, on the other hand, if I go at this time when Xinjiang is still unstable and unsafe. for a solo traveler who cannot speak Chinese. I think this is also a new experience, which means I follow the journey of the Chinese businessmen after selling silk and ceramics and now they are relaxing with new goods or gold bars My journey will start in the Middle East in the summer, the heat can sometimes reach 45 degrees Celsius, the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat, formerly an important destination for merchants.



camel before entering Persia. Arranging my luggage for a period of 2 months, I brought some dry salary to prepare for the departure of the Muslim Ramadan festival. At the end of June, the temperature in Saigon started to inch up to 34-35 degrees Celsius. Seeing the weather information, I can also imagine what the climate was like in my days in the Middle East. Kuwait, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Among them, the days in Kuwait and Iran are the peak days of the vegetarian month. Most food stores will not open until 9 p m.



This is quite a difficult issue for a foreign tourist like me, the climate information in Central Asian countries is also a challenge. Turkmenistan has a hot climate because most of the terrain is desert. Uzbekistan is hot and roasted in the area bordering Turkmenistan, and the mountains bordering Kyrgyzsyan are cooler because the surroundings are covered with high mountains. after 2 months alone to Russia, through Central Asian countries, lying on the "Silk Road" in the past. Steps are currently university lecturers in Ho Chi Minh City, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are considered the roof of the world, the climate is very different between the midlands and high mountains. So, researching the information and the climate for a large region of Central Asia in the itinerary made me also struggle to pack my bag. The decision to bring a sweater that can withstand cold up to 5 degrees. C, the same thin sweater also took up limited space in the mid-size suitcase.



Medicines, raincoats, cameras, spare batteries, flashlights, power outlets, and some clothes that I had prepared before I left, one important issue that I remember was visa preparation for roads that seem very little informative for the Vietnamese. In Kuwait, I will apply for a visa at the border with the cost of about 10 USD. In Iran, I decided to apply at the border gate with the number of days granted 14 days at a cost of 40 EUR. Turkmenistan is a country that requires an invitation letter from their individual or organization if Vietnamese want to enter. I looked up the information and asked a travel agency in Turkmenistan to write an invitation for a little service fee.In Uzbekistan, I would apply for a visa from Tehran. Fortunately for the Vietnamese, Kyrgyzstan waives a visa for Vietnamese workers when traveling to their country. From Bishkek, I will go to Tajikistan consulate to apply for a visa.



All of the above information I found on the Internet, sometimes emailed travel advice sites or read publications for backpackers, but it still seemed uncertain for the guests. Vietnam is like me.The schedule will definitely stay in major tourist cities, capitals of countries, destinations located on the old silk road, or tourist spots with cultural highlights, beautiful natural landscape or world recognized heritage. I will also spend a lot of time visiting the majestic Bazzar areas of the Middle East to soak up the bustling atmosphere that, hundreds of years ago, was the destination of groups from the East. ending on the legendary Pamir Palace, a road in the two countries Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan with snowy mountains over 7,000 m. Mesopotamian civilization Turkmenistan, the land of post-Soviet stories, Urzbekistan, four legacies on the Silk Road, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the roof of the world..

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