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carl_fitz Says: Lots to look at but be careful! There are landmines and some very close to town. Never venture of the beaten track by yourself. See where the Taliban used to hide in caves, see monuments thousands of years old and visit the Nomads who somehow manage to survive the perils of...
carl_fitz Says: I stayed with a family at their home. Tourist accomodation is possible but you may need to learn the signs. Bed bugs are possible and it can get very cold in winter - take your long johns you will need them. Long drop dunnies appear to be the norm so you need to be flexible.
AliJoe Says: I'm hardly to recommend you any hotel to stay here. During my first visit here, there are a lot of Backpacker Hotel, nice, clean and cheap.After war and Taliban control nearly non exist a Backpacker Hotel. Honestly, may be they are not ready to recive a guest or tourist....
from the Iranian border to Herat
jkseddon Says: You can get a seat in a bus at the border post. The trip will take about three hours on a newly sealed road right into Herat city. Most likely the bus will leave you just to the east of the main crossroads in the city but ask around and people will be willing to help orient...
carl_fitz Says: You could be unfortunate to be stuck in Herat. The line up for the locals to get back iinto Iran was a very slow moving line for some 300 metres. Some had been waiting for 4 months?? Being a westerner the armed guard wont mind if you push in front. It appeared that he would...
AliJoe Says: INTERNATIONAL Conference, Forum, Seminar and Summit talk about to forbid and to eliminate of utilisation on Land Mines....They talk, talk, talk, talk, quiet and gone to sleep. Just havoc on the cup of coffe.AMONGST them act like a GOD, ask others to do this do that, don't do...
AliJoe Says: PHOTO : YOUNG WARRIOR ON GUARD.LAND Mine or Boby Trap are every where outside of the city. Former Russian Army planted the whole villages with land mine. The Boby Traps came with various scale and appearances. Some look like a toys and other look like Amry Ration pack. Burn...
AliJoe Says: PHOTO : NOMADIC ETHNIC WITH FAMILY ON THE MOVE.
AliJoe Says: PHOTO : HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE CENTER OF THE TOWN.
AliJoe Says: May be, this is a last dinner for this little boy. Hunger, war and sicknes are major enemy for this civilian.
AliJoe Says: PHOTO : DARING ZOO'S CARETAKER. I think this lion start to understand, no point to bite the hand which always feed *him*. As per my Malaysia's page...in this Animal Kingdom, they have a great * custom & culture* too.
AliJoe Says: Running at the old horse barn.Promise you, USD20.00 with full bag of Afghanis...
AliJoe Says: PHOTO : Road Heading To West, Next To IRAN.By the day that I'm realise spending enough time in Afghanistan.....that the time to move out to the next destination IRAN ( Parsi in the ancient time ).Coincidence meeting very nice English man. He is SEASON traveller. Formerly...
AliJoe Says: PHOTO : Afghan's Ladies In *Chadoor*. Photo by courtesy Of Mr. Luke Powell.After TALIBAN Group taking over Afghanistan, women are compulsory to wear Chadoor whenever left home. Exception for girls below of 9 years old. The long front cover serve the purpose while eating in...
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Q: I am going to Herat in March. I am looking for some information that might be useful. Can you assist me?
A: Do you know www.kabulcaravan.com ? It's the only site that I know - and a very good one - dedicated to travel in Afghanistan. Are you going there by air or by land ? From...
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PHOTO : BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF AFGHANISTAN'S LANDSCAPE. Photo by courtesy of Mr. Luke Powell, Mr. A. Raffel and Afghan Movement. HERAT, as one the city in Afghanistan become the disastrous city. The......
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<> Obtaining a tourist visa is possible at the consulate in Mashhad, Iran. It cost me $USD 30 dollars and a 3 business day wait. Knowing what I know now I could have probably got it the same......
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One can't help being a little uneasy going into Afghanistan. Entering Herat on the road from Iran as I did makes you quickly aware of just how many refugees are returning to the country. But, Herat...
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Herat City and the province is the homomeland of Dari language and many other universal features that are benifited by the whle world but they do not know where they come from for example Musical...
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