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A handy water filter
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Saagar 2166 reviews

Miscellaneous: The tap water in Dushanbe might not kill you at the first try, but...
The mineral water is very minerally, so if you prefer a neutral water taste and clean water, better bring a portable handy water filter. There are many types and for sure you do not need to do the megadollar purchases to come off well after a prolonged visit to Dushanbe and Tajikistan.

Written Feb 1, 2007

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Bring Candles!
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Miscellaneous: Bring candles! It sounds crazy, but they are a must in this country, where power outages are daily and can be quite lengthy!

Written Aug 13, 2007

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Q:  Dear fellow travellers, I am in Dushanbe in July. Is there an ATM I can use? I have a MasterCard. Any other tip about... 

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A: I returned from a week in Dushanbe on 17 May 08. There are ATM machines in the central part of the city. I used the one next door to the Taj Palace Hotel, 21 Str.... 

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A Dushanbe Sojourn

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 Broad and leafy avenues ease the life of the inhabitants of "Monday". Dushanbe must have been a sort of a Monday market place once upon a time, prior to the Tsarists, then Soviets caught an interest... 

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Hub to the Pamirs

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  Update, August 9, 2007: I have added a website with more restaurants in Dushanbe, which have English menus. Please make sure you read my travellogue My Dushanbe adventure as well. Only then you...... 

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Visit Dushanbe

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 Arrive on the flight from Almaty with Tajikstan Airways. 

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Tajikistan is...

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 I was on my Business tour to Dushanbe. It was really nice to be there. Tajikistan is just like Kashmir in India. It is full of mountains, very scenic & even people look alike Kashmiri! But it is the... 

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Monday, Monday!

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 Dushanbe, 'monday' in Farsi, is a city that apparently at one time was run by bandits after dark. Thankfully they went with the end of the civil war and the restoration of government authority.... 

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