Central Asia Feature Articles

Feature Articles

• Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
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  Mountains and Monasteries
• A Short Walk in the Wakhan Corridor
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  Cross into this forgotten valley and you'll trade the insanity of modern Afghanistan for a far wilder frontier: a last-ditch, back-of-beyond outpost of breathtaking beauty, ancient strongholds, and 25 centuries of war. But can you ever leave?
• Worldwide Wild
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  Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, India, Japan, Laos
• Hot Spot
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  Question: Can adventure travel take root in struggling, war-ravaged countries where the smoke is still clearing?Test Case: The Republic of Georgia, home to unspoiled wilderness, beautiful mountains, and (oh, drat) fugitive Chechen rebels and rumored Al Qaeda cellsAnswer: Good question!
• Walking the Line
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  An ardent defender of wilderness reflects on the solace of the mountains—and reconsiders his long-ago travels in Afghanistan, and a new world of human tragedy
• The Wetter You Get, the Summer You'll Feel
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  Flipper . . . Is That You?
• Top Ten Himalayan Treks
  
• The High Road
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  Eastern Europe and the Caucasus
• Elevator, Going Up
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  Three helicopter epics