I’ll be honest—I was excited yet absolutely terrified to travel to Turkmenistan solo, and also extremely determined to see it after hearing how allegedly difficult it is to travel there. The stereotypes I’d heard ranged from “you can only drive white cars” (spoiler alert: that’s true) to “it’s the North Korea of...
I traveled solo to Uzbekistan and can confirm: you need to be a moderate-to-advanced traveler to comfortably navigate it alone — especially as a woman! (Story of our lives) That said, don’t panic. It’s all totally worth it, and I also have options to help you out drastically! I ended up connecting with a local tour professional who basically saved me from a lot...