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The earlier travellers called it the mythical paradise of Shangrila, but to us earthly mortals it’s Nepal. Sandwiched between India and Tibet, Nepal could be just the place for partying during the season of numerous religious festivals or escaping to a mountainous retreat.

The modern state of Pakistan, formed in 1947 after the partition of British India, is little visited compared to its Indian Motherland, with the bitter strife between the predominantly Hindu India and the Muslim Pakistan still in evident in disputes over Kashmir.

Central Asia has a large collection of rare and endemic flora and fauna amid its varying altitudes in the mountains, steppes, and valleys. Among the rarest species of animals to be found arewild ram, aurochs, lynx, bears, and snow leopards.

The Central Asia region – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan – has, for many years, been off limits to the independent traveller. But thanks to loosening bureaucracy in the new autonomous states, these beautiful, mythic lands are now ripe for exploration.

The Central Asia region – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan – has, for many years, been off limits to the independent traveller. But thanks to loosening bureaucracy in the new autonomous states, these beautiful, mythic lands are now ripe for exploration.