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Bli med på en reise til land som er ukjente selv for den mest erfarne globetrotter – men mer aktuelle enn noen sinne. De tidligere sovjetrepublikkene Kasakhstan, Kirgisistan, Tadsjikistan, Turkmenistan og Usbekistan ble selvstendige da Sovjetunionen brøt sammen i 1991. Hvordan har landene utviklet seg siden? Hva er deres fremtid med nyvunne olje- og gassressurser og med Putins Russland som igjen tenker ekspansivt?

Erika Fatland skildrer landenes nære og fjerne historie, deres kultur og samfunn. Fremfor alt byr hun på gripende menneskemøter og innsikter i hvordan sovjetarven har preget landene, hvor styresettet i dag varierer fra demokratiske forsøk til rene diktaturer – noen med en personkult som knapt kjenner sin like i vår tid. I spennet mellom Samarkands skatter og sovjetarkitekturens tristesse, beveger Erika Fatland seg med et åpent blikk for menneskene og landskapene omkring seg.

• Forfatter: Erika Fatland
• Publisert: 2015
• Antall sider: 495
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9788248917229

• Forfatter: Erika Fatland
• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Heftet
  
• Språk: Norsk
• ISBN: 9788248921493

NB: Neste utgave Nov. 2025

Lonely Planet Central Asia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Enjoy booming Almaty's cafes, clubs and shops, wind through rugged mountains past ancient tombs, hot springs, and remote Kyrgyz yurt camps on Tajikistan's Pamir Highway; and wonder at the architecture in Uzbekistan's Samarkand - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of central Asia and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Central Asia: Colour maps and images throughout. Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests. Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots. Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices. Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss. Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, art, literature, music, architecture, landscapes, wildlife, Islam in Central Asia, the Silk Road, Central Asia today. Covers Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and more.

• Publisert: Juni 2018
• Utgave: 7. utgave
• Antall sider: 512
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781786574640

This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Kazakhstan remains the only guide available dedicated solely to the world's ninth largest country. This new edition covers all the most recent developments, including an updated history section, additional cultural coverage, more practical information to make independent travel easier, and the most up-to-date and relevant maps. Kazakhstan is more accessible than ever: tourist visas are no longer required and there are now numerous direct flights and connections from Europe.

Tourist infrastructure has also significantly improved over the past few years and there are faster trains connecting east to west and north to south, as well as many options for internal flights. Kazakhstan is a modern country with a profound appreciation of its roots; numerous petroglyph sites with ancient rock art as well as the remains of Silk Road settlements testify to its varied history. The country offers a curious mix of Soviet nostalgia and architecture combined with the latest technology: Kazakhstan has better 4G coverage than Germany, France or Italy.

For visitors, there are excellent opportunities for active tourism such as skiing, hiking, rafting, horse riding or simply gazing into the endless steppe. Bradt's Kazakhstan is indispensable for discovering this extraordinary country, a place that is as geographically diverse as its cultural mix: around 130 different ethnic groups calls Kazakhstan home. From snow-covered peaks with excellent skiing opportunities and hiking trails through river valleys to the secluded lakes of the Tian Shan Mountains, to endless semi-desert steppes and then on to the blue waters of the Caspian, Bradt's Kazakhstan is a perfect companion for all travellers, from nature lovers to cultural explorers, teenage backpackers to family groups.

• Forfattere: Paul Brummell
• Publisert: Juli 2018
• Utgave: 3.utg
• Antall sider: 424
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781784770921

This Silk Road guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about the Silk Road's people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Silk Road travel book has the style of an illustrated magazine to inspire you and give a taste of the Silk Road.

The book is printed on paper from responsible sources, and verified to meet FSC's strict environmental and social standards.

This Silk Road guidebook covers: China (Shaanxi, Ginsu, Xinjiang), Central Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan), Western Asia (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey).

In this Silk Road travel guidebook, you will find:

• Unique essays - country history and culture, and modern-day life, people and politics
• Silk Road highlights - Mingsha Shan and Crescent Moon Lake; Heavenly Lake Tianchi; Flaming Mountains near Turpan, China; Lake Karakul; Tajikistan's Pamir Highway; Hunza Valley, Pakistan; Tehran Bazaar; Sunday Market Kashgar; Peshawar, Pakistan; Isfahan architecture; Xi'an city; Samarkand; Istanbul
• Practical travel information - getting there and around, budgeting, eating out, shopping, public holidays, information for LGBTQ+ travellers and more
• When to go to the Silk Road - high season, low season, climate information and festivals
• Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots
• Main attractions & curated places - narrative descriptions of where to go and what to see, covered geographically
• Tips and facts - interesting facts about the Silk Road and useful insider tips
   
• Publisert: Juli 2024
  
• Utgave: 4. utgave
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781839054280

"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times SHORTLISTED FOR EDWARD STANFORD/LONELY PLANET DEBUT TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2020 Erika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics' Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since then? In the Kyrgyzstani villages Erika Fatland meets victims of the widely known tradition of bride snatching; she visits the huge and desolate Polygon in Kazakhstan where the Soviet Union tested explosions of nuclear bombs; she meets Chinese shrimp gatherers on the banks of the dried out Aral Sea and she witnesses the fall of a dictator. She travels incognito through Turkmenistan, a country that is closed to journalists. She meets exhausted human rights activists in Kazakhstan, survivors from the massacre in Osh in 2010, German Menonites that found paradise on the Kyrgyzstani plains 200 years ago. During her travels, she observes how ancient customs clash with gas production and she witnesses the underlying conflicts between ethnic Russians and the majority in a country that is slowly building its future in Nationalist colours. In these countries, that used to be the furthest border of the Soviet Union, life follows another pace of time. Amidst the treasures of Samarkand and the bleakness of Soviet architecture, Erika Fatland moves with her openness towards the people and the landscapes around her. A rare and unforgettable travelogue.

Forfatter: Erika Fatland
Språk: Englask
Antall sider: 477
publisert: 2014

Kart over Tashkent.

• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:500 000

• Publisert: 2005
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:500 000