Editorial
Central Asia, the last Frontier
“The five Stans are truly the last frontiers, gently waiting to be discovered. Submerge in their cultures and get ready to be Stanned”
The Last Frontiers
The real traveller is an explorer at heart, curious about new cultures, people, foods and adventures. To dazzle the genuine explorer, the culture-shock he encounters on his journeys is a delicacy for his soul. True tales are born in amazement. A traveller’s dream is a country that will transform and enlighten by being unique.
The five countries that form Central Asia will do just that. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and might form a unity as Central Asia, but each has its own identity, based in history and events. Each has its own flavour, its own slightly different light and is its own experiential powerhouse, full of guaranteed adventure.
What unites them is their potential to sweep you off your feet, to tantalize your travel appetite and to nourish the explorer within.
The five Stans are truly the last frontiers, gently waiting to be discovered. Submerge in their cultures and get ready to be Stanned. May this Special serve as an appetizer for your next journey to Central Asia.
Let’s go!
Marco Barneveld
Editor in chief & founder WideOyster Magazine
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LEt’s go!
Кеттик!
(Let’s go in Kyrgyz)
Кеттик!
(Let’s go in Kazakh)
Рафтем!
(Let’s go in Uzbek)
Gideliñ!
(Let’s go in Turkmen)
Qani ketdik!
(Let’s go In Tajik)