Welcome to the podcast show notes and transcript for Episode 4: Why Visit Tajikistan (A Lesser Known ’Stan)? In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with journalist and travel writer, Ernest White II, who just completed updating a guide book on Tajikistan. Why visit Tajikistan? For that matter, where exactly is Tajikistan? What were the highs and lows of this epic adventure? Listen and find out. 00:45 Why visit Tajikistan? 2:18 Tajikistan’s Spectacular Landscapes 3:55 Tajikistan’s Position At The Crossroads Of History 6:49 Tajikistan’s Friendly Population 8:30 Tajikistan’s Persian Influenced Food 9:35 Tajikistan is Best for Seasoned Adventure Travelers 11:00 Visiting Tajikistan is Easy To Organise 14:05 Driving in Tajikistan is An Adventure In Itself 15:20 Tips For First Time Visitors to Tajikistan 16:34 Meeting Tajik Locals 18:28 Tajik Hospitality 21:09 A Country at The Crossroads Yet Still Isolated 23:00 Next Stop: South Africa 24:18 And, Then Onto Egypt Now if you like the podcast then it would be a HUGE help if you subscribed and left a rating & review.