Goats On The Road Posts

Visiting Canada: Our Whirlwind Trip Home, and a Giveaway!

House Sitting: A New Idea, A New Lifestyle

Our 5 month journey through Central Asia is nearing its end, and as with the end of all of our adventures, there is a new future on our horizon. We have plenty of previous experience with house / pet sitting, but doing it as a career is an idea we first heard of on Nora ...
Why Did We Decide To Travel to Iran?

Why Did We Decide To Travel to Iran?

When people from the west think of Iran, images of Taliban waving guns in the air, buildings being bombed and women covered head to toe with only their eyes showing tend to come to mind. But here’s the thing: The Taliban are located in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Bombing doesn’t occur in Iran (at least for ...
Ashgabat Turkmenistan

Our (Mis)Adventures In Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

After our horrendous entrance into Turkmenistan, we decided to go to the capital city of Ashgabat, which is where we would be leaving from to go to Iran. We pulled up at the hotel we wanted to stay at and asked for a room. “Full” is all the Russian-Turkmen woman said. So we asked her ...
Ashgabat Turkmenistan

Trying To Keep Our Cool In Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a country that is hard to get in to and is cut off from the rest of the world. If you want to stay for more than 5 days, you have to join a tour and be with a guide the whole time. Otherwise, you’re only allowed to transit through. The current and ...
Travelling to Central Asia: Pressures Of The Planning Process

Blogging Off The Beaten Path: The Pros & The Cons

Before starting this epic trip through Central Asia, we knew that there were going to be some downsides to travelling in such an untouristed part of the world. Sure, at times it’s been hard working out visas, breaching the language barrier and dealing with border guards, but the biggest problem we’ve had is keeping the ...
The Beautiful Buildings Of Bukhara

The Beautiful Buildings Of Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan is known to be Central Asia’s holiest city. The buildings in this ancient city are more than a thousand years old! Back in the 16th century, Bukhara was a bustling market town on the Silk Road route. Because of this, many caravans came through here to trade goods at some of the many ...