Photo of the day

Travelers' Map is loading...
If you see this after your page is loaded completely, leafletJS files are missing.

Kunlun mountains

Players in action

Kok Boru players at the Issyk-Kul Lake in… [...]

Fall in Kyrgyzstan

A view of a surreal mountainscape on the road between Bishkek and Tokmok near the Alamedin Mountains, Kyrgyzstan. Photo: Nils Dörling Find all of our… [...]

High valleys north of Son Kul

The Kelemche valley runs parallel to the northern shore of Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Several passes at an altitude of more than 3400 metres are sometimes… [...]

Border Gate in Ischkoschim

A snapshot from inside the car. A Volga is parked directly in front of the locked gate at the Tajik-Afghan border crossing in Ishkoshim. Whether the car and its occupants… [...]

Bukharan Mornings

The sun’s morning rays are already glaring in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, before the shadows can begin to fade. A shopkeeper walks to open his shop as a pair of tourists stroll… [...]

Vintage Car

An old Soviet car slowly comes to an end in front of its owner’s house in Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France) Find… [...]

On the Wrong Track

The now disused railway running through Tash-Kömür in Kyrgyzstan. Today the tracks are only used by pedestrians. Credit: Alex Wordley Find… [...]

Rocket-shaped Minaret

The Emin minaret in Turpan, Xinjiang, China, is the tallest minaret in China with a 44 meters height. It was built in the late 18th century and has an unique… [...]

Carving Wood

Young men carving the wooden column in a traditional way, using chisels. Khiva, Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novaković Find all of our photos of the… [...]