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Word for the Travel Wise (05/12/06)
It seems we haven't covered much on wonderful Tajikistan so I suppose it's time I kick things off with a word or two and some pretty cool Tajik links. The reasons for my taking notice are really unimportant at this point, but let's say I'm cookin' up a trip to the country sometime this year. Otherwise Tajikistan seems like a pretty hot destination spot if you're into things like hiking and/or mountaineering in unique, remote places. The TJ tourism site is on the money at providing information to help get your travel planning started. Also worth checking into is this Tajikistan blog with incredible pictures of both people and beautiful architecture. That's all for now, but trust me when I say there is more to come in the future on this lesser traveled country.Today's word is a Tajik word used in Tajikistan:
rohi safed - safe journey
Tajik is the official language of the country and is closely related to the Persian (Farsi) language spoken in Iran. According to Wiki the most important Tajik-speaking cities of Central Asia are Samarkand and Bukhara which are located in present-day Uzbekistan. In addition to giving interested language learners a taste at some commonly used words and phrases, the Great Game Travel Company has excellent info and short trips for touring the city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Be sure to check out the list of words first. If you're near the University of Washington look into their Near Eastern Language Programs. Lonely Planet has a pocket-sized phrasebook on Central Asian lingos worth packing along and several other book picks can be found by clicking here.
Filed under: Learning, Asia, Tajikistan
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FrikFrak May 13th 2006 5:25AM
I've always wanted to go to Dushanbe ever since the area was mentioned in the movie "Spies Like Us" - do you guys remember? - "the road to Dushanbe"???????
Alex May 13th 2006 9:35AM
Heh, guys go to Siberia. There are REAL exciting feelings on how to get out of there :)
Masaryk May 13th 2006 10:46AM
Tajikistan is beautiful. I've gotten to go a couple of times for work. Interesting mix of Persian, Asian and Russian influence. Lots of Aexander the Great reics if that's something you're into. One of the world's largest reclining Buddhas crammed into an upstairs room in the museum. One street with cool antique/junk stores. There's only ONE good place to stay in Dush, a B&B run by an Australian, i think i have contact info if you are going. You should also check out Bukhara and Smarakand and if oyu can even kashgar in western china, you can go overland through kyrgyzstan. And of course go soon, its degenerating into authoritarian regime which likely means civi war again in next few years.
(sorry if this posts twice, didn't seem to work first try.)
Adrienne May 20th 2006 5:37PM
Cool to know Tajikistan triggers such feelings! I'll be on the lookout for more recommendations once I really start planning to go in the very near future. Thanks for the heads up Masaryk.
Andrea Leuenberger Jun 11th 2006 9:55AM
I am the editor in Chief of Discovery Central Asia Travel Magazine, I am Swiss but I live in Bukhara. I have travelled through Tajikistan last October, it was fabulous, now is the time to go, completely unspoilt by tourism (I am a tourism development expert so I know...)
Read more in my editorials www.silkpress.com, I did a whole Tajikistan Special
Adrienne Jun 11th 2006 10:45PM
Andrea,
You have given joy to my day! With so little guide book information on Tajikistan / Central Asia, I'm happy to see what you have covered online here! Excellent piece and magazine! This will come in handy over the upcoming weeks.
Thanks a ton for your comment!
Adrienne