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Samarkand’s UNESCO-listed Registan Square in Uzbekistan
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Mt. Kazbek soars over a Georgian church in Gergeti, Georgia
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Rooftops of Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Performers at Mongolia’s Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar
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MIR Corporation – the name means "peace" and "world" in Russian – is an award-winning tour company that has been specializing in creative, culturally immersive journeys along the Silk Route, the Trans-Siberian Railway, to Russia and beyond, since 1986. Read More

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MIR offers you the best of both worlds: all the assurances of working with a 30-year-old American based travel company staffed by experts with first-hand destination expertise; plus all the benefits of on-site quality control from the MIR affiliated field offices located in Western Russia, Siberia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. There's no other American tour outfitter that deals exclusively with this slice of the globe, and none with more first-hand experience, stronger on-the-ground contacts, or more affection for the region.

This great article about travel in Uzbekistan begins with quotes from MIR Vice President Annie Lucas, mentioning the popularity of MIR’s Journey Through Central Asia: The Five ‘Stans and Essential Iran. Found on the website Recommend.com, the article is informative and comprehensive and gives the reader a sense of the allure of Uzbekistan at the center of the Silk Road. Read full article here....

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