{"product_id":"afghanistan","title":"Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew From Bradt Is Afghanistan, The First Travel Guidebook To The Country From A Mainstream Publisher In Almost 20 Years. Afghanistan Is A Paradox: A Nation So WellKnown Internationally, Yet One So Infrequently Explored That It Has Been Effectively Untouched By Tourism Since Being A Key Stop On The Hippie Trail Four Decades Ago. The Indian Subcontinent, The Middle East, China And The ExUssr Stans Collide In Afghanistan. It Is Both The Graveyard Of Empires And One Of The WorldS Most Hospitable Countries. From The Searing Deserts Of The South To The High Peaks Of The Hindu Kush, Any Trip Here Is Challenging  But One That Is Now Eminently Possible With The Right Preparation. Cue Expert Travel Advice From BradtS Authorial Team, Comprising An AdventureTourism Specialist And A Prolific GuidebookWriter Who Cover All The Practicalities Needed To Travel Securely And Rewardingly  From How Female Travellers Should Best Enjoy The Country To Where To Stay In Kabul, The Sprawling Capital. Even The Most WellTravelled Visitor Will Find Their Soul Stirred And Their Blood Pumping From Spending Time In Afghanistan. Visit Iconic Locations Such As The Khyber Pass, The Minaret Of Jam (14 Hours Drive From The Nearest Paved Road!) Or The Buddha Niches Of Bamian (Even If The Taliban Have Destroyed The Statues Once Found There). Go Trekking With Kyrgyz Nomads In The Pamir Mountains. On The Vast Steppe, Watch Buzkashi, A Sport Where Riders Attempt To Place A Goat Carcass In A Goal. Stay In Chaikhanas, Communal Tea Houses That Have Changed Little From The Time Of Silk Road Traders. Enjoy HeratS Timurid Architectural Gems. Visit The Shrine Of Hazrat Ali, AfghanistanS PreEminent Pilgrimage Site, In Mazar E Sharif. At Band E Amir, Experience The CountryS First National Park, And Take A SwanShaped Pedalo Across The Lapis Lazuli Blue Waters Of Its Lakes. Follow In The Footsteps Of Marco Polo In The Wakhan Corridor. Or Hike Among The Forested Peaks Of Nuristan, Where NonAfghan Visitors So Rarely Tread. With BradtS Afghanistan To Inform And Inspire You, The OffBeat Holiday Of A Lifetime Beckons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bradt Travel Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957654044917,"sku":"DADAX1804692905","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/91ckY6BdEqL.jpg?v=1775557019","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/afghanistan","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}