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Ranking the Stan countries for a holiday from worst to best. As someone that's traveled to these countries two times. In my last place we have Tajikistan. The country itself is beautiful. It has some of the most amazing mountains I've ever seen. The issue is it's a hard country to travel around. There's not much tourism infrastructure. There's not much reception everywhere, and there's not many built up roads. The capital city itself, Dushanbe doesn't have much to offer. It's really good for a day trip. However, the Pamir Highway and the Seven Lakes are absolutely stunning. It takes a real traveler to experience the Tajikistan properly and I do recommend it. In number three, we have Uzbekistan. It has the most beautiful architecture I've ever seen. The purple and blue tile mosques are absolutely insane to walk around. They have the best plov in the world. I went and stayed with a family and had lunch at their house and it was the best food I've ever had in Central Asia. Best part is it's super easy to travel, as you can just train between each city. In number two, we have Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has the most hospital people I've ever met. It's a very easy country to travel because if you go to Almaty, there are so many day trips you can do from there. And the city itself has so much to offer. If you head up more to Astana and cities like Turkistan, there is so much nature in Kazakhstan is so unique and no other country has anything quite like it. The culture is amazing, and my favorite part is you can really just arm wrestle anyone at any time, massive part of their culture. In number one, of course, we've got Kyrgyzstan. I dream of going to this country all the time. Hence why I went back for a second time. The nature in Kyrgyzstan is quite literally the best in the world. And it's still super authentic, as not many tourists are there just yet. If you're going, now is your time to go. It's got the most beautiful alpine lakes and riding horses through the mountains is genuinely the best side quest you can ever go on with any of your friends.