Paul Craven
Travel Consultant
I enjoy travel and travelling off the beaten track. I have been lucky enough to see many places in countries that few will ever visit. It is rewarding to design custom made travel itineraries that include these far off locations. These journeys can start at the Turkish/Iranian border, take you through the Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Indo-China, Mongolia before returning to Europe via Russia on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. I have personal experience and knowledge of each of these countries and have enormous pleasure introducing travellers to unique destinations.
Regions of Expertise
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, China, North Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Lebanon.
What has been your favourite travel experience?
Travelling off the beaten track in Northern Laos and Northern Myanmar.
The best hotel/lodge that you have stayed in?
Putao Lodge, Myanmar.
What has been your most remote travel experience?
Northern Laos.
Most embarrassing travel experience?
Meeting someone I had previously travelled with and calling them by the wrong name.
Your one luxury when you travel?
Toilet roll.
What’s your best piece of travel advice?
Relax.
Where you would like to visit next and why?
South America because I haven't been there yet.
Alternative Suggestions
Mongolia
A wild and lonely country of vast expanses. 
China
A world within itself, evolved over 2000 years.