Uzbekistan Travel Blogs

People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia)   On the five hour bus journey to Samarkand we didn't stop for a break, so we took the opportunity to buy some samosas through the bus window, when we stopped to drop off some passengers. This would prove to be a cost…

As I was walking in the streets around the Ichon-Kala in Khiva every schoolkid learnt this sentence: "Hello mister, bon-bon" or if they were bold enough "Hello mister, pen" and if they really thought you were rich they would start with "Hello mister, dollar", ah the universal power of the doll…

My first impression of Tashkent was that it was surprisingly modern and huge. As the flight from Osaka descended over the Uzbek capital, one could see a sprawling metropolis that was a stark contrast to the earlier views from the aircraft. We flew over some of the harshest landscapes on the pl…

This is the first and last day to spend time in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan! I think I can enjoy here maybe two or three days from guide book, but unfortunatle we have to leave tomorrow. I like the museum about silk and clafts. The pictures on the tea set are interesting. They got a co…

This is a summary of my trip from Kabul to Mazar, across the border into Uzbekistan to Bukhara, and from there into Turkmenistan. After visiting Merv and Ashgabad, we headed south into Western Afghanistan, to Herat, from where we flew home to Kabul

From 4 September 2009 until 11 Sep2009

Cardiff to Ulan Bator in a 19 year old car!

Ever stand next to a redwood, walk around it, look all the way up, feel really small? Now pretend it’s covered with blue and white tiles, and it’s the same thing with some of the ruins in Uzbekistan. HUGE! Forget Alexander the Great or Genghis Kahn (no, not Genghis Cohen), Tamerlane’s your gu…

2nd deployment. Also visited Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan

Seeing my fiance's country and meeting his family.

The big day finally came and I would soon be transitioning from wedding guest to solo traveler. While Gulchehra and her aunts went out to get their hair done, Saloh and I took our time getting ready. My clothes had become quite wrinkled, but luckily Saloh happily volunteered to iron them for me. Si…

2007 was a great year. Set off from London in July in a Nissan Micra for Mongolia. Got there 35 days later, left the Micra in Mongolia for chairty and then had to try and find my way home. Went via Trans-sib to Moscow, had to get out contry asap due to visa. Failed - got detained. Got back 2 weeks late for work and 55 days after London. Completely eyeopening and rewarding experience, if not quite tiring. Lost my camera in Mongolia so lots of friends photos other than my phone :(

This is one of the big Bazars in Samarkend, mainly food items are sold here, vegetables and furits meat and fish, also other grocceries are sold. This place is cheaper compare to other small supermarkets. but generally everything is expensive in Samarkend, also there is no plenty there, choice…

This is old style islamic school or Madressa where most of the students study Quran and islamic studies. In 17th century Till-Kari mosque and Madrassah. This is one of the biggest mosque in Samarkand and this complex is used as mosque. From the beginning of 20th century till now they serve as monuments. located at the heart of Samarkend in Ragistan area. the madresa hes a gold plated area and decorated with quranic verses.

ANOTHER BUS   We returned to a travel agency to collect our passports from OVIR (internal cops) and it all checked out.  We then went to the long distance bus station and caught a bus that left at 8pm from Almaty to Tashkent.  The bus was a tired but modern-looking double-decker.&n…