Country Info
- Tashkent
- Capital
- Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
- Currency
- 25,155,064
- Population
- UZ
- Country Code
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Uzbekistan
Travel Blogs from Uzbekistan
The lost train of thought
So. We had jumped on to a train which we thought was heading to our destination. It was utter chaos at first. The mob had descended on the train trying to sell their wares. Tearing up and down the carriage shouting and waking everyone up. This also ...
Tashkent Express…
... very early rather- it was about 2:30AM when I finally made it to the hotel- I can officially say that I’m in Uzbekistan. Who’d have thought? I remember several months ago telling someone what I was going to Uzbekistan and they ...
Oct 07, 2010
Living History
So far, little has been said about the amazing "sights" we've seen along the way. With two days each in Samarkand and Bukhara now, we've rumbled through some of the world's most historically, architecturally and archeologically significant places. The ...
Nurata - Yurt camping
Nurata I was looking forward to this as we were staying in a yurt in the Kyzylkhum desert. On the way we stopped off in town to see Alexander the Greats ancient fortress though there was pretty much nothing to see. Just a big mound, not even ...
Uzbek Proverbs
... 1, 2005 **Correction from last Entry The river which is being used to irrigate cotton and other crops in Khorezm and southern Uzbekistan, drying up the Aral Sea, is the Amu Darya (Oxus). The Syr Darya (Jaxartes) runs north from Kyrgyzstan to ...
More Visas!
Salom! Well the good news is that more visas were issued today so I will hopefully be on my way by the end of this week! Here are some pictures of swear in and my hike/picnic last Saturday! Talk soon, ...
Solution to rising oceans
Salam, von Nukus aus habe ich auch noch einen Ausflug nach Moynaq gemacht. Dies ist ein Fischereihafen am Aralsee, jedenfalls war er es in den 60er Jahren. Dann haben die Sowjets ja die Zufluesse des Aralsees trockengelegt und den See damit ...
NEW ADDRESS
... À/ß "Jessica Teicher," Êîðïóñ Ìèðà Óçüåêèñåàí In English: 740000, Urgench À/ß "Jessica Teicher," Korpus Mira Uzbekistan Korpus Mira= Peace Corps in Russian Please use both the Cyrillic and english to send to ...
Soaking up Samarkand
... eyes on us, as the exotic foreigners who were clogging up the bus with their bags. Although there is a tourism industry in Uzbekistan, the majority of tourists travel in the relative comfort of tour groups, with their own buses and pre-booked taxis and ...
Bukhara, mas dá pra pechinchar
Finalmente chegamos a Bukhara, uma das duas cidades (a outra é Samarkanda) em relação às quais tínhamos grandes expectativas, talvez os pontos altos de nossa viagem à Ásia Central. A cidade detém importância econômica central em sua região, ...
The roads with two names
... a bit short. The waiter took me out into the street and we started accosting random locals to see if they wanted to change 3 dollars. A few extortionate pints later, we went back to our miserable hostel, broke and disillusioned with ...
Museum in the middle of nowhere
Salam, wie erwartet bin ich heute morgen alleine mit dem Taxi von Urgench nach Nukus gefahren, US$40, nun ja. Dafuer war ich um 11:00 schon in Nukus. War ein wenig beaengstigend, da sich der Fahrer mit einem anderen Taxi ein Rennen geliefert hat, die ...
Another Open Air Museum
Salam, ich bin am morgen zum Taxistand nach Urgench/Khiva gefahren. Irgendwie war nicht viel los, ich musste fast 4h warten, erst um 12 Uhr war das Taxi voll und wir sind losgefahren. Der Fahrer war auch nicht superschnell (oder superriskant:-) je ...
Three Hours on the Sharq Train
Only three hours. Only three hours.... I'm usually pretty good with high temperatures. Samarkand is hot, in general, this time of year (mid to upper-90s I think); we'd taken long walks around town with smiles. But five minutes after sliding into ...
samarkhand (at last)
At last, after a few years of wanting and failed attempts due to politics, tomorrow morning I stand in the Registan and look at the fabled blue mosque. Actually we can see it from the hotel (Zarina) and photos will be spoiled by the scaffolding ...
More PICS!
Salom! Just a quick hello--I am posting some more pictures for you all to view! talk soon love ...
Turkmenistan, country Nr. 119
Salam, ich bin erfolgreich nach Turkmenistan eingereist... Land Nr. 119... Die Ausreise aus Uzbekistan war recht problemlos, nocheinmal Zollformular ausfuellen (obwohl ich doch eines von der Einreise hatte), keine Gepaeckkontrolle, Immigration ...
Kultainen Samarkand
Silkkitien helmia, arabipoppa meloneita ja sashlikkia Uzbekistan sykkii, tuoksuu ja kimaltelee. Paakaupungissa Tashkentissa moskeijat ja nevostoarkkitehtuuri vuorottelevat ja yhtakkia kaikki ovat kaupittelemassa meille, kun Kazakstanissa tuntui, etteivat ...
Salom from Khorezm!
Salom! This is a quick hello, just wanted to show some pics of my new digs and khiva! talk soon hayr ...
On the Road again
... 10 days but I really like all those Brits. They all had a good sense of humor and were well traveled and here in Uzbekistan because they wanted to see some culture and history and something new and be on the Silk Road, just like me. So it was ...
Touching Down in the Uzbek Oasis
... very aware of the poor relations between the US and Uzbekistan (which date back to a violent 2006 protest and massacre in Uzbekistan which the US heavily criticized, leading to the withdrawl of aid money and less military cooperation) and wanted to be ...
Tashkent pra caceta
Queridos 17 leitores. Ou querido leitor que leu o blog 17 vezes. Aproveito minha chegada a Tashkent, Uzbequistão, para fazer uma pausa. Antes do tradicional relato, farei um balanço geral da viagem até aqui e dos motivos que me levaram a ela, ...
Leaving Samarkand
... , groesster Schein hat einen Wert von 0,50 Euro). Einige der stans haben ja beschlossen, kyrillisch wieder durch roemisch zu ersetzen, Uzbekistan ist aber das einzige Land in dem man das bemerkt, hier gibt es bereits einige offizielle Schilder, die man ...
First Impressions of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan First Impressions October 10, 2009 First impression was it's a pretty dark place but it was 5:30 in the morning when I was traveling from the airport to my hotel. So far Uzbeks ...
Marcando Samarkand
A Praça do Registão, em Samarkand (ou Samarkanda, dependendo da velocidade do vento), é a imagem do Uzbequistão assim como o Pão de Açúcar é sinônimo de Brasil. A foto dessa praça está em tudo e em todos os lugares. Deixar essa cidade para o ...
Cotton Pickin' Time
... time and wandering up on the hill to over look the lake, we left again for greener pastures or rather whiter ones. Uzbekistan grows a lot of cotton. We have seen the fields everywhere. And because of a wet spring and having to replant a ...
Uzbekistanin miellyttava paakaupunki
... viisi saimme viisumit ja iso moykky vierahti sydamelta. Jos emme olisi saaneet viisumeja tiistaina, olisi meidan pitanyt unohtaa Uzbekistan ja sannata kiinaan ennen viisumin umpeutumista (Kiinan viisumit meilla on jo). Ehdimme juhlistaa viisumeja makealla ...
Tulli ja viisumi saatoa Tashkentissa
Asioilla on lopulta tapana jarjestya - jopa Keski-Aasiassa Brittien konsuli neuvoi meita menemaan takaisin rajalle, josta olimme maahan tulleet. Bussissa istumista ja kalliimpia majoituksia seka yksi taksi kyyti tuli taman saadon hinnaksi, mutta nyt ...
Oct 24, 2010