Country Info
- Tashkent
- Capital
- Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
- Currency
- 25,155,064
- Population
- UZ
- Country Code
Uzbekistan Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Uzbekistan
Tashkent, the capital
Salam, bin aus Urgut zurueckgekommen, noch eine Aufnahme am Registan, dann Fruehstueck und dann zum Bahnhof um den Zug zu nehmen. Der Zug ist relativ neu. Und auch ziemlich puenktlich und schnell (schneller als shared taxis). Tashkent ist die ...
Worlds Worst Taxi Drivers
... here and chill but we had to press on. All aboard to Margilan, a town famous for its silk factory. The Soviets turned Uzbekistan into a country relying almost entirely on silk/cotton (white gold as they call it), a monoculture that they are working to ...
20 hours on a train
20 hours on a train, Tashkent to Urgench, October 12-13, 2009 Ok, maybe I am exaggerating, not really the longest journey but by far the longest one we will have on this trip and I think it was ...
Assalomu Alaykum!
Assalomu Alaykum! I am finally in Uzbekistan! I live in Qibray, a suburb of Tashkent (about 30 mins away) via marshrutka- public transport minivan style. Things are still a bit overwhelming- but think I am adjusting pretty well to the food, ...
It's official...I'm a volunteer!!
Well, it's official now. I'm a Peace Corps Volunteer...yep, that's right I've gadiated' from PC training and Uzbekistan better watch out now! Hehe. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Tuesday, April 6, 2005 at a beautiful theatre in Tashkent. We ...
Chill Out Time
DAY 20. AUGUST 21. BUKHARA Chill Out Time I awoke to find a Kazakhstan Beer Stein next to my bed. How I got it, where I stole it from and why it was from Kazakhstan, a place I have never been to, I do not know but I do have a cool souvenir. The power ...
Historical Uzbekistan
... tour the next day together. Summary As opposed to Tajikistan, where I "experienced the life" there, I was a tourist in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has a very well established tourism industry (I even saw a few tour buses!). During the Soviet time, ...
Uzebkistans First Test Cricketer
... heard any local praising the Soviets; normally the rule is considered a blight on the countries history. Despite being part of Uzbekistan, the residents of Bukhara don't speak Uzbek as their first language. They actually speak Farsee, which is a variation ...
A new country
... is not necessary. Passport details are entered in the book and I am sent on my way. Tajikstan formalities completed I go to the Uzbekistan barrier and there is a jolly crowd of us waiting. I assume lunch hour. As usual a big mob gathers around the bike ...
The Golden Journey to Samarkand
The Road to Samarkand Today, I traveled the fabled ‘Golden Journey to Samarkand,’ romanticized in poetry by the poet James Flecker when he wrote: We travel not for trafficking alone; By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned: For lust of ...
Visit to Bank
... in the world- and Urgench- the regional capital of Khorezm. Despite the unpleasant description it is given in my quidebook ("Uzbekistan: the Golden Road to Samarkand" or something like that)" Urgench is a flat soviet city with all of Tashkent's faults ...
I made it to Bukhara
Wow! What a week! Sorry everyone, this may another long message. So, grab an iced mocha for me and settle in for a little story. So, the five of us got everything onto the train. Four of us were going all the way to Bukhara which is the end of the ...
Nice enough
... . Michael: Yeah, what Anna said ;0 Seriously though, what a freaking hassle at the Uzbek boarder... we knew by now that Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were in a bit of a diplomatic freeze but this was just ridiculous. They searched our car for two hours so in ...
Salom
... Unfortunately I have to learn cryllic, so I feel like I'm a baby again learning to speak and read English. I read somewhere that Uzbekistan was changing to the Latin alphabet, but everything is still in cryllic. Everyday, I learn so much and find I can ...
Over reconstructed
Konye Urgench - Still in Turkmenistan but on the border Don't you love it when you have had no sleep and everyone is up rattling pots and pans at 6:30? I was not a happy boy but bit my lip, smiled and packed up the tent and my bag. The old city of ...
Let it be...There will be an answer The Beatles
So, today I was sitting in a Korean resturant in the old town of Bukhara having lunch with other volunteers, listening to American jazz when the Beatles song came on: Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. There will be an answer, let it be. This ...
A night out with the locals
We got the train back from Samarkand and, as we had been warned, it was delayed due to works on the lines. This also had the consequence of the train being about 50 degrees as it crawled into town. We decided to just go back to the place we ...
The golden journey to Samarkand
... ticket in Uzbekistan for me. The sights are just so beautiful to look at and vast in size. Up to this point in Uzbekistan I have seen some amazing sights but even though I try not to, when compared to Esfahan and Persepolis they just don't reach those ...
Its A Hard Knock Life For Them
... of school every student is forced to work in the cotton fields during school holidays (I am sure you remember I said that 60% of Uzbekistan's income is derived from silk/cotton). They work all day and must produce at least 60kg of cotton each day. If they ...
Get your motors runnin'...
Entre as visitas a Khiva e a Bukhara tivemos um dia inteiro de road trip no Deserto de Karakum, que representa mais da metade do país. O Karakum é impressionante. Mesmo morando no cerrado brasileiro, e tendo frequentado as dunas da Costa do Sol ...
The end of one Adventure...
So this is my final entry from Uzbekistan. It is very sad to leave my new Uzbek friends and host family, but I will never forget their hospitality and kindess. My Peace Corps adventure will continue in Ukraine later this summer... Stay ...
Timur and Chaikhana
Oh Samarqand, oh Samarqand, how many mausoleums are in your midst?' Lots, is the answer to that, lots and lots. Started the day with our first breakfast in two weeks amongst the cherry trees (and the wasps) in the courtyard of our very pleasant hostel. ...
Ever been deported?
... by TV or by internet, so since you do have this access I hope you at least pull up Google, put in two key words, "Uzbekistan, Andijon" and start reading. I am sad to go, but excited at what work awaits me in a new country. It's still really hard to ...
Through the heart of central Asia
... , itself not one of the world's most affluent nations. Then across the Kazakgstan steppe. We crossed from Turkmenistan back into Uzbekistan and then finally again into Kazakhstan. This part of Kazakhstan is close to the Caspian Sea, but completely flat ...
Combien de "stan" me reste-t-il?
Chers amis et lecteurs, famille et autres curieux, Me voici rendu en Ouzbekistan. Un long moment s'est ecoule entre mon dernier post et aussi beaucoup de kilometres, des visages, des sourires et aussi un peu de stress pour obtenir les differents visas. ...
Bukhara by daylight and Gulia
... ; Walking across the street is the Ark or citadel. This is where we learned that most of Uzbekistan with old mosques, Madrassahs, mausoleums, and fortress has turned them all into shops if they are not still being used for ...
A wall city oasis
... tasty pasty like snacks for next to nothing. I did have a bit of luck as in the queue waiting to get my Uzbekistan visa stamped I noticed the start date of it wasn't for another 4 days. I obviously got that one wrong when applying. The guard ...
