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UZBEKISTAN FAQ and Starter Kit
Posted on Aug 18, 2008, 11:03:28 by ahamill
... more complex, there are three recording standards: VHS PAL, NTSC, and Secam. These determine compatibility with a video player. Uzbekistan video players play videos recorded at Secam standard; USA uses NTSC standard. Secam is not compatible with VHS PAL. ...
 
Info on UZ Independence Day & 2200 Anniversary
Posted on Aug 28, 2009, 12:06:56 by ahamill
... American Citizen Services. The U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan is located at 3, Moyqo'rghon Street, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 100093. The main telephone number is 998-71-120-5450. The fax number is 998-71-120-6335. The website is . ...
 
An expat's welcome!
Posted on Dec 1, 2008, 09:11:44 by ahamill
... all around you might get your eyes irritated. Three of us BARELY finished our meals for 37,000 soums, about 30 bucks. The Uzbekistan Peoples' HIstory Museum was cool as well - for those who are into that sort of thing. Lots of Uzbek archaeology stuff ...
 
And Uzbekistan
Posted on May 21, 2009, 13:57:47 by centralasia
... tour you will have a opportunity not only to try Oriental gastronomy, but meet with ancient history and culture of Uzbekistan. Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva are the cities, where still is kept the memories about Tamerlane, Alexander the Great, Chingiz-Khan, ...
 
Hot peppers and the evil eye
Posted on Oct 11, 2008, 08:15:36 by ahamill
... and then you are always rewarded with opportunities to open up fascinating discussions with your new friends. For example: in Uzbekistan, even in Tashkent the Capital, one can see small bundles of tan-colored, dried herb, tied together and hung from the ...
 
And Uzbekistan
Posted on Aug 25, 2008, 04:04:11 by mohidil
... and the organizations of your rest and will make its unforgettable. OUR CONTACTS: Travel agency "ALIJON" Sattepo 148 b, Samarqand 140100, Uzbekistan. Tel: +00998 66 935 99 53 Fax: +00998 66 221 45 60 Å- mail: alijontour@yahoo.com Web:www.sam. ...
 
Morning Plov
Posted on Nov 8, 2009, 04:30:42 by ahamill
There are several types of morning plov in Uzbekistan, it seems, and even these several types vary depending on the style, religiousness, and socio-economic-geographic details. On Saturday I attended a morning plov in Tashkent, served what might have been ...
 
Ferghana city
Posted on Oct 28, 2009, 09:14:31 by kkramar
Can you help me . Is In Uzbekistan Ferghana town a company thet produces pulp. Or can you get me the contact info for a chamber of commerce in uzbekistan. Thank you for any info!!!
 
The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, 04:23:04 by ahamill
... name Dimyanov, who looks very Caucasian (self-identifies as ethnically Russian) says that he'd never have a career in politics in Uzbekistan because of his last name and because of the way he looks - - like a RUssian. So there is discrimination on ...
 
The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan
Posted on Sep 1, 2009, 15:11:55 by littlekate
... of 90-s because of some disorders. Others moved together with Uzbeks to earn some money to live on - I see a lot of them around every day. Actually, I do not know, were there any violence/disorders in Uzbekistan soon after the USSR collapsed. Please, tell.
 
The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan
Posted on Aug 21, 2009, 15:21:47 by ahamill
... at a new (2 weeks old) restaurant called Peggy's. It's supposed to be TexMex, the first and only TexMex restaurant in Uzbekistan. It wasn't bad! I'd go again. Great musicians, very talented guys. We noticed that our waiter had a name ...
 
Scheduling your trip around local holidays
Posted on Jan 15, 2009, 03:08:36 by ahamill
... , so we don't get the day off or anything. Nevertheless, everyone wishes each other Happy Old New Year. Hello Uzbekistan travelers, I hope you're planning to come soon! Here's a thought: in Uzbekistan (like many other places), ...
 
Scheduling your trip around local holidays
Posted on Jan 15, 2009, 03:05:35 by ahamill
... , so we don't get the day off or anything. Nevertheless, everyone wishes each other Happy Old New Year. Hello Uzbekistan travelers, I hope you're planning to come soon! Here's a thought: in Uzbekistan (like many other places), ...
 
Scheduling your trip around local holidays
Posted on Jan 15, 2009, 03:03:37 by ahamill
... , so we don't get the day off or anything. Nevertheless, everyone wishes each other Happy Old New Year. Hello Uzbekistan travelers, I hope you're planning to come soon! Here's a thought: in Uzbekistan (like many other places), ...
 
Scheduling your trip around local holidays
Posted on Nov 12, 2008, 04:33:49 by ahamill
Hello Uzbekistan travelers, I hope you're planning to come soon! Here's a thought: in Uzbekistan (like many other places), people tend to take time off around government-recognized holidays. That is, if there's a Friday off for Remembrance ...
 
Teachers' Day in Uzbekistan
Posted on Oct 2, 2008, 06:03:53 by ahamill
This week included a day off! Yesterday (October 1st) was Teachers' Day in Uzbekistan, a national holiday, and most places of work give their employees the day off. It strikes me as a very good idea - a day to celebrate teachers and all they do ...
 
Sports in Uzbekistan
Posted on Aug 19, 2008, 13:48:30 by ahamill
... me and play some pickup games. Plus, we'll be joining in this year's diplomat tournament in a few months - excellent! Uzbekistan even has its own unique martial art - kind of like Judo. My buddy Djamshid is a big guy, and I'm afraid he&# ...
 
climate
Posted on Feb 20, 2008, 11:06:51 by starlagurl
The Lonely Planet says to go to Uzbekistan in May-June or else Sept.-Nov. so it looks like you are right on track with a September trip. Personally, I think I'd rather end up in Delhi, than start in Delhi, since you would conceivably be doing the & ...
 
Help needed
Posted on Oct 16, 2007, 00:10:54 by gulasal
... which city of Uzbekistan r u intend to go? Just let me know I will try to help u. I have a lot of friends all around UZbekistan and hope that I willl be able to help you. Originaly I am from Ferghana! wish u luck! wz regards and best wishes ....
 
And Uzbekistan
Posted on Oct 29, 2006, 08:19:39 by spock
... ,all is not well in Uzbekistan.Political unrest has been brewing for several years.Last year,President Karimov ordered a crackdown which resulted in a massacre of hundreds (if not thousands) in Andijon.Uzbekistan still remains behind an iron curtain.
 
The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan
Posted on Aug 31, 2009, 04:43:57 by ahamill
... So anyway, as far as one can speak of ethnicity and the 'look' of people, I look like a Russian lving in Uzbekistan. The incident of the name tags at the new TexMex place is not isolated and in fact at other restaurants where there are name tags ...
 
Independence Day events
Posted on Aug 31, 2009, 04:31:43 by ahamill
The following is a message distributed through the Consular Warden System of the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan. Several local sources report that on the evening of Saturday, August 29th Uzbek police forces clashed with unknown armed assailants in the "Old ...
 
The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan
Posted on Aug 22, 2009, 13:04:38 by littlekate
... he would look much more Mexican than even the blackest variety of a Russian one? By the way, Ahamill, how many Russians are living in Uzbekistan now? Katherine, please, let us know, what is the real name of Janet girl - I expect something unexpectable...
 
Birthdays, Holidays, Days off, oh my..
Posted on Jun 26, 2009, 22:25:15 by ahamill
... overt AND subtle ways. For example, did you have a delegation from an international business partner scheduled for a tour of facilities throughout Uzbekistan on August 31st or Sept 1st or Sept 2nd? It's only a few months away, it's already been ...
 
Men's Day & Women's Day in Uzbekistan
Posted on May 3, 2009, 08:54:08 by aopaq
Thanks very much for your interesting perspectives! I am sure your experiences in Uzbekistan must be culturally stimulating and helps to provide some perspective on your own life in the West. For myself, who has not been fortunate enough to have the ...
 
Men's Day & Women's Day in Uzbekistan
Posted on May 3, 2009, 07:57:27 by ahamill
... feel on a topic. I hope I've succeeded! By relating some of these experiences I hope to give folks outside of Uzbekistan a little taste of what life is like here, everyday life. The truth is, the roles played by women and me here are quite ...
 
Visa on the road
Posted on Mar 21, 2009, 14:19:35 by sambarker
Does anyone know if it is possible to get tourist visas for Uzbekistan at a consulate not in your home country (e.g. British citizen applying at Uzbek consulate in Iran)?
 
Men's Day & Women's Day in Uzbekistan
Posted on Mar 8, 2009, 03:25:54 by ahamill
... Soviet Army Day - a day when, from 1945 to... well, apparently current times, the men were honored for service and such. Here in Uzbekistan, it's called Men's Day now, but they also call it Army Day. In our offices, the women of the office ' ...
 
December in Tashkent
Posted on Jan 13, 2009, 00:08:55 by tsuudii
... having fun? Cold weather never bordered me before, now that I am getting used to Southern CA warmth and strangely, I started loving it very much and funny part is I am getting cold when it is still very warm compared to Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Ottawa.
 
Interesting rules, interesting laws...
Posted on Sep 14, 2008, 10:11:27 by ahamill
I have been inquiring locally regarding some things in Uzbekistan that are conspicuous by their absence - they are these: Pool (billiards) tables, motorcycles, and people of African descent. Here is what I've been told by folks here in Tashkent. #1) ...
 

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