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Info on UZ Independence Day & 2200 Anniversary

Posted by ahamill

... any emergency 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 ...

UZBEKISTAN FAQ and Starter Kit

Posted by ahamill

... it gets freezing cold in the winter and blazing hot in the summer - 50 C can be felt in Tashkent! Tricks of arrival/departure: Uzbekistan Airlines has a modern fleet of jets flying regularly to and from Tashkent International Airport several times a ...

An expat's welcome!

Posted by ahamill

... ; this part is the first part. A friend of my dear friend Jamie, and her husband, will be traveling in Uzbekistan this week and will end up in Tashkent on this coming Saturday. Interesting to coordinate with them! They're coming from one of the ...

Tashkent airport: tips and tricks

Posted by ahamill

... on the belt quickly and then it's just a matter of passing through the multiple scanners and out you go. Now, LEAVING Uzbekistan via regular tourist class is a challenge just because you have to wait in a long crowded line to get your bags scanned ...

Travel with pets

Posted by ahamill

... of very western-level care/maintenance INCLUDING a subdermal identity chip (AVID or some other brand). These aren't available in Uzbekistan, so count that out. Flying through Paris is reportedly easier, as is flying through Moscow. For MY trip, we ...

Morning Plov

Posted 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 ...

Hot peppers and the evil eye

Posted 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 ...

Earthquakes in Central Asia

Posted by ahamill

I forgot to mention before: Uzbekistan is earthquake-prone! It must have been after 2pm here in Tashkent when a very very loud (like an explosion) earthquake shook the city for about 5 seconds. Pretty quick! But it was not gentle; it felt like a ...

The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan

Posted 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 ...

Independence Day events

Posted 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 ...

December in Tashkent

Posted by ahamill

... . Usually, Ferghana Valley is cut off, as are great huge portions of Karakalpastan. I know from experience that flights coming IN to Tashkent get grounded before taking off if the weather in Tashkent is foul - I mean, flights from one of the UZ airports, ...

UZBEKISTAN FAQ and Starter Kit

Posted by 8forbreakfast

What would you suggest as a means of transportation from the airport to Tashkent Railway station? Im planning a trip by myself and I leave in a week, but I am not sure whether the taxis are reliable enough? Would you suggest USD or sums as a method of ...

climate

Posted by pmcl

Hello, have 2 windows of opportunity to travel the Kharkorum Highwway to Tashkent this year, not a great lover of the heat having braved an Eastern Europe summer last year, but don't want to get stuck in the middle of a monsoon either so help needed ...

The strange thing about name tags in Uzbekistan

Posted 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 ...

Men's Day & Women's Day in Uzbekistan

Posted 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 ...

Interesting rules, interesting laws...

Posted 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) ...

Visa on the road

Posted by dzasta

I got visa in at Tashkent airport but needed LOI cos no embasy in Aus. Im Australian. Was talkin to a brit last night in Khiva and he says LOI not needed. He said you can get form on line to get visa at airport but Im sorry I dont remember where on line. ...

No milk in Uzbekistan

Posted by ahamill

Pasteurized milk is boxed or bagged (the packages they're sold in) at a factory near Tashkent; this supplier provides most, if not all, of the pasteurized homogenized milk. Milk is also delivered as fresh whole milk in big open bottles by sellers who ...

December in Tashkent

Posted by ahamill

... for hot water, it's really not bad! Certainly better than -30C, for sure! That's not bad weather at all! It's -30C today in Ottawa, Canada... maybe I'll go to Tashkent for my winter holiday to get warm! Haha!

December in Tashkent

Posted by starlagurl

That's not bad weather at all! It's -30C today in Ottawa, Canada... maybe I'll go to Tashkent for my winter holiday to get warm! Haha!

UZBEKISTAN FAQ and Starter Kit

Posted by ahamill

We've got a dignitary coming to Tashkent next week - - quite a special occasion. I'll write all about it after it's done! Maybe even have a photo or two to share!

Destination Name Game

Posted by jacquesl

... of ten dust and sand storms a year. The 1989 census indicated that Nukus was the fastest growing city in Uzbekistan as a consequence of the deteriorating environmental conditions in the surrounding countryside. Nukus also has a large museum with an art ...

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