Tashkent Hotels - Reviews and Rates

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It wasn't until about halfway through the flight to Tashkent from Tehran that I gingerly removed my hijab (headscarf). I felt strangely provocative once I removed it, almost naked, a strange sensation considering I was dressed from head to toe and was no longer subject to Iran's Islamic law.

The minute I stepped off the plan...

Neben den Vorzügen Usbekistans, die sicherlich im Klima, der allgemeinen Freundlichkeit, der im Vergleich zu Almaty geringeren Verschmutzung, des geringeren Straßenverkehrs und den wenigstens genauso guten Bauchtänzerinnen bestehen, hat Usbekistan aber auch so einige Besonderheiten. Allem voran die Einschränkungen im Geldverkehr. Es ist verboten...

saturday - I think. A time and country change again. Lovely friendly little Tashkent hotel (Raddus-JSS) in peaceful leafy area with lots of local restaurants. Clearly a favorite with adventure travel companies. Air com, hot and cold showers, working plumbing, good food, internet, small swimming pool, good food. It's so hot could stay here all da...

SO... The Uzbek government is unwilling to grant visas to PC-18s, and therefore, we are all being sent home or directly to another site. I am going home, and then transferring to Georgia or Ukraine in a few months or so... It is very sad to leave my site, my family was amazing as was my counterpart. I only hope that in my next peace corps advent...

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, Jessy

It is official! I am now a Peace Corps Volunteer! I have made it through training and was sworn in this morning. Yesterday, I met my counterpart. Peace Corps had a conference for our counterparts so they could better understand what our job is and what their role is as a counterpart to us. Basically, the counterpart helps to train us and helps m...

It snowed last night! Not very much, just a dusting, but it's still cool. It usually doesn't snow here until January... or maybe it just doesn't snow very much until January... I don't remember. Anyway, it's very pretty from a distance... just don't get too close-- rain and snow make Tashkent even dirtier than it normally is (or maybe it just se...

Dilfuza and I went to the Museum of Applied Arts today. At first, I was reluctant to go because I've pretty much had my fill of museums and was really tired, but I was really glad we went. There were lots of beautiful exhibits, and I was able to take pictures of some things that I photographed in Bukhara and have since been lost in the great Mis...

First of all, IT'S RAINING! YAY! After a few cool days (following my "Autumn Arrives in Tashkent" announcement, it has been pretty warm again overall. But it has been aining for the past few days, and is pretty chilly now. Yay! As for the frustration... I can understand if internet here was always sketchy-- then I would expect problems and not r...

Imaginez vous le seul touriste à passer la frontière à 8h00 du matin entre le Kirghizstan et l'Ouzbékistan. Alors, j'essaye de passer inaperçu mais évidement avec ma tête de touriste et mon sac à dos... En tant que touriste, je ne passe pas avec les kirghizes qui vont vendre leur produit de l'autre coté de la frontière. Déjà, dés que je m'approc...