Photos of Bukhara

After Samarkand, came Bukhara. On the route I’m cycling west, at least. It was the same for those merchants from the East trading along the Silk Road so many centuries ago, millennia even. Another central Asian city that has changed hands almost as often as I wash my clothes. First it was...
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Uzbekistan Part 2 – Russian Teachers, Samarkand’s Delights and Tashkent’s A-List Mechanic’s

– Samarkand is a famous historical city and one with many of its great architectural buildings still in excellent condition. I’d heard a lot about it from other travellers so I was looking forward to the visit. It was also only a short 300km drive which made for a gentle and relaxing...
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Uzbekistan Part 1 – Vodka Repairs, Luxury Hotels and Losing Your Head

Entering Uzbekistan took a couple of hours but was pretty straight forward. I had to fill out entry forms and declarations and then went through a few hoops. Fortunately there was a guard that spoke good English and he personally took me through the process. When it came to the search of the car...
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