Day 25 June 8th Samarkand
There are three must-see sights in Samarkand: Timur’s tomb, the Registan and the Shahizinda. I wrote in detail about these places in 2018 which can be seen earlier on the … Read more
Month: June 2024
Day 24 Bukhara to Samarkand
Since we went through Uzbekistan in 2018, it feels like the population has grown by 10% (with lots of small children running about) and the traffic by 1,000%. The road … Read more
Day 23 Bukhara (6th June)
We went to see the Great Ark after walking about a mile in entirely the wrong direction after Google Maps took us to the Great Ark Bukhara hotel. A man … Read more
Day 22 Bukhara (5th June)
I got up early to drive into Bukhara while Jennifer was still in bed and, while stopped at a traffic light, had a nice conversation with a man in an … Read more
Day 21 Khiva to Bukhara (4th June)
We got up early and were the first for breakfast together with a charming Japanese couple. We then went back to the ATM to wait for the bank official. A … Read more
Day 20 Khiva (3rd June)
Day 20 Khiva (3rd June) One reason for staying a further day at Khiva, apart from the excellent hotel and interesting sights, was the need to get the van looked … Read more
Day 19 Khiva (2nd June)
I was taken by the hotel manager to a garage in the new town because I was worried about a clunking sound in the back of the vehicle, which seemed … Read more
Day 18 Birunyi to Khiva (1st June)
Waking early in the morning, we got sent in all directions by people trying to be helpful, and finally found the road to Khiva about 100 metres from where we … Read more
Day 17 Qungirot to Birunyi (31st May)
Getting into Uzbekistan took another 2 hours, but was comparatively easy with far fewer people. Insurance cost 12 dollars. The rest of the day was unremitting misery as we travelled … Read more
Day 16 Beyneu to Qungirot (30th May)
We were woken 33 minutes into the day (ie at 12.33 am) by a Russian lorry driver who wanted to give us bread and water because tomorrow would be a … Read more