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The road from Samarkand is similar to the road into it; a succession of dreary linear towns with advertising boards and men with red Star Wars sticks waving motorists into … Read more

A pretty useless day. We got a hearty welcome from the manager of the Zilol Bakht hotel who directed us to a bank so we could pay the Russian guy, … Read more

We drove down a rather narrow street called Termez Street (Termez is the Uzbek town on the border with Afghanistan) and over the Kitob Pass (1,665 metres) past dozens of … Read more

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

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) 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

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

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

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