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
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
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
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
As the hotel did not kick us out until midday, we decided to make the best of the money we had spent and had a long lie-in. So we didn’t … Read more
After a boring drive through the desert, we booked into an expensive hotel in the belief that they would help us, only to discover that the money had gone through … Read more
Some fool on the internet has written that he had travelled all over Russia using his visa credit card in spite of sanctions, and an even bigger fool believed him … Read more