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One+AbstractThe Voyage Home
Day 1 We have another moderately early start, as we have to catch a plane back to Tashkent. The staff of the Hotel Bankir once again prove that while the hotel may not have the best-designed rooms, it has a … Continue reading
We have red wine, and we have white wine
As in Bukhara, our hotel in Khiva is a few minutes’ walk from the historical centre, but it’s still a 4am start to try and shoot at blue hour. However on this occasion we really could have had an extra … Continue reading
Quick, Quick, Slow
After a calm night and a slightly more relaxed start we set out on 480km drive from Bukhara to Khiva. The first 400km or so pass very quickly and smoothly on an excellent highway, noticeably newer and in better condition … Continue reading
Fashionably Early!
We have a 3.40 start to walk into historical Bukhara before sunrise. Any initial grumpiness fades rapidly as we realise how beautifully the main buildings are lit. A small courtyard with a dingy green pool becomes a source of fascinating … Continue reading
Onward to Bukhara
Our day starts with the long drive from Samarkand to Bukhara. As I now expect, it’s a modern, divided multi-lane highway. There are no craters (so a distinct notch up on Mongolia) although in places the surface has been repaired … Continue reading
More Mausoleums
We skip the dawn shoot because it’s raining again, albeit not as dramatically as the previous day. I got some stick over dinner from the non-Brits for my use of the BBC Weather App, but they then have to acknowledge … Continue reading
Train To Samarkand
We have an early start to catch the train to Samarkand. The name romantically conjures an elderly steam train, or maybe an elegant Pullman service along the lines of the Orient Express, but of course it’s actually a modern electric … Continue reading
Very Important, or Very Naughty!
Over breakfast I meet Mehmet, the tour leader, and then Ingrid, the final guest in this rather select tour. After breakfast I decide to go out and explore the park in the centre of Tashkent, which isn’t far from our … Continue reading
The Silk Road Saga
To read more, please use the next/previous links or visit www.andrewj.com/blog/uzbekistan I’m off on my travels again, this time in the footsteps of Marco Polo, visiting Uzbekistan and four cities along the Silk Road. Uzbekistan is a former Soviet republic, … Continue reading
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