Some may say just even getting to Uzbekistan is an achievement, however, visiting the ‘Stans’ has been on the bucket list for quite a while and here one is (albeit without Superbunny)! As mentioned previously, one is staying at the Hotel Uzbekistan in Tashkent, one of the reasons being...
When you think of a disabled travellers bucket list, let alone one of an able bodied traveller, it is unlikely that a visit to the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent appears on there. However this is oneself we are talking about and we all know that the more obscure a...
It was a 5:30am start as one headed to Tashkent railway station to catch the Uzbeks version of the bullet train (Afrosiyob) two hours south to Samarkand for a city tour. As with most places in Uzbekistan, the station consisted of a flight of stairs up to the concourse with...
As Saturday was our first rest day, there is little to report bar eating and drinking thus I thought it would be appropriate to explain the situation outside the hotel. Now, the hotel is situated on a circular road system, however, instead of an actual circle, it has rather...
It was another 6am start as our driver took us to the Kazakhstan border with the vision of having a day tour in and around Shymkent, the third largest city in the country. One did have some expectations that the border would be tricky to cross due to the...
As it was our last full day in Uzbekistan, we remained in Tashkent and, after a lazy morning i.e. catching up on work enquiries, it was time to trek up to the TV Tower for a majestic view of the city. Now, as the Tashkent metro is completely inaccessible...
