Category: Uzbekistan

We finished up our stay in Samarkand, and caught a train to Bukhara, the next ancient Uzbek city on our itinerary. Upon entering the downtown area of Bukhara we knew that we were in for a treat. Unlike Samarkand, where everything seemed to have been rebuilt for tourism, Bukhara seems to have preserved the ancient … Continue reading Bukhara, Aral Sea, and Khiva

We finished up our time in Tajikistan with a few enjoyable days in the capital city of Dushanbe where we recovered from the intense ten days that we spent traveling and hiking on the Pamir Highway. From Dushanbe, we made our way north into the Fergana Valley and spent our last night in the country … Continue reading Fergana Valley, Tashkent, and Samarkand