Category: Uzbekistan
Best Foods of the Silk Route
AbandontheCubeMay 28, 2009Like
Lamb kebabs – Urumqi, Xinjiang. Urumqi has an amazing night market near the park with beer, kebabs, nan, plov and other Central Asian...
Top 5 Illegal Things We’ve Seen in Central Asia
AbandontheCubeMay 27, 2009Like
1. A marijuana plant growing on the side of the road in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 2. Multiple people on the train shaking the border guards...
Doing the Math
AbandontheCubeMay 22, 2009Like
The Statistics Are In 7 Cities 4 Trains 3 Countries 2 Buses 2 broken backpacks 1 Car $ 464 USD Per person (3,175 RMB)* 11,896 miles...
Getting a Visa for Uzbekistan in Shanghai
AbandontheCubeApr 16, 2009Like
This is apparently what a visa to Uzbekistan looks like, but I wouldn’t know. It has officially been 3 weeks since we began our...
Top Four Places to Consider Living for the Adventurous Traveler
AbandontheCubeApr 08, 2009Like
Top Four Places We May Consider Living As the journey to Ashgabat approaches, careful planning is necessary. We also need to plan for...

A Visa-Related Snag
AbandontheCubeMar 27, 2009Like
Having completed all the necessary paperwork, acquired mini photos of myself and located my passport I set off to the Uzbek consulate in...

Shanghai to Ashgabat, the Plan
AbandontheCubeFeb 26, 2009Like
As many of you know, I was laid off from my financial job on New Year’s Eve (classy timing). But this upsetting twist has been an...