Category: Uzbekistan
Best Foods of the Silk Route
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
