Travelogues Uzbekistan

I have had more pleasant flights before, but I arrived in Aktau relatively on time at 3 am. The taxi driver wanted €25 for the ride to the hostel; of course, I knew beforehand...

The second city on our journey along the Silk Road was Bukhara in southern Uzbekistan. Compared to Samarkand, it is somewhat smaller, and the proximity to the desert is n

We had a short but very intense and beautiful stay in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). After an exhausting night bus ride from Bishkek, we arrived in the city at 4 AM. In a café, we were...

Samarkand completely overwhelmed me. The city, located in the desert on the former Silk Road, is now a vibrant metropolis in Uzbekistan. What fascinated me the most is the...

Charm of the past. Right at the beginning of our journey, a seed was planted in our minds. A brief conversation in Georgia with an Uzbek woman made us curious about her...

10/13/24 Flight Istanbul->Tashkent From the hotel in Istanbul, it's a walk and then metro to the airport. The Uzbekistan Airlines counter is the second to last in the large...

On Monday morning, December 30, 2019, it's drizzling slightly as I open the buttons for the first time. Junkie's tin roof amplifies the dripping sound. When I reluctantly have...

'Excuse me, check out', it squeaks repeatedly through the Navigator Inn in Urgench on Friday morning (12/27/2019). It's about nine o'clock and apparently time to get up. It...

We continued our journey to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on Monday morning feeling refreshed and tanned. We decided to take a taxi for the 250 km journey because it cost...

Today the stage to Tashkent was on the agenda, or rather my meeting with Barbara. Although I tried everything to get going early, my departure was delayed due to problems with...

We went from Samarkand to Khiva by night train. The trips takes 11:30h. This train station looks especially exceptional! The night train was from old soviet times. New ones have...

Sooo wie wir aus den Bergen getrampt sind, hielt ein Transporter an (ohne dass wir den Daumen rausgestreckt haben, wir sind einfach dort hingelaufen), der bereits 2 Erwachsene...

On Monday, December 16, 2019, it is time to leave Tashkent temporarily again. We want to use the time until we hopefully receive our Turkmen visas to visit some cities. After...

Tuesday morning (26th November 2019) we had breakfast and loaded our stuff at the junkyard. Despite charged batteries, the car refuses to start. The engine only makes a clicking...

We are in a city called Samarkand. Never heard of it? Me neither before and I know seriously wonder why. This looks so amazing it should be worth being on some world wonder list...

It is already well past ten when I find myself at Ibsa on Thursday morning, January 09, 2020, for breakfast. Then I take one last ride with Rango in Tashkent, buy an inlay (a...

On Monday morning (December 9, 2019) it's again the alarm clock that wakes me up at quarter to eight. Hopefully today we can pick up our visas for Iran at the embassy. So I play...

Today, there was only a relatively short stage of about 150km to Urgench. Since I had until midday to check out, I took that time. While I was packing, I got chatting to Chris....

The night of Wednesday, December 25th, 2019, was icy again. So it takes until half past ten in the morning when I thawed out and crawled out of the tent. A short time later, we...

On Monday morning (23.12.2019), for the first time, I get out of the car around seven o'clock. The tea from the night before is urgent. It's still freezing cold and the sunrise...

Nachdem wir in der Nacht zu Samstag, den 21.12.2019, erst gegen eins im Nest waren, tut der morgendliche Kaffee ganz gut. Auch das restliche Frühstücksangebot, im Hostel Graf in...

On Thursday morning (December 19, 2019), we have breakfast in the small kitchen of the Boriga Baraka Hostel in Samarkand. Then we put our backpacks in Schrotti's trunk and take...

Wir haben am Vortag beschlossen, die Zeit, bis wir hoffentlich unser Iranvisum abholen können, für einen Abstecher in einen, nordöstlich von Taschkent gelegenen, Nationalpark zu...

So here comes part 2, I'm really annoyed by this buggy website.. The day after the Registan ensemble we did some more sight seeing and startet off with a mausoleum of an...

After visiting the most important sights in Tashkent, our little Uzbekistan tour continued with three days in Samarkand. In Uzbekistan, you can conveniently book train tickets...

On Monday morning (January 6, 2020), the alarm clock in the Dream Hostel in Shymkent kicks me out of bed around six o'clock. The backpack is packed and so we are on our way to...

The fun day in Ferghana was followed by a great experience. I had arranged to meet Mohammed in Niyazbotir, a village between Ferghana and Andijan. The 45 km ride there was at...

At Istanbul Airport, I had a total of 20 hours layover. So, I had enough time to catch up on some sleep. The time seemed to never pass by with overpriced coffee and airport...

On Saturday morning (30.11.2019) we enjoy the offered breakfast at Ibsa Hostel in the north of Tashkent. With bread, two industrial sausages, two hard-boiled eggs, and tea, it...