Travelogues Uzbekistan

After a total of 30 hours of travel from Karakol to Bishkek, with the night bus via Kazakhstan to Tashkent from where we took another bus to Samarkand, we were somewhat...

The stage today was a tough one. I had planned to make it to Kokand. But to do that, I had to cross a pass at an altitude of 2200m. There was also some headwind, but I took it...

After 15 hours train ride and feeling a bit tired, we were back in Tashkent. We briefly greeted our familiar host Anvar (who still had my bike), and then the odyssey continued....

Guys, I'm hungover so this one will be less detailed than usual. We hitchhiked to Bukhara, the last city of the silk road that we plan to visit. It took longer than expected,...

Today we took a taxi to Amirsoy, a winter sports resort near Chimgan. After a short detour just before our destination, we finally reached the resort. The complex is at an...

This morning we took the express train to Samarkand. The journey took about 2.5 hours and was very pleasant. There was even a small snack on the way, similar to what you get on...

Today's stage took me to Jizzakh. My actual destination is Aydarkul Lake, which I will visit tomorrow. According to the road map, there is a nice stretch of track across the...

The journey to Bukhara started at 9.15 a.m. First we filled up the tank and then drove out of the city. Unfortunately I couldn't fill up the reserve canister because the gas...

Today's ride took me to the namesake of the Ferghana Valley. As the valley is relatively densely populated for Central Asian standards, there wasn't much spectacular to see...

Our hosts kindly asked their taxi driver neighbor to take us to the train station at night for a good price. Unfortunately, there was no sleep on the train. It was so stuffy and...

On April 18, we continued our journey by train to Bukhara. We stayed with a sweet, elderly couple and were the only guests at the accommodation. Located near the Minorai Kalon,...

This morning, after a delicious breakfast, I set off towards Samarkand around 10:00 AM. The landscape is now very green. Agricultural fields are visible everywhere. Fruit...

The drive to Nukus was quite pleasant. The road was in good condition and the distance was manageable. I arrived around midday and had time to get a SIM card and explore the...

After about three weeks of rest from cycling, I got back on my bike on April 28th. From Tashkent, my route was heading east towards the Ferghana Valley, which is shared by...

The train to Bukhara left the station on time and the journey was once again very pleasant. When we arrived in Bukhara, the taxis were already waiting for us. After checking in...

Both Samarkand and Bukhara once belonged to Tajikistan, and many Tajiks are both proud and wrinkled because both cities now belong to Uzbekistan. Technically, Tajikistan...

After breakfast, we had to pack up and wait for the taxi that would take us to Gazalkent. From there, we wanted to take a matryoshka doll to Tashkent. The taxi thing turned out...

There is not much to report about today. We wanted to take the train back to Tashkent at 2:34 p.m. and see a few sights before then. We were particularly interested in the...

Today's stage was, without exaggeration, the most strenuous so far. Since I wanted to enter Uzbekistan today and knew that the border formalities would take some time, I set off...

After not even 24 hours in modernity (how beautiful and diverse is Tashkent, please?!), I continued my journey to the semi-modern city of Samarkand by train: famous for its Silk...

After leaving the university library in the best possible, cataloged condition, I went on a lightweight trip to Uzbekistan via Khujand at the end of June. The only country you...

With the night train from Bukhara deep into the Uzbek infinity to Khiva, my narrow favorite before Samarkand. Very sleepy, also touristy, but much less intrusive. It was...

Like something out of 1001 Nights. Although the Russians have set up a Uzbekistan National Museum in the palace, the splendor of the buildings still shines through. The...

is present everywhere here and is made visible with pride by the people here. Uzbekistan is not as advanced as Kazakhstan. But you can see that the country is working on it. The...

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As a transit to Osh via Kokand The Fergana Valley is not particularly scenic. But after 7000km of flat or slightly hilly landscapes, it is a change. There are even more police...