Travelogues Samarqand Region

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...