Uzbekistan
The region’s cradle of culture for more than two millennia, Uzbekistan is the proud home to a spellbinding arsenal of architecture and ancient cities, all deeply infused with the bloody, fascinating history of the Silk Road. In terms of sights alone, Uzbekistan is Central Asia's biggest draw and most impressive showstopper.
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva never fail to impress visitors with their fabulous mosques, medressas and mausoleums, while its more eccentric attractions, such as the fast disappearing Aral Sea, the fortresses of desperately remote Karakalpakstan, its boom town capital Tashkent and the ecotourism opportunities of the Nuratau Mountains, mean that even the most diverse tastes can be catered for.
Despite being a harshly governed police state, Uzbekistan remains an extremely friendly country where hospitality remains an essential element of daily life and you'll be made to feel genuinely welcome by the people you meet.
The region’s cradle of culture for more than two millennia, Uzbekistan is the proud home to a spellbinding arsenal of architecture and ancient cities, all deeply infused with the bloody, fascinating history of the Silk Road. In terms of sights alone, Uzbekistan is Central Asia's biggest draw and most impressive showstopper.
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva never fail to impress visitors with their fabulous mosques, medressas and mausoleums, while its more eccentric attractions, such as the fast disappearing Aral Sea, the fortresses of desperately remote Karakalpakstan, its boom town capital Tashkent and the ecotourism opportunities of the Nuratau Mountains, mean that even the most diverse tastes can be catered for.
Despite being a harshly governed police state, Uzbekistan remains an extremely friendly country where hospitality remains an essential element of daily life and you'll be made to feel genuinely welcome by the people you meet.
Uzbekistan is
an extremely friendly country
an extremely friendly country
Turkish Airlines 368 / THY368 / TK368
IST ISTANBUL, TURKEY / TAS TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
TUESDAY 05-SEP-2017 12:05AM +03
TUESDAY 05-SEP-2017 06:05AM +05
4h total flight time
IST ISTANBUL, TURKEY / TAS TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
TUESDAY 05-SEP-2017 12:05AM +03
TUESDAY 05-SEP-2017 06:05AM +05
4h total flight time
Wendesday 06 - SEP-201710:48 AM / I arrived in Tashkent and took a 6 hour bus to Samarkand for $2.
Now I'm staying here. It's a nice country.
I'll go to Bukhara and Kiva next.
Now I'm staying here. It's a nice country.
I'll go to Bukhara and Kiva next.
The dried out Aral See
Jayson Sep 4. 2017
Instead of flying from Ankara to Istanbul, I got ride with Tulay and Hasan to Konya airport. It was on their way to honeymoon in antalya. But Flight was full from Konya to Istanbul.
Now I am delayed by a day. I flew to other airport in Istanbul and I can't get to main airport in time. I'll go tomorrow. But I can still make it to Samarkand in time for the wedding in Thursday.
A couch surfer invited me to his wedding there in Uzbekistan.
Instead of flying from Ankara to Istanbul, I got ride with Tulay and Hasan to Konya airport. It was on their way to honeymoon in antalya. But Flight was full from Konya to Istanbul.
Now I am delayed by a day. I flew to other airport in Istanbul and I can't get to main airport in time. I'll go tomorrow. But I can still make it to Samarkand in time for the wedding in Thursday.
A couch surfer invited me to his wedding there in Uzbekistan.
September 8. 2017
I arrived to Khiva after taking a 12 hour train ride from Samarkand.
The wedding last night was nice from 19:00 to 23:00.
This city is near the border with Turkmenistan (only 5 miles).
I arrived to Khiva after taking a 12 hour train ride from Samarkand.
The wedding last night was nice from 19:00 to 23:00.
This city is near the border with Turkmenistan (only 5 miles).
On the Way Home
TK 0369 TAS-IST and TK 1953 IST-AMS. I'm leaving Istanbul now, transiting.
Turkish Airlines 369 / THY369 / TK369
TAS TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN / IST ISTANBUL, TURKEY
TUESDAY 12-SEP-201708:19 AM +05
TUESDAY 12-SEP-2017 12:00PM +03
TAS TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN / IST ISTANBUL, TURKEY
TUESDAY 12-SEP-201708:19 AM +05
TUESDAY 12-SEP-2017 12:00PM +03
Turkish Airlines 1953 / THY1953 / TK1953
IST ISTANBUL, TURKEY / AMS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-2017 03:15PM +03 / WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-2017 05:35PM CEST
IST ISTANBUL, TURKEY / AMS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-2017 03:15PM +03 / WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-2017 05:35PM CEST
I'm on Delta 0049 AMS-JFK.
My MacBook pro charger doesn't work. I need to get another one.
My MacBook pro charger doesn't work. I need to get another one.
Delta 49 / DAL49 / DL49
AMS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / JFK NEW YORK, NY
WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-201711:17AM CEST / WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-201701:18PM EDT
8h 1m total flight time 3,640mi
AMS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / JFK NEW YORK, NY
WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-201711:17AM CEST / WEDNESDAY 13-SEP-201701:18PM EDT
8h 1m total flight time 3,640mi
The First Try / Applied for Visa
United 990 / UAL990 / UA990
SFO SAN FRANCISCO, CA - CDG PARIS, FRANCE
THURSDAY 15-AUG-2019 03:12PM PDT - FRIDAY 16-AUG-2019 10:49AM CEST
10h 37m total travel time
EasyJet 3853 / EZY 3853 / U 23853
CDG PARIS, FRANCE / BUD BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Friday 16-AUG-2019 01:05PM CEST / Friday 18-AUG-2019 02:55PM CEST
1h 50m total travel time
SFO SAN FRANCISCO, CA - CDG PARIS, FRANCE
THURSDAY 15-AUG-2019 03:12PM PDT - FRIDAY 16-AUG-2019 10:49AM CEST
10h 37m total travel time
EasyJet 3853 / EZY 3853 / U 23853
CDG PARIS, FRANCE / BUD BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Friday 16-AUG-2019 01:05PM CEST / Friday 18-AUG-2019 02:55PM CEST
1h 50m total travel time