by thadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Samarkand, Travel, Uzbekistan
Quiet day today, a ‘free’ day wherein we have no guide or driver and slept in, explored a little, but the 45C heat was too much for me yet again and I lost energy so quickly. The air is so dry it removes moisture from inside your mouth in one breath. Instantly on...
by thadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Samarkand, Travel, Uzbekistan
Samarkand. Really, this is probably the name that most drew me to thinking about Central Asia back some forty years ago now. As many who know me, I read almost exclusively first-person narrative travel – Travel Lit, and reading about this region has been...
by thadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Samarkand, Travel, Uzbekistan
Just spent an hour writing up a long post with photos only to have it vanish into the ether on ‘publish’. Very, very disappointing. Will try to recreate tomorrow. Blerghhhh.
by thadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Samarkand, Travel, Uzbekistan
Samarkand. Really, probably the name that most drew me to thinking about Central Asia back some forty years ago now. As many who know me, I read almost exclusively first-person narrative travel – Travel Lit, and reading about this region has been foremost in...
by thadmin | Aug 5, 2025 | Samarkand, Travel, Uzbekistan
Recovery day from illness, plus train travel to Samarkand. No photos. I’ve been quite weak and the smallest task can take all effort I have; climbing a single flight of stairs, having polite conversation with a hotel clerk an the like. The train we took (economy...
