by thadmin | Aug 16, 2025 | Khiva, Tashkent, Travel, Uzbekistan
Travel day. Flight from Khiva to Tashkent. Day eleven with heavy head cold.
by thadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Khiva, Travel, Uzbekistan
A few from last night and this morning. I had hoped to get up on the inner (old) city wall for a walk this morning, as it apparently affords a nice view of the inner city layout (with the sunrise supplying some lovely light). There is an additional charge for this, of...
by thadmin | Aug 14, 2025 | Ayaz Qala, Khiva, Toprak Qala, Travel, Uzbekistan
Edge of the Kyzyl Kum Desert. (“Keezeel Koom”) Finally, we felt ourselves out and seeing some places first hand that have not been manicured for western eyes. We drove for about 90min each way to the edge of the desert. Thank goodness it’s cooled down to...
by thadmin | Aug 13, 2025 | Khiva, Travel, Uzbekistan
Khiva has sold its soul. The city, overal, contains the antique inner city, surrounded by an ancient wall, and the outer areas of more modern Khiva. Within the “old city” are a warren of pathways, domed areas, mosques, squares, madrassas and minarets. All these areas...
by thadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | Khiva, Travel, Uzbekistan
Travel day from Bukhara to Khiva by car today. Bad road last 100kms, little AC, nice driver. But I have a full-blown head cold now, robbing me of energy and causing my head to balloon and nose to run continuously. Will try to post tomorrow.
by thadmin | Aug 10, 2025 | Bukhara, Travel, Uzbekistan
Got up at 5am this morning and wandered back to a few places I’d been yesterday.
