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Uzbekistan

What to Do in Kokand: 5 Places to Visit and One Trip to Do

We spent three nights in Kokand sightseeing. Here are some of the highlights of Kokand.
Uzbekistan

Day Trip to Rishtan from Kokand to Visit Pottery Ateliers

We spent three nights in Kokand, and we spent a day visiting Rishtan. Rishtan is famous for its pottery and we went to t...
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ATM with International Bank Cards: Maximum Withdrawal Amount and Can We Get US Dollars?

In Uzbekistan, international cash cards are used to withdraw Uzbek currency, Som, from ATMs. However, it's not clear how...
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Railway Journey: Tashkent to Kokand

We travelled from Samarkand to Tashkent the day before, spent one night in Tashkent and then travelled by train to Kokan...
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Railway Journey from Samarkand to Tashkent

After two nights in Samarkand, we returned again to Tashkent. We stayed one night in Tashkent and took the train the nex...
Uzbekistan

16 Places You Could Visit in Samarkand (Samarqand)

We spent three days and two nights in the city of Samarkand sightseeing. The following is a summary of the main attracti...
Border Crossing

Border crossing from Panjakent to Samarkand: Tajikistan to Uzbekistan

After one night in Panjakent, we crossed the border into Samarkand. The distance from Panjakent to Samarkand is approxim...
Tajikistan

SIM Card in Tajikistan: Expire in 10 Days without Registration?

We crossed the border from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan by land. We bought a SIM card in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan...
Tajikistan

Tajikistan ATM, the Maximum Withdrawal Amount and US Dollars

We wanted to withdraw cash from ATMs in Tajikistan using our international cash card and we walked around looking for ba...
Tajikistan

Panjakent Sightseeing: 8 Spots We Visited by Walking

We stayed for a night in Panjakent and had a good walk around the town. Here are our sightseeing highlights in Panjakent...