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...
Tajikistan

Sary-Tag Village / Lake Iskanderkul to Panjakent: Transport by Shared Taxis

After two nights in the village of Sary-Tag, we travelled to Panjakent. It is possible to arrange a taxi directly to Pan...
Tajikistan

Dushanbe to Iskanderkul Lake and Sary-Tag Village: Shared Taxi + Hitchhiking

After two nights in Dushanbe, our journey continued north-west to Lake Iskanderkul. Our original plan was to spend two n...
Tajikistan

14 Sightseeing Spots in Dushanbe: Kitsch Soviet Architecture

We spent two nights in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, walking the streets and sightseeing. The city of Dushanbe ha...
Border Crossing

Denau to Dushanbe Border Crossing: from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan

After a night at our friends in Denau, we crossed the border into Tajikistan to Dushanbe. The border crossing points we ...