Uzbekistan
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35,000 words… not
A picture is worth a thousand words — and these are worth thirty-five thousand. A photo…
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Leaving on Uzbek Airlines
Departing Uzbekistan from Tashkent — the Usman Quran stained with the blood of the third caliph,…
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Far from deserted, you can hook up in a yurt if you want to
Crossing the Kyzyl Kum desert on the Royal Road from Samarkand to Bukhara — a holy…
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The holiest place in Samarkand
Shakhi-Zindi — the holiest site in Samarkand, a necropolis of staggering beauty that brought me to…
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To be in Samarkand
To be in Samarkand — the Mirror of the World, the Jewel of Islam, the Centre…
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My introduction to Tashkent
First impressions of Tashkent — a city still finding its feet after Soviet rule, with bare…
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Why are you going to Uzbekistan?
Why Uzbekistan? Because a decade ago I saw an image of Shakhi-Zindi necropolis and could not…
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