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Tag: Five Stans

  • World Trip 2023: Day 26 – Samarkand, Uzbekistan

    Wednesday 24 May 2023Highlights: Exploring Registan Square, visiting the Bibi Khanum Mosque, lunch at Siab Bazaar, learning about science at the Ulugbek Observatory, seeing the tombs at Shakhi Zinda Necropolis, and examining the Amir Temir Mausoleum Today was a chance to do a full day of exploring Samarkand in depth. After breakfast we walked back…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 25 – Tashkent to Samarkand, Uzbekistan

    Tuesday 23 May 2023Highlights: Tashkent – 1966 Earthquake monument, Hast Imam Square (Hazrati Imam), Tilla Sheikj Mosque, Chorsu Bazaar, Underground Metro, Memorial Square and the Eternal FlameSamarkand – Homemade pilaf meal, Registan Square A very big day was planned as we get going fully on the second part of the Five Stans tour. We started…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 24 – Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Monday 22 May 2023Highlights: Welcoming new tour members, exploring Tashkent Today was effectively a rest day as we lost seven tour members in Alicia, Andy, Adam, Anne, Sue, Carmel, John who finished their tour and we waited for new tour members to join us.

  • World Trip 2023: Day 23 – Khŭjand to Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Sunday 21 May 2023Highlights: Panjshanbe Bazaar, Tajikistan to Uzbekistan Border Crossing, Exploring Tashkent. Today was my last morning in Tajikistan and the start of exploring the fourth Stan, Uzbekistan, of my Five Stan tour.

  • World Trip 2023: Day 22 – Gazza Village to Khŭjand, Tajikistan

    Saturday 20 May 2023Highlights: Exploring Istaravshan, Hazrati-Shoh Mosque, Mug Teppe, Museum of Sughd Today we left the remote Gazza Village as we travelled back into more populated areas. This started with a visit to the Hazrati-Shoh Mosque which is located in historic town of Istaravshan. here we learned about the Five Pillars are the core…