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This morning we leave Tashkent on a 308 km drive to Samarkand, driving through a farming area on an expressway.  We pass through an area […]

This morning we have a city tour of Tashkent which has a population of 2.2 million but Kay has an upset tummy, probably due to […]

Today we have a 334 km drive to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.  We once again have many people along the way waving to us. […]

Today we stay in Ferghana and drive to the Yodgorlik Silk factory where we are taken on a tour. The owner of the factory explains […]

This morning we have a 300 km drive to Ferghana with a border crossing into Uzbekistan.  We drive into the village of Arslanbob to collect […]

We leave the Ozon guest house on our 310 km drive to a small village called Arslanbob in the middle of the world’s walnut forest. […]

Today we have a 330 km drive to Toktogul and driving out of Bishkek we notice industry is a stark contrast to this predominantly agricultural […]

Today is a free day in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, so we have a relaxing start to the day and we leave at 10:30 […]

This morning we wake early & surprisingly it’s not too cold as we head outside to the toilet.  The main room of the guest house […]

This morning Michael, David and our guide Akay go to a motor mechanics to see about getting a bracket made up to replace one he […]