Pamir Masiff on the way to Tashkent

The heavy snows would have made overlanding it from Kashgar to Tashkent impossible.

Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand

April 8th 2013
3 April 2013 Wednesday. We checked in with Air Astana at 2:15 am for the 4:15 am flight to Almaty, Kazakhstan. The flight was uneventful, landing at 4:10 am with the time zone changes. Then we had a 5 ½ hour layover where we stretched out on benches to try to sleep. Looking through the duty free shops didn’t help the time fly any faster. We took off at 9:45 am bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... ... read more

11th December 2013

Jeremy Chiron
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did you see I posted a very similar photo?
Hello! I was looking at your blog entries and realized I had posted a very similar picture when I flew from Beijing back to Bishkek. Thought it was funny since we really did share similar experiences and feelings on this Silk Road. I hope this finds you well. Take care!

12th December 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Similar picture...
It's such an awesome mass of mountains it would be hard not to take such a picture. You should join TB and post your blogs with pictures so that others can share your experiences just as you did mine! Both Thailand and Central Asia are such fascinating places.

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