The journey from Dushanbe to Termiz is approximately 250 kilometres via the Regar border crossing. I took Bus #22 which dropped me off at the car stand where I paid 25 Tajik somoni for my ride to the border. Crossing the border was a breeze, with friendly and helpful officials on both sides. On the Uzbek side I was the only foreigner and was ushered through the crowd where an official stamped my passport and I was on my way. Outside the border, a guy was shouting “Termiz” and after some haggling, I agreed on $20 for the whole car to take me to Termiz although the driver did pick up the odd passenger on the route. I just let it go. Termiz is the hottest part of Uzbekistan. Termiz, close to Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan,
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