Another day another country, and we are still being amazed by the sights and sounds we are being subjected to. We were worried that maybe the 'Stans' might all be a bit same samey, but in true Thai style, they are actually same same but different. Each country subtly differs from the other but of course the majority were built using the same foundations, Soviet foundations. Uzbekistan bears all the hallmarks of an ex-Soviet state and like its surrounding brothers has bad roads, lots of dry dusty desert and more Ladas than you can shake a stick at. However, unlike its siblings it is definately more progressive and has, which shocked us all, a thriving tourist trail. The ancient towns of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand were once thriving merchant hot spots on the Silk Road, and
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