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Farewell Central Asia

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August 12th 2008
Coming back to Tashkent felt like coming home. It was nice to be in familiar surroundings again and to know where we were going. The last couple of days were spent getting the last doses of Uzbek food even as I knew I had to make the most of it whilst I was there! It was a bittersweet goodbye as I loved Uzbekistan but was really ready to leave. Of course the departure wasn't as easy as you wou ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

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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