Uzbekistan!

Crossing Borders - Part 2: Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan

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April 29th 2009
Crossing the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border in three easy steps: 1. Walk up to the Kyrgyz border post and have your passport stamped by a friendly Kyrgyz 2. Walk down the road to the Uzbek border post and have your passport stamped by a friendly Uzbek 3. Heave a sigh of relief that there are no trucks, mountains or flat tyres involved in the process! ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan

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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