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Uzbekistan and Russia : it's my dream come true...May 2013

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June 9th 2013
London to Moscow- 16th May So the pilot announces we will be landing in about 20 mins. 27 degrees on the ground wow that's 20+ degrees more than what we left in London. Also he said 5-10min taxi and don't be alarmed as the runways are pretty rough so the taxi will be bumpy....hmmm welcome to Moscow I guess :-) Immigration went smoothly, now a nine hour wa ... 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