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Being Grandpa is hard work …

My grandchildren came for a visit and stirred everything inside out. Sometimes you wonder why they are here. Pulling your legs to make you...

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Tashkent 2.0

As we said goodbye to Khiva, Saturday morning had never been the same. We rode through empty streets of Khiva to catch a flight to...

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Khiva Day 2

As the day started to pull down its curtain, we found ourselves in a park outside Ichaan Kala (the fortress). The hot weather has since...

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Khiva

We arrived at 12:47 right in the middle of the hot summer day (30 deg). I was surprised by the smooth ride and no delays either at the...

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Bukhara Day Two

Bukhara has been transformed (in my imagination) from a resourceful Islamic center of knowledge into something else.It has become a modern...

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Bukhara 

This is an old city, beaten and battered by many through various civilisation ,and survived. The birthplace of Imam Bukhari. He learnt in...

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The Seven Lakes of Tajikistan: A Bumpy Rocking Ride Up the Mountains 

We headed out early today to go to the neighbouring Tajikistan. The borders were quiet; the officers were not even ready yet. At some point...

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On the Road to Tashkent

We arrived early at the bus station in Bishkek . A dusty and busy bus station (just like KB sentral -^_^-) 7:19 : started moving...

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Ok-Saray : Shashlik and Lamb Tandoori 

After 2 hours and 24 mins of smooth train ride, we arrived in Samarkand. Hot bliss suddenly surged upon us. Wow! the heat was something...

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Speed Train to Samarkand

8:30 am. A speed train was there shortly after we arrived. The station is modern and clean. The toilets were clean but smelly. I was...

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Burana Tower

Although smelling like a horse, I was glad to be down on earth and felt like normal again. Our next destination was a historical site....

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