I may be spoiled for future backpacking after trekking with donkeys to carry the gear! We spent 3 days with a guide and 5 other guests hiking in the Chimgan Mountains, part of the Tien Shan range. The conditions were more dusty and dry than typical, since there’s been no rain for 80 days. TheContinue reading “Chimgan Trekking — UZ3”
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Tashkent — UZ2
A few nights in Tashkent to get past jet lag and to get grounded in Uzbekistan was the idea – and it seems to have done the trick Many buildings in Tashkent were wiped out in the 1966 earthquake, so there is a strong Soviet era theme to the buildings now here. It was easyContinue reading “Tashkent — UZ2”
HOM – TAS — UZ1
We’re on our third “honeymoon” and it was quite the journey to get here, literally and figuratively. In 2019 Laurie and I decided it would be fun to visit Heather at her new post in Uzbekistan. Tickets were booked for April 2020 and the planning commenced. Then Covid changed everything for a few years. Heather’sContinue reading “HOM – TAS — UZ1”
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