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Class is in Session at the Afghan/Uzbek Border!

Class is in Session at the Afghan/Uzbek Border!

by Calvin Sun | Jun 29, 2019 | Afghanistan, Border Crossing, June 2019: Afghanistan, Summer 2019: Unknown UAE, Afghanistan, Rwanda, & Uganda, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Given the Taliban bombing of the mosque at where we were supposed to have lunch at yesterday, we decided to not go to Balkh and instead visit the Uzbek/Afghan border at Hairatan for our last day in the region. We stopped at an intersection to say hi to a local...
Khujand: From Uzbekistan To Tajikistan

Khujand: From Uzbekistan To Tajikistan

by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2016 | Border Crossing, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  After 2 days in Samarkand, the group arrived in Tashkent in the afternoon and we did a leisurely walk through Independence Park, observing some national monuments and a public fair.     By the memorial to veterans, there are gold plated books listing...
The Golden Road To Samarkand

The Golden Road To Samarkand

by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2016 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Uzbekistan, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  We travel not for trafficking alone: By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned: For lust of knowing what should not be known We make the Golden Journey to Samarkand. – James Elroy Flecker, 1913       The mysticism surrounding The Silk...
New Year’s Eve In Bukhara

New Year’s Eve In Bukhara

by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2016 | Fit for Foodies, The Nightlife, Uzbekistan, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  The next morning, the group boarded our 9 hour bus ride from 8am-5pm (with an hour lunch break in between at a rest stop) from Khiva to Bukhara.  The drive isn’t as pretty as I would expect, as it’s endless barren fields of the Kyzylkum Desert.  ...
Khiva: A Journey Through Time

Khiva: A Journey Through Time

by Calvin Sun | Dec 31, 2015 | Fit for Foodies, Uzbekistan, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  The next morning the group got up at a horrific 4am in the morning for a 5am bus ride to the airport.     We embarked on a 7am flight to Urgench, capital of the Khorazem region. Urgench has been regarded as a missable stopover city a stone’s throw...
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