We’re packing a big old wedge in Uzbekistan! Not the result of a successful drug deal, but what you get if you change £100. With the cost of most things being in the 100,000s we’re quite paranoid about accidentally overpaying by a factor of 10!
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Uzbekistan: Bukhara Photos
Bukhara, the second stop on our uber-tourist tour of Uzbekistan. There are literally more madresses and mosques here than you can shake a stick at. It’s took all the resolve I could muster to remain focussed over the day. Plus a lot of beer stops.
The Life of Brian (Part Two of Two)
As you’ll recall from Part One, rather than attempt to take Brian into Uzbekistan, we packed him on his merry way to Atyrau, a small city in the far western part of Kazakhstan that we would be driving through on our way to Russia. It cost us $150 and was worth every cent just for […]
The Life of Brian (Part One of Two)
It is against the law for any foreigner to take a drone into Uzbekistan so we always knew that Brian (our drone) was going to be problematic! Being optimistic people we decided that we’d solve the problem ‘nearer the time.’ And being also procrastinators (well mostly Captain) we found ourselves with only two days until […]
Uzbekistan: Samarkand Photos
Our time in Uzbekistan is going to be a bit of a whistle-stop tour as we have an immovable date at the Russian border on November 16th. So, for a change, we’re going to behave like proper tourists and only stop off at the 3 or 4 places you’re meant to stop at when in […]
Stop Press
As our journey continues, so too does our meteoric rise to fame! Thanks to Frome Times 🙂 Read the full article here.
Tajikistan Video
For most of the time we were in Tajikistan poor old Brian was stuck in his box. To begin with it was too windy; then we were alongside the Afghan border and flying him didn’t seem like the cleverest idea!! So, instead of a video full of beautiful footage from Tajikistan, you’ve got a video […]
Tajikistan Photos Pt. 2
Tajikistan Photos Pt. 1
The Wedding Crashers
I have no idea if this is a traditional thing or a new thing…in fact, I know nothing about it and I won’t pretend that I do. But, from what I’ve seen in Central Asia, it seems that there is some sort of wedding custom that involves a fleet of cars. Yes, I hear you […]