Uzbekistan wasn’t a country that featured anywhere on my travel bucket-list until I (rather suddenly) decided to spend 2 months in Iran in early 2019. I looked at the map and it seemed like a good plan to add in Uzbekistan to satiate all of my cultural, historical and architectural cravings.
After spending 18 days in the country, I can’t help but feel that it is a modern miracle that this country and tales of its powerful architecture, advanced transport systems and pure-hearted people haven’t traveled far and wide.
Maybe the dizzying lights and magical aura of the Registan at night, the shimmering blues of the mosaics inside the tombs, the golden light on the rounded minaret walls and the tigers and dragons on the Madrassahs will feel like exaggerated sights I’ve transferred from the pages of a book into reality.
Maybe that feeling of entirely letting my guard down and sauntering through narrow back alleys, hailing regular cars with strangers at the wheels for a ride (pretty much any car could be a taxi here) and accepting dinner and wedding invitations from locals I just met would feel like a dream. I certainly felt like one.
Uzbekistan combined everything that makes for a fan-favourite in the travel space. Incredible architecture from the Silk Road? Check. A mixture of fascinating Soviet, Islamic and Asian cultures and histories? Check. An underrated food scene? Check. Friendly locals? Check. Untapped natural beauty from deserts to lush mountain areas? Check..
It was another gem of a destination and ranks up there in one of the most fascinating, mesmerizing and enriching countries I've ever visited. I hope my photo and video album inspires you to get out there and explore the wonders of Central Asia.
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Негізгі бет Adventures in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 2019
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