Sunday Spotlight – Khiva

On 6 Jun 202114 Apr 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel photography13 Comments

Come take a peak at a great place to visit in Uzbekistan, the old town of Khiva!

Know Your Central Asian Presidents!

On 20 Dec 202027 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel10 Comments

From Niyazov to Nazarbayev, Karimov to Rahmonn, each country in Central Asia has been blessed or cursed depending on your point of view to have such individuals at the helm since the fall of the Soviet Union and their own independence in 1991. So, let’s see if we can match the President to the country!

Epic Journeys – Bishkek to Tashkent

On 10 Dec 202021 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel9 Comments

Today I recount a special journey from 2011 - I travel through not one, not two but three countries on my way from the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, to the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent.

Retro Review – Gulnara Guesthouse, Tashkent

On 9 Dec 202019 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, Hotels and Accommodation, travel4 Comments

Time for another RETRO Review, where we shift back through time to many years back now and I write about a place I stayed at which has remained in the corners of my memory for one reason or another. Today, I’m writing about Gulnara Guesthouse where I stayed in June 2011 when I was in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Essential Tips for Travel to Kazakhstan

On 3 Dec 202022 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel, travel tips8 Comments

So. Destination Kazakhstan? Perhaps not one you’ve ever considered, possibly. Did you know it’s the ninth biggest country in the world? And is home to the Cosmonaut (Russian) Space Program? Or that it’s capital, Nursultan (or as used to be known, Astana) is one of the world’s more unique cities and capitals?

Dushanbe – Through My Lens

On 27 Oct 202021 Sep 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel photography7 Comments

Dushanbe is the Tajikistan capital. The biggest and most impressive city there is in all of Tajikistan. An interesting destination in a stunning, nay breathtaking country! And today I want to share some of my best photos of the place with you.

Monies of Central Asia

On 26 Oct 202023 Sep 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel13 Comments

Come and discover the different currencies of the countries of Central Asia!

City Rumble – Ashgabat Versus Dushanbe

On 22 Oct 202019 Sep 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel6 Comments

In the red corner, the capital of Turkmenistan. The streets are wide and the buildings are blindingly white, we have Ashgabat as our first destination city. In the blue corner, the leafier capital of almost neighbouring but not quite because of Uzbekistan, where the influence of Russian culture has not been forgotten, and where building and building continues at pace, we have Dushanbe! But if you were to travel to Central Asia, which one would I recommend? Let’s pit them against each other and find out!

Epic Journeys – Samarkand to Khiva, Uzbekistan

On 15 Oct 202016 Sep 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel6 Comments

Today I’m talking about the day I left Samarkand, last year, to make my way to destination Khiva, via Bukhara across the Uzbek desert. No border crossings involved in this travel expedition, but it was a journey of around 728 kilometres and there was one key factor I think that makes these sort of journeys epic – I wasn’t 100% sure I would reach my destination by the end of the day. Let's see how it went!