After backtracking on that fantastic high speed train, we arrived in Samarkand, which is about twice the size of Bukhara, in the early evening. Ashraf quickly and effectively bartered for a taxi, and after the driver gave us the usual lengthy spiel about ‘knowing a better hotel’, we arrived at our next guesthouse, this one …
After enjoying our quick stop in Tashkent, it was time to move along and explore more of Uzbekistan. We headed off to the ancient city of Bukhara, a famed stop on the silk road, and would be taking the brand new high speed train for the ~600km journey. This was hands down the nicest train …
After 2 weeks of relatively quiet downtime in Shenzhen, we were ready to get back to life on the road and all the amazing adventures that come along with it! Ashraf returned from his 2 week break in Thailand and after a quick re-pack, we were all ready to head off to Kazakhstan to start …