Goodbye Samarkand

Time to say goodbye to Samarkand and its turquoise domes, and hit the road again. If I don’t get the chance to access internet during the next seven days in Uzbekistan, I shall catch up with you guys from Dushanbe in Tajikistan which is still 480 samar from here. Plenty of time to cycle in … Read more

The Bicycle Master In Samarkand

For about one week, my bicycle was having a serious problem with the lower gear shifting and the rear wheel was once again a bit wobbly. After searching for a while I found a bicycle shop in Samarkand today, but the mechanic told me that he would not be able to fix the gear problem … Read more

Samarkand

After three days of hard cycling and covering 270 kilometres I reached the historic city of Samarkand today. Though I was totally exhausted due to today’s ride, I still spent like over four hours walking in the city. I mainly stayed at the Registan square where the city’s most iconic ensemble of buildings are located. At … Read more