Food & Drink
Manti: Uzbekistan's Steamed Dumplings
Big steamed dumplings of lamb and onion, the pumpkin version worth waiting for autumn for, how they are made and how to order them properly.
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Things to Do
Museum of Applied Arts, Tashkent
A Russian diplomat's 1907 house, decorated by craftsmen from Khiva, Bukhara and Fergana, now holding suzani, ceramics and carved ganch. The best hour in Tashkent.
Travel Tips
Accessible Travel in Uzbekistan
An honest assessment of mobility access at Uzbekistan's monuments, hotels, trains and cities, plus what can be arranged and what cannot.
Culture & History
Paykend: The Ancient Merchant City near Bukhara
A Sogdian trading town abandoned when the river moved, 60 km from Bukhara: what the excavations found, what is left to see, and how to get there.
Things to Do
Tashkent TV Tower: Visiting the 375-Metre Tower
The observation deck, the revolving restaurant, the passport check at the door and whether the view over Tashkent justifies the queue.
Travel Tips
Uzbekistan in Summer: Beating the Heat
July in Samarkand is 38 degrees by ten in the morning. How to structure the day, which cities are worst, where to escape and whether to come at all.
Culture & History
Kagan: The Emir of Bukhara's Russian Palace
A European palace built for a tsar who never came, 12 km from Bukhara, and the railway deal that put it there. What survives and whether to make the trip.
Things to Do
Amir Timur Museum and Square, Tashkent
A blue-domed museum of the Timurids, a square that has changed its statue four times, and the pedestrian street beside it. What to see and what it all means.
Travel Tips
Money in Uzbekistan: ATMs, Cards and Cash
How payment actually works in Uzbekistan: where cards are accepted, which ATMs take foreign cards, how much cash to carry and why the local Humo and Uzcard system matters.
Culture & History
Gijduvan Ceramics: The Narzullaev Workshop
Brown, green and yellow glazes from a town outside Bukhara, made by one family for six generations. What to look for, what it costs, and how to visit.