Travel Tips
Halal Food in Uzbekistan: What You Need to Know
Halal food in Uzbekistan: why Uzbek cooking is halal by default, where pork and alcohol turn up, the new Halol mark, horse meat, and what to ask in Uzbek.
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Culture & History
Fergana Craft Trail: Silk, Ceramics and Knives in 3 Days
A 3-day route linking Chust knives, Margilan silk and Rishtan ceramics: leg distances, the Wed-Thu-Fri order, the Kokand express and packing rules.
Food & Drink
Where to Eat in Khiva: Inside the Walls vs Outside
Where to eat in Khiva: bazaar plov at $2 vs terrace mains at $7, the Khorezm dishes to order, which rooftops earn the premium, and where to eat outside.
Getting Around
Fergana Valley Border Crossings: Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan
Which Fergana Valley border crossings foreigners can use in 2026: Dostyk, Izboskan, the Kokand–Khujand shortcut, Sokh, Shakhimardan and the new treaties.
Culture & History
Khanate of Kokand: History from 1709 to 1876
The Khanate of Kokand from 1709 to 1876: Ming founders, the Qing trade deal, Tashkent, Khudoyar Khan's three reigns, the 1875 revolt and what survives.
Destinations
Muynak Today: A Town Without Its Sea
Muynak today: who lives in the former Aral port, what's new since 2019, the airport, Stihia, where the water is now, and where to stay and eat overnight.
Culture & History
Aral Sea Restoration: Can It Come Back? The Numbers
Aral Sea restoration by the numbers: why Kazakhstan's North Aral recovered after the Kokaral dam, why the south can't, and what Uzbek saxaul planting does.
Things to Do
Ak-Saray Palace: Timur's Vanished White Palace
Ak-Saray in Shakhrisabz: what Clavijo saw in 1404, how tall the portal really was (38 m left, 65-70 m est.), tickets, and the 2025 UNESCO plan to rename it.
Destinations
Karakalpakstan Guide: Uzbekistan's Autonomous Republic
Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan's autonomous republic: its size and status, the July 2022 Nukus unrest, whether you need a permit, and what travellers see.
Culture & History
The Karakalpaks: Language, Epics, Yurts and Identity
Who the Karakalpaks are: a Kipchak language close to Kazakh, zhyrau bards and the Forty Girls epic, the black yurt, and what the Aral Sea cost them.