The Plein Travelers

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Category: Uzbekistan

  • A Week Tracing the Silk Road in Uzbekistan

    After almost a month of hiking and enjoying nature in the countryside, we crossed the border into Uzbekistan for a week of culture and history. Uzbekistan was part of the famous Silk Road and there are still a few well-preserved cities – primarily Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva — in the country with the stunning Islamic…