UZBEKISTAN

Written and updated by expert authors who have extensive experience of living and working in central Asia this new fully updated edition of Bradt s Uzbekistan remains the definitive practical travel guide to this increasingly liberal destination central Asia s most populous country and the heart of the Silk Road Offering more detail for independent travellers than any other guidebook it includes first hand descriptions of everything from UNESCO World Heritage sites and the world s best collection of Soviet avant garde art to riding across deserts by camel and cooking plov The quintessential Silk Road destination Uzbekistan is opening up to tourism easing visa regulations encouraging family owned guesthouses building new railways including a tunnel to the Fergana Valley and introducing high speed trains With the passing of the post Soviet strongman Islam Karimov and the election of a more reformist leader there is an air of change about the country This new edition includes expanded coverage of hiking details of new entertainment such as the sound and light show in Samarkand s Registan and lots of new practical information ranging from the increasing availability of ATMs to efforts to develop tourism visa requirements availability of SIM cards haggl