The Stans

It was a relatively early start for a basically a day's drive through the desert from Khiva to Bukhara.  We had an early breakfast alongside a large German tour group. …

After our uneventful overnight journey, we arrived into Khiva on time.  The railway line was only opened last year and there is a new shiny station ...which we didn’t go…

We had previously thought about travelling to “Stans” a few years ago, but other destinations took precedence.  In the intervening years, the area has opened up significantly in terms of…