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Khanabad: cool foothills in the east of the Andijan region
A small town by the Kyrgyz border where Andijan people go in summer to escape the heat: foothills, the Andijan reservoir, springs, a bazaar and how to get there.
Qorasuv: a border town in the east of the Fergana Valley
How Qorasuv on the Kyrgyz border works, what its bazaar is like, and what travellers heading on towards Osh need to know about documents, money and timing.
Qiziltepa: a stop between Navoi and Bukhara
A short guide to Qiziltepa and its surroundings: where to eat on the road and what to see near the highway, from Rabat-i Malik to the Vabkent minaret.
Yangiyul: a Tashkent satellite town with its own character
What to see in Yangiyul, why Tashkent residents come here for groceries and to their dachas, and how to make a short trip from the capital without a car.
Chinaz: a town on the banks of the Syr Darya
Chinaz for a day off: a wide river, fishing, fried fish by the bridge, a bazaar and the story of an old crossing. An hour from Tashkent and a completely different pace.
Bulungur: orchards and villages north of Samarkand
A short guide to Bulungur: the bazaar, orchards and village life of the Zarafshan valley, plus how to combine the trip with Tamerlane's Gate and Jizzakh.
Nurabad: the foothills south-west of Samarkand
Mountain villages, spring pastures and a road tourists rarely take. What to see in the Nurabad district and how to plan a trip there from Samarkand.
Yakkabag and Qamashi: the mountains and orchards of Kashkadarya
Two mountain districts of Kashkadarya at the foot of the Gissar range: villages, rivers, orchards, the Langar Ata complex and the way to the nature reserve.
Kasan: a quiet Kashkadarya town through a traveller's eyes
A bazaar, old mahallas, rural Kashkadarya all around and easy links with Qarshi and Bukhara: what to see in Kasan in half a day and how to get there.
Mubarek: the gas capital of Kashkadarya
An unexpected guide to industrial Mubarek: how a town grew up around gas in the steppe, where to eat on the road and how to use it as a stop between Qarshi and Bukhara.
Chimbay: an old market town of Karakalpakstan
What to see in Chimbay, how one of the oldest towns of the Amu Darya delta lives, and why it is worth a stop if you are heading north towards the Aral Sea.
Kungrad: a railway junction on the edge of the Ustyurt plateau
What makes Kungrad interesting for travellers and how to organise trips from here to the Aral Sea, the Ustyurt cliffs and the lakes of north-western Karakalpakstan.