What is the allure of Uzbekistan, Lebanon and Egypt?” Friends question what in God’s name we’re doing visiting a post-Soviet state in Central Asia; a post-Civil War country bordering Syria and Israel; and a post-Arab Spring country in the north of Africa. iscovery of the ancient Silk Road draws us to Uzbekistan in …
Tashkent is located at a crossroads of the ancient Silk Road from China to Europe. Over this coming week in Uzbekistan, we will not only visit the cities so important to traders of the Silk Road, but we’ll also travel in the valley along a spur of the mighty Pamirs, the same route as …