02359cam a2200325 4500 409819551 TxAuBib 20200203120000.0 200109s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781784771089 PAP 27.99 1784771082 PAP 27.99 TxAuBib Ibbotson, Sophie. Uzbekistan [BOOK] / Sophie Ibbotson ; updated by Tim Burford. Uzbekistan : the Bradt travel guide. Bradt : Uzbekistan. 3rd ed. Chesham, England : Bradt Travel Guides, 2020. viii, 304 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm. Bradt travel guide Includes bibliographical references and index. The quintessential Silk Route 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 the Registan in Samarkand, and lots of new practical information, ranging from the increasing availability of ATMs to efforts to develop tourism, visa requirements, availability of SIM cards, haggling for taxis, access to museums and booking accommodation. New maps have also been added and existing maps revised and expanded as appropriate. Whether you're interested in culture, trekking, historical sites, archaeology and architecture, seeing endless deserts or the majestic mountainscapes of the Tien Shan range, or simply fascinated by the golden road to Samarkand and the equally famous Silk Road cities of Bukhara and Khiva, Bradt's Uzbekistan is the ideal companion. 20200203. Uzbekistan Guidebooks. Uzbekistan Description and travel. Guidebooks. Burford, Tim. Bradt Travel Guides. Bradt travel guide.