Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbek Bank Robbers (R)

Seriously, Uzbekistan would be the worst country in the world to rob banks.   The US dollars and Uzbek som pictured here are cash equivalents: If $600 comes out to 1.68 million Som, and the largest bill is 1000 Som, can you imagine how many donkey carts it would take […]

Budgeting, Uzbekistan

Budget: Uzbekistan (R)

Uzbekistan is the budget destination of Central Asia.  Apart from the silly currency ($1 = 2200 Som, and the largest bill is 1000 Som), prices are also quite low for just about any of the goods or services a budget traveler will be partaking of. Even with the occasional nice […]