Samarkand Warnings Or Dangers Tips by Elisabcn Top 5 Page for this destination

Lonely Planet guidebook

When i do long trips I use to buy Lonely Planet guidebook. There is no guidebook about Uzbekistan so I bought "Central Asia" guidebook where, apart from Uzbekistan, you can find some information about Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.
I have nothing to say about history and general information about the most important cities of Uzbekistan because more or less was the same our guide was telling us but some chapters like "women travellers" or "religion" are absolutely wrong. So don't worry, take it easy, Uzbekistan is a quiet country. Women can travel alone and they don't need to dress in a particular way, i saw lots of uzbek ladies wearing miniskirts

Aeroflot, russian air company

40% of travellers that fly with aeroflot from Moscow to Central Asia loose their luggage. So bring a complete cabin luggage with you, do all the necessary reclaims before leaving the airport (and keep all the receipts of your reclaims) and take it easy. We were without luggage for 4days