Nov 16, 2006 - Fear and Loathing in Uzbekistan - Part 2

The city of Termez on the Afghan border is best known for its 2000-plus year old Buddhist ruins and relics, many of which are still being discovered today by international archeologists. But its prime location on the banks of the Oxus River attracted settlers long before, and long after, the Buddhist era in Central Asia. As the director of the excellent local archeological museum put it, "Sukhandarya [the region in which Termez lies] is the only place in Central Asia where you'll find archeological sites from all the major eras of Central...

Feb 11, 2006 - the border

about an hour from Mazar is the border with uzbeistan. about 45 min in we are stopped by military, the poor people who end up sharing a taxi with the likes of me. again they think im talaban. it takes 30 to 40 min to convince them im a tourist.but in the end they let me make way for the border. the photo and guide book stupid tourist thing does work. i get to the border and the imigration guy wants to know where in afghanistan i work..no im a tourist on holiday really.. i work in the states.. tourist.. afghanistan beautiful...