Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkand (Odyssey Guides) - Softcover

Macleod, C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9622177433 ISBN 13: 9789622177437

Publisher: Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong, 2004

Synopsis

Hard to find

About this title

Review:

...one of those rare travel guides that is a joy to read whether
or not you are planning a trip -- New York Times

Quintessential guidebook...glorious! -- Houston Chronicle

Quite excellent. No-one should visit Samarkand, Bukhara or Khiva
without this meticulously researched guide -- Peter Hopkirk, author of The Great Game

The best guidebook on Uzbekistan available. Land in Tashkent
without it at your peril
-- Tom Bissel, author, 'Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia'

From the Publisher:

+ Still the only guide to cover this former Soviet republic, offering
informative insights into the history, religion and culture of Uzbekistan

+ Up-to-date practical information for the traveler, covering visas,
customs and specialist travel agencies

+ Hints for business visitors

+ Environmental issues

+ Special topics include the disappearance of the Aral Sea, and the life
and death of Tamerlane the Great

+ Updated information on transport, food and accommodation for each city
and site

+ Useful maps, together with detailed plans of principal sites

+ Suggested excursions to neighboring republics, including Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

+ 92 color photographs

+ 22 maps

About this edition

• Publisher: Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 9622177433
• ISBN 13: 9789622177437
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 335