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Uzbekistan Travel Podcast with Timur Rashidov

Uzbekistan Travel Podcast with Timur Rashidov

Written by: Timur Rashidov
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This show follows one person's attempt to know Uzbekistan properly, settling in a place, learning it, then moving somewhere connected to it. Travelling here means crossing flat desert, broad irrigated valleys and the Fergana Valley in the east, all inside one of only two doubly landlocked states in the world.

The host's range takes in Tashkent, Samarkand, Nukus and the Kyzylkum Desert, with repeated detours along the Amu Darya and Syr Darya. He returns to people and places between episodes, asking what has changed since his last visit and what has stayed stubbornly the same.

Over the seasons, the show returns to places Timur has already visited, so a valley is caught in cotton harvest, winter fog and spring planting. Knowledge accumulates slowly: which roads flood, where irrigated fields meet desert, how speech shifts from Uzbek to Russian to Tajik in different towns.

Timur Rashidov lives in Uzbekistan and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Timur is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.

A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.

Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

#Uzbekistan #UzbekistanTravel #CentralAsia #Tashkent #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo

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Episodes
  • Nurota's Sacred Waters and the Kariz Legacy

    Nurota's Sacred Waters and the Kariz Legacy
    Aug 24 2026

    Timur explores the ancient kariz water system of Nurota, visits the sacred Chashma spring, and reflects on the town's history of survival. He also checks out the new granite industrial park and shares practical costs for travelers.

    Plan your trip to Uzbekistan: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Uzbekistan guide →

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    Episode 24 of Uzbekistan Travel Podcast with Timur Rashidov. Timur Rashidov is in Nurota, Uzbekistan.

    Places in this episode: Chashma Complex, Nur Fortress, Aydarkul Lake, Coffee House, Ayvan, Minorai Kalon Restaurant & Terrace.

    Covered: kariz water system, Chashma spring, local industry and development, bird migration, cost of living, aziz travel planning.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Desert edge with faint water trickle
    00:59 Chashma Complex
    03:28 Coffee House
    04:43 Ayvan
    05:50 Aydarkul Lake
    07:31 Quiet room interior

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #UzbekistanTravel #Nurota #Aydarkul #SilkRoad #Kyzylkum #ChashmaSpring #TravelPodcast #CentralAsia #YurtCamp #Kariz #Nuratau #HiddenGem #Uzbekistan #SlowTravel #DesertLake #BirdMigration #GazganMarble #TravelUzbekistan

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    9 mins
  • The Sacred Waters of Nurota

    The Sacred Waters of Nurota
    Aug 23 2026

    Timur spends a reflective day in Nurota, visiting the Chashma spring, exploring the old town, and considering the town's sacred and frontier history. He also talks about the illegal kovrak harvesting, the planned Navoi airport expansion, and the practical costs of living in this desert pilgrimage town.

    Plan your trip to Uzbekistan: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Uzbekistan guide →

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    Episode 23 of Uzbekistan Travel Podcast with Timur Rashidov. Timur Rashidov is in Nurota, Uzbekistan.

    Places in this episode: Chashma Complex, Juma Mosque, Nur-ota mausoleum, Namazgoh Mosque, Nur Fortress, Ayvan, Donuts and Coffee, Minorai Kalon Restaurant & Terrace.

    Covered: Chashma spring complex, Nur Fortress and history, Nurota old town and kariz, Kovrak illegal harvesting, Navoi airport expansion, Nurota costs and practicalities.

    Chapters:
    01:31 Town street
    02:30 Namazgoh Mosque
    03:21 Nur Fortress
    05:55 Chashma Complex
    06:47 Room interior

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #Nurota #UzbekistanTravel #ChashmaSpring #AlexanderFortress #NuratauMountains #AydarkulLake #YurtCamp #KyzylkumDesert #UzbekistanHistory #Pilgrimage #FerulaPlant #EcoTourism #CentralAsia #SilkRoad #SuzaniEmbroidery #BirdMigration #DesertAdventure #TravelUzbekistan

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    9 mins
  • The Quiet Work of Water in Nurota

    The Quiet Work of Water in Nurota
    Aug 22 2026

    On day five in Nurota, Timur follows the town's ancient kariz water channels from source to gardens, visits the marble village of G'ozg'on, and reflects on the cost of water in the desert — with a swim at Chashma and practical notes on the local economy.

    Plan your trip to Uzbekistan: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Uzbekistan guide →

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    Episode 22 of Uzbekistan Travel Podcast with Timur Rashidov. Timur Rashidov is in Nurota, Uzbekistan.

    Places in this episode: Kariz channels, Namazgoh Mosque, Fortress of Alexander the Great, G'ozg'on, Chashma complex, Juma Mosque, Ayvan, Minorai Kalon Restaurant and Terrace.

    Covered: kariz water system, Gazgan marble quarries, Chashma spring swim, local food prices, illegal kovrak harvesting, practical travel advice.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Nurota
    00:59 Namazgoh Mosque
    02:25 G'ozg'on
    04:05 Ayvan
    07:28 Nuratau mountains

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #Nurota #Uzbekistan #NuratauMountains #Kyzylkum #Aydarkul #TravelUzbekistan #CentralAsiaTravel #OffTheBeatenPath #ChashmaSpring #Kariz #GazganMarble #SilkRoad #DesertTravel #NurotaTravelGuide #UzbekistanVisa #Osh #Plov #NurotaEats

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    9 mins
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