Excellent post. I was in Tashkent only one week but found it a very interesting place. My current profile pic is from a photo I took from a park in Tashkent ![[Image: smile.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/smile.gif)
The racial diversity in Tashkent is very interesting. Locals are insanely nice.
My experience was a bit different from Prosal in some ways. I should point out that there is a bit of an "industrial shithole" vibe in Uzbekistan, I mean it feels like Ukraine in some ways.
As mentioned, I also thought the food was very good. A local took me to a restaurant that was really good and very very cheap, like $3 a meal. As a foreigner, restaurants will often try to charge you extra, in some cases double. Sometimes prices aren't listed, and bills are hand written.
Unfortunately, I did not get a flag. I almost took a girl home from Niagara, but I wasn't really sure if she was a pro or not, so at the last minute, I just left her there at the club. As it turns out, I won't have been able to take her back to my hotel anyway. My hotel, as some other hotels there, do no allow guests.
I used the metro only one time. When I did, I was stopped by the cops. I was only carrying a xerox copy of my passport, not the real thing. I was taken to a room for one hour as they investigated my passport and visa. It was very unnerving. Always carry your passport in Tashkent!
Also, when leaving Tashkent via the airport, I was taken to a room where a cop searched my luggage, pockets, and looked through my wallet. He was specifically looking for how much cash I had on me (you only allowed to leave the country with something like 300 USD cash).
Prosal, have you been to Almaty?
The racial diversity in Tashkent is very interesting. Locals are insanely nice.My experience was a bit different from Prosal in some ways. I should point out that there is a bit of an "industrial shithole" vibe in Uzbekistan, I mean it feels like Ukraine in some ways.
As mentioned, I also thought the food was very good. A local took me to a restaurant that was really good and very very cheap, like $3 a meal. As a foreigner, restaurants will often try to charge you extra, in some cases double. Sometimes prices aren't listed, and bills are hand written.
Unfortunately, I did not get a flag. I almost took a girl home from Niagara, but I wasn't really sure if she was a pro or not, so at the last minute, I just left her there at the club. As it turns out, I won't have been able to take her back to my hotel anyway. My hotel, as some other hotels there, do no allow guests.
Quote: (05-01-2013 02:14 AM)Prosal Wrote:
There are cops (militziya) on every corner and street-crime is non-existent, thanks to the dictatorship regime. Never been stopped nor hassled by cops BTW.
I used the metro only one time. When I did, I was stopped by the cops. I was only carrying a xerox copy of my passport, not the real thing. I was taken to a room for one hour as they investigated my passport and visa. It was very unnerving. Always carry your passport in Tashkent!
Also, when leaving Tashkent via the airport, I was taken to a room where a cop searched my luggage, pockets, and looked through my wallet. He was specifically looking for how much cash I had on me (you only allowed to leave the country with something like 300 USD cash).
Prosal, have you been to Almaty?