The Uzbekistan government is on an ambitious tourism drive – but is sparring with heritage experts over how to protect its ...

Located on the outskirts of the historic city of Samarkand, the Silk Road Samarkand tourist centre saw a 50% increase in ...

Tucked away in central Asia lies a country known for its stunning mosques, mausoleums and other sites linked to the Silk Road ...

The Uzbek city of Samarkand is preparing to host one of the world's most important chess events from 3-15 September. The Women's Grand Swiss will ...

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

Lisa Kyung Gross founded the League of Kitchens Cooking School, where women from around the world act as instructors. Now, ...

ASTANA – The Jibek Joly (Silk Road in Kazakh) train offers a five-day adventure across Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the ...

I VIVIDLY remember my maiden trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2004. Arriving as a Member of our Parliament’s Lower House and coming from the tropical heat of Malaysia, I was utterly shocked to find ...

From ancient Silk Road exchanges — evident in a mural at the Afrasiab palace in Samarkand, which depicts two Korean envoys in traditional Goguryeo attire — to the early 20th century, when Uzbekistan .

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

Our seven-day trip starts with a seven-hour flight to Tashkent, a capital city brimming ... about Uzbekistan’s modernity, they were quickly dispelled on our journey to Samarkand, the biggest ...