Bradley Mayhew

full of interesting snippets that add to your holiday, 16 Jan. 2011

This review is from: Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkand (Odyssey Uzbekistan) (Paperback)
Excellent book, that doesnt only cover the practical stuff, but includes fascinating extras; the horrific story of British envoys Connelly & Stoddart in Bukhara; astronomer king Ulug Beg; poetry by Alisher Navoi; biography of Tamerlane. Also has lots of evocative photos.Found it really useful during my holiday in Uzbekistan (fascinating, unspoilt country, can't recommend it highly enough for a visit)… (lisätietoja)

This is a pretty good reference for travel in the region, and certainly the best that I've found. One important note, though: the travel segments were entirely or almost entirely written by men who had done the traveling. The experiences women travelers might face are mentioned briefly at the end of chapters, and amount to warning women away from certain bars. Women tourists are treated differently and experience tourism in the region differently than men, and I'd love to see a travel guide acknowledge this and include information in a non-gender neutral way, as the places readers will travel aren't gender neutral.… (lisätietoja)