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Father and son play games to pass the time at their Ippodrom market stall in Tashkent. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Audrey joins the ranks of the fruit vendors at Bukhara's Krytyy market. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A man hauling flour in Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
These two girls invited Dan and Hugues to see their Pamiri home. Without any common language (the girls didn't speak Russian and Dan didn't speak Pamiri), it was a bit difficult to communicate, but obviously still fun.Read about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Welcome smiles at the Krytyy Bazaar in Bukhara. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Hundreds of kids are involved in the dancing processions for Samarkand's 2950 birthday celebration. When they aren't on the dance floor, they are playing games and taking breaks in the park. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
This Tibetan woman from Letdar was incredibly shy when we first entered the village. She became embarrassed when we admired her amulets; she tucked them into her clothes for safe-keeping. Eventually, she warmed up to us and gave us a smile and hearty wave as we left for Thorung Phedi base camp.Taken on the ninth day of the trek around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Vrang, Tajikistan.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Taken at Varzob Bazaar - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
While we couldn't understand everything this woman said, she had a light and happy spirit to her...Taken at the market in Murghab, Tajikistan.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
A little Uighur boy smiles for the camera in Kashgar, China.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Taken at the animal market in Kashgar, China..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Audrey has her photo taken with a lively grandmother at the market in Murghab, Tajikistan..© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Presiding proudly over her pile of peppers at the main food market in Khiva. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
This woman befriended us and turned into our impromptu interpreter (Tajik to Russian) at Varzob Bazaar. By the end of our visit, she was inviting us back to her house. Taken in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A friendly vendor stacks herbs at the bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Our visit to Bukhara, Uzbekistan coincides with the summer harvest, when fruits are out in force. Sweet fresh figs and grapes give a sugar high. Notice all the melons in the background. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Taken at Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
These girls put their competing bread stands aside and joined together for a group photo at Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A little girl in a funny jumpsuit graces the austere landscape of the market in Murghab, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
An appropriate salesgirl for Uzbek sweets, the bazaar in Khiva. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Uighur children pose for the camera in the back streets of Kashgar, China.© www.uncorneredmarket.com.
This vendor freshens her goods with water at the Kryyty Market in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
We're not quite sure what happened to this girl's hair, but she didn't seem to mind. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
This girl in Khiva, Uzbekistan gets very excited by the camera. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
