Exploring UZBEKISTAN | Cities, mountains, the Uzbek language and amazing food

In this video I'll tell you about my one week journey to Uzbekistan. Together with my friends Dasha @DariStep and Slava @RussianPlus, I visited the capital, Tashkent, the mountains, and the beautiful cities of Samarkand and Bukhara. I learnt so much about the country and I'm excited to share it with you! One of the things I found unique is the Uzbek language, how it's related to other Turkic languages, and how they use different alphabets for it. I also visited the subway and a supermarket to show you local prices. And, of course, Uzbek cuisine! I will tell you about the dishes such as beshbarmak, samsa and plov, they are absolutely delicious!
0:00 flying to Uzbekistan
1:04 hotel registration, SIM cards and money
2:38 Tashkent and similarities with Russia
5:15 the Uzbek language
7:52 outskirts
8:33 supermarkets
11:39 metro
14:32 the Tashkent attractions
16:39 skiing in the Amirsoy Mountain
18:59 trying horse meat
19:33 reasons to feel uncomfortable as a woman
20:57 Uzbekistan Railways
22:42 Samarkand!
23:21 how they cook samsa
24:33 streets of Samarkand
25:39 Registan square
27:18 shopping at the local market
29:42 beggars
30:24 a taxi driver about Russians fleeing the mobilization
31:10 living in the old caravanserai
32:27 eating plov!
33:34 Buhkara tower and The Ark museum
36:12 last Emir of Bukhara and the Soviet rule
37:02 Tajiks and their connection with Iran
37: 42 conclusions about the country
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  • @NatashasAdventures
    @NatashasAdventures11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching😊 What was the most interesting for you in this video? Would you visit Uzbekistan?

  • @dave6078

    @dave6078

    11 ай бұрын

    Uzbekistan is one of 54 countries that the Silk Road passed through and coincidentally it also passed through Georgia. Your video opened the door of awareness of an Asian country that was not much more than a name on a map so I’ll say that the most interesting parts of your video is the historical information. It’s unlikely that I’d travel to Uzbekistan at this time.

  • @robman2095

    @robman2095

    11 ай бұрын

    I really liked Samarkand with all the beautiful designs on all buildings. Very nice. I also enjoyed your whole video as it gave me a look at a country I would never visit and had no familiarity with.

  • @Aggravations1

    @Aggravations1

    11 ай бұрын

    As someone raised in a nordic country, it is very interesting and informative watching a video like this. Rarely get to see different cultures like this up close and it is great you can provide such content. Especially loved the architecture of many of the buildings. Keep them coming!

  • @pats725

    @pats725

    11 ай бұрын

    The country looks to be part dazzling and part dreary. I would never eat horse meat. Interesting place, but I have no wish to go there. Thanks for showing us around.

  • @Incoming1983

    @Incoming1983

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your travels with us. I enjoyed your video and I liked especially your personal experiences, for example with the guides you met. You're making the best of your situation, keep it up. I'd like to travel more in central Asia, so Uzbekistan is somewhere on my list. Best regards to Dasha, Slava and you.

  • @legoboss437
    @legoboss43711 ай бұрын

    So much unknown culture in this part of the world, and it's so beautiful

  • @andrewmc147

    @andrewmc147

    11 ай бұрын

    Just because it's unknown to you doesn't mean it's unknown

  • @MazzBCD

    @MazzBCD

    11 ай бұрын

    @@andrewmc147 Its unknown to the rest of the world. Look at the Library, its 99% in Russian and 1% in Uzbek. Uzbek is even Unknown in a written language in its own country.

  • @MrKuriIIko

    @MrKuriIIko

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@andrewmc147it does, try asking about Uzbekistan in any country besides ex-ussr, you'll just get "what-stan?"

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    Ikr?😂

  • @legoboss437

    @legoboss437

    10 ай бұрын

    @@andrewmc147 unrecognized* I meant

  • @Don-ev5ov
    @Don-ev5ov11 ай бұрын

    Your travel videos are always great. Someone who got 3.6 million views for Spassk is obviously destined for travel journalism greatness.

  • @galvanizedcorpse

    @galvanizedcorpse

    10 ай бұрын

    reddit moment, i bet you think "gaylenzky" is harry potter or the skywalker marisue hahahahahaha

  • @iymonliqalblar8783

    @iymonliqalblar8783

    5 ай бұрын

    ​Odam bolasi ikki narsani yomon qayerdi, o'limni xush ko'rmaydi. Vaholanki, o'lim uchun fitnadan yaxshiroqdir. Mol-dunyosi kamarini yomon ko'radi, holbuki, mol-mulkining o'zligi (qiyomatda suhbat uchun)

  • @leocasas5774
    @leocasas577411 ай бұрын

    Excellently written, filmed and researched, with very thoughtful commentary that ranges from the little daily-life details to Uzbekistan's historical context. This video is truly taking the channel to the next level. Congratulations!

  • @rogink

    @rogink

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah, but can someone explain the reason for painting trees white at the bottom? This seems to be a common idea in eastern Europe that has made its way to central Asia

  • @deadcell4297

    @deadcell4297

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@rogink Painting the bottom of tree to white is something that started in soviet union, and I think it is to repel harmfull to tree insects (although i am not sure whether it is needed or whether it works)

  • @rogink

    @rogink

    11 ай бұрын

    @@deadcell4297 Thanks. I'd assumed it was something to protect the tree when dogs pee on it!

  • @HillOrStream

    @HillOrStream

    11 ай бұрын

    Totally agree! Was going to post a similar comment but yours says it well!

  • @1grammargirl

    @1grammargirl

    11 ай бұрын

    @@rogink Google is your friend. "White paint on trees offers protection from the sun, harsh weather, and pests." This practice is carried out all over the world.

  • @bodan1196
    @bodan119611 ай бұрын

    I am still, 15 years later, talking about the plov I had by the beach of Issyk-Kul.

  • @DariStep
    @DariStep11 ай бұрын

    And finally you published the video 🎉🎉🎉 I’m so happy you supported my idea and we made this trip ❤Where are we going next? 😃🙌🏼

  • @curtvona4891

    @curtvona4891

    11 ай бұрын

    Hi Dari 🙋‍♂

  • @reestyfarts

    @reestyfarts

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes ma'am it looks like winter. It is summer in the northern hemisphere now.

  • @chriscross7671

    @chriscross7671

    11 ай бұрын

    I hope you guys do many more trips together. I think you complement each other very well!

  • @KawaTony1964

    @KawaTony1964

    11 ай бұрын

    You guys should go to Australia like Eli did. Australia is awesome. I was surprised they allowed tourists from Russia to enter.

  • @spacetime61

    @spacetime61

    11 ай бұрын

    Can you guys please please please go to Tajikistan because I have seen some really good video about Tajikistan recently and I am not sure if I should trust them or they are covertly promotional and if true I'd love to go visit Tajikistan myself as they seem very friendly and the country is beautiful specially the nature.

  • @Ryan-Fkrepublicnz
    @Ryan-Fkrepublicnz11 ай бұрын

    "This seat was quite hard, preparing you for a harsh childhood in a post soviet country" LMAO! 🤣 you are hilarious!

  • @Queensland-girl
    @Queensland-girl11 ай бұрын

    Natasha, most of us will not visit Samarkand & therefore I am grateful to briefly glimpse Uzbek history & culture through your eyes. Another small bridge between peoples.🤝

  • @lindsaycasey2907
    @lindsaycasey290711 ай бұрын

    I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in Uzbekistan last month. Such a beautiful, interesting country full of diverse landscapes, jaw dropping architecture, history and warm, welcoming people. There's so much more to see and I can't wait to go back someday. Great video, most travel videos I've watched here on Uzbekistan are basically all the same but this was really interesting and well done. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos!

  • @dotmavriq
    @dotmavriq11 ай бұрын

    Your videos truly keep getting better! There's not enough educational travel videos on the regions you cover, especially not from the perspective of someone from the outskirts of Russia. I love that you cover culture, cuisine, what you like.. some problematic encounters and that you're always honest and not holding back on what it's like to experience travel as a woman sometimes... I genuinely love your content and I've been following you since your early videos. Keep it up Natasha!🤘

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    I like how she pointed out the Tartar coincidence too🤓

  • @mathedguy
    @mathedguy11 ай бұрын

    Natasha, you are the BEST guide possible. Your videos are so very interesting, and add a great deal to my old life. In the US coke and Pepsi are usually in 12 ounce containers (a cup and a half). Both are made with phosphoric acid which is terribly nasty, and should not be consumed by anyone. To make this attractive, coke adds 9 teaspoons of sugar; Pepsi adds 10. Thanks for this adventure !

  • @johnlesoudeur3653

    @johnlesoudeur3653

    11 ай бұрын

    Both coke and pepsi are good for cleaning copper, but not for drinking.

  • @tomriley5790

    @tomriley5790

    11 ай бұрын

    This always makes me laugh, your stomach is full of hydrochloric acid, much nastier.

  • @williamtaylor8782
    @williamtaylor878211 ай бұрын

    Hi Natasha, I am from Washington, DC, USA, and in August, I am going to live in Tashkent for five (5) years. I watch all of your videos and I really like seeing your experiences and hearing your opinions. Thank you for showing Tashkent and Uzbekistan. One thing for sure however, no horse meat for me. I hope you and Dari keep on traveling. Have fun and I will keep watching you. All the best wishes to you.

  • @Plukard

    @Plukard

    11 ай бұрын

    Wow , for 5 years for real ? If it not a secret .What for you are going in Tashkent for so long ?

  • @user-mv2pr6fl8x

    @user-mv2pr6fl8x

    11 ай бұрын

    Why you need to go there? Contract of some sort?

  • @kamor1144

    @kamor1144

    8 ай бұрын

    How is your life going on in Uzbektan? Do you like it?

  • @lonetreejim
    @lonetreejim11 ай бұрын

    Natasha, I really enjoy your long form videos. So much more detail to enjoy. Keep up the good fight and stay safe.🇨🇦

  • @neilurquhart8622

    @neilurquhart8622

    11 ай бұрын

    🇬🇧👍🏼

  • @annachernysheva1503
    @annachernysheva150311 ай бұрын

    Классное путешествие, спасибо большое! Я намерена повторить маршрут. И согласна насчет империалистических стереотипов.

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    I thought you were Pearly for a second😅

  • @penelopeforce
    @penelopeforce11 ай бұрын

    This video shows a really professional evolution of your content while still maintaining your charismatic personality, and love your social commentary…very much enjoyed this one, Natasha. Keep showing us the world from your eyes!

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    The Aryan milk will probably spoil tho💀

  • @wordcoffee101
    @wordcoffee10111 ай бұрын

    Natasha, I really enjoy your film style. I cannot watch most travel vlogs as they are filled with selfies and the camera in the person's face the whole time with their fake overly-enthused personalities and focus on luxury and superficial things. You have a gift of capturing what is real, overlooked details, and giving a true feeling of where you are. I really love it. Very authentic way to vlog. I noticed this back when you were in Russia showing different places. God bless 🙏🏾

  • @mbalazs60
    @mbalazs6011 ай бұрын

    Hello Natasha. Trust me I am not a person praising others too often, but let me tell you I admire and adore your activity. You are a human in the best sense. You give hope to us, we can believe that not all Russians are war criminals or silent accomplices. Keep up the great work.

  • @MattyNoNose
    @MattyNoNose11 ай бұрын

    Love how much research you do and how much culture you share in your videos. Been watching for years now. Stay safe!

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    That’s some good ass milk💁🏽‍♂️

  • @kino_top_bot_kod_orqali
    @kino_top_bot_kod_orqali10 ай бұрын

    Hello from Uzbekistan Thank you so much for showing Uzbekistan to world❤❤❤ by the way I am from Uzbekistan and also I am proud of leving in Uzbekistan and visit more 👍

  • @dibatas6686

    @dibatas6686

    7 ай бұрын

    🇹🇷❤⚘🤝🏻🫂🤗 Love from Türkiye

  • @McTroyd
    @McTroyd11 ай бұрын

    I loved this video. Had no idea Uzbekistan had so much awesome cuisine. Sticking those pastries on the side of the Tandoor was pretty intriguing, and the architecture is gorgeous. But we are having similar issues with immigrant stereotypes here in the US. It seems like every time a bad apple crops up, the entire bunch is thrown out. The state of Florida just signed a fairly aggressive law against undocumented workers, and now the farms are losing their laborers. 🤷‍♂ Thanks for all the detail and stories, Natasha. 👍

  • @cattymajiv

    @cattymajiv

    11 ай бұрын

    I just read a comment on another channel where some crazy old woman was praising De Santos. I was so horrified! I wished I could just puke all over her. It's the MAGAts who need to be deported!

  • @Taugtaug
    @Taugtaug11 ай бұрын

    You Look very Happy Natasha! :)

  • @chrisk5651
    @chrisk565111 ай бұрын

    Love your commentary and especially your humor i.e. like the Soviet style playground!!

  • @RomanPelech
    @RomanPelech11 ай бұрын

    What an amazing video tour of Uzbekistan. Love this format! Great job!

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    I already know many Americans would be horrified by that milk product she showed us. I just know there’s similar goods in Germany. At least when I was growing up there were.

  • @Fenixsamarkandian

    @Fenixsamarkandian

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you my brothers🇺🇿💞🇺🇦😍😘. Stay strong

  • @realscience948
    @realscience94811 ай бұрын

    Best tour of Uzbekistan I have seen….great job ladies!

  • @alansmith9875
    @alansmith987511 ай бұрын

    Dear Natasha , I just wanted to tell you that I think you're just about th sweetest and cutest girl that I ever saw ! Please be careful and always vigilant in your travels. I look forward to your next segment ! I really enjoy watching your videos. Alan

  • @leaonardland9001

    @leaonardland9001

    11 ай бұрын

    " I think you're just about th sweetest and cutest girl that I ever saw !" She will take that as a horrible insult as she calls herself a lesbian now.

  • @peterpan7903
    @peterpan790311 ай бұрын

    My wife and I were in Uzbekistan in 2008. We were in Xiva, Bukhara and Samarkand but not in Tashkent. It was very interesting and the people there were all very friendly. I recognized many of the places you visited. Like the stores with the beautiful hand-embroidered fabrics (we bought a coverlet for a bed) at Registan Square and also the market with the many different vegetables and nuts. Surprising for us was that the Uzbeks although they are Muslims, always drank vodka after the meal, we of course also. Don't know if this is still the case now, but at that time cotton oil was used in many dishes, which not everyone can tolerate. Therefore, the vodka was almost like a medicine. Drink it very rarely, but if then Coca Cola and that with a lot of lemon juice.

  • @thelivetoad
    @thelivetoad11 ай бұрын

    There are always many Uzbeki artists at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. Great artists. Great folk. Great history. I hope to visit some day.

  • @user-cp4tn5hi8g
    @user-cp4tn5hi8g11 ай бұрын

    I was watching your show here in Minnesota, and then saw that you went to the U ofM. Small world. I hope you liked Minnesota. Great show!

  • @frankb1
    @frankb111 ай бұрын

    I love your videos. Very refreshing.

  • @RichPober
    @RichPober11 ай бұрын

    Excellent reportage.

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    Right. Magic City means something completely different in America😂

  • @perkarlsson9087
    @perkarlsson908711 ай бұрын

    Tandoori ovens are used also in India, where it has the same name. You can get a tandoori bread or tandoori chicken in almost every indian restaurant in Europe.

  • @tomasrabago
    @tomasrabago11 ай бұрын

    Hi Natasha & Dari!🎉 Wow! Your 🇺🇿 video is your most adventurous, yet. Exotic rich culture, conflict driven history, dehumanizing migrant myths ..etc… I also noticed corpora-tocracy. PepsiCo owns KFC & Lays Potato Chips, Nestle owns Nescafé, Coca Cola owns everything else. I’ll stop rambling 😂, 👍🏽up video, hope to see the next one, soon.

  • @dickcoriell9286
    @dickcoriell928611 ай бұрын

    Great video and very interesting. Thanks!

  • @KOTDM1988
    @KOTDM198811 ай бұрын

    I've been looking forward to this one. I'm fascinated by the central Asian countries. Thanks for taking us along Natasha!

  • @margodoughty1359
    @margodoughty135911 ай бұрын

    Thank you Natasha ,our intrepid world explorer, and friends for this wonderful view of our world. So rich in history!

  • @stevenkennedy
    @stevenkennedy11 ай бұрын

    This is your best video ever. I loved it!

  • @elnurbekpubgmobile2130
    @elnurbekpubgmobile21303 ай бұрын

    Heeey l am from Uzbekistan ,my country is beautiful place not only because there are many historical buildinngs but also because travellors can try different types of local food and admire the view of spectacular view of nature in the countryside.Beyond this people are very hospitable and always respect every visitors from various parts of the world ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Welcome to Uzbekistan ❤❤❤❤❤All of us love to wait guests❤❤❤❤

  • @CreatorInTrng
    @CreatorInTrng11 ай бұрын

    Natasha, you and your partner's vlogs are thoughtful and unpretentious. Clearly, you are in a very precarious position. I wish you only the best with the hope that someday you can acquire an 'international' passport that enables you to visit and maybe settle where your heart feels supported. And, thank you for this view of central Asia that, I'm sure, many of us would never have seen! Your personal diaspora enriches us.

  • @sasan727
    @sasan72711 ай бұрын

    Such an interesting country and you've put a lot of effort into making the video! Neither Pepsi nor Coke, I especially like the old mosaic decorated buildings.

  • @Blackadder75
    @Blackadder7511 ай бұрын

    the subway stations are indeed astonishing.

  • @lynetteray2146
    @lynetteray214611 ай бұрын

    All those wonderful hand carved pillars! I love them! There are equally beautiful pillars in Khiva!

  • @lucyhoward8044
    @lucyhoward804411 ай бұрын

    I don't like either Pepsi or Coke. Cold water is the nicest refreshment or iced tea I've made myself is good too. Your travels in Uzbekistan are fascinating! Safe travels to you and your friends!

  • @Greien218
    @Greien21811 ай бұрын

    Thanks for another inspiring video, Natasha. It's so good to see you spread your wings and fly around more and more. Godspeed!

  • @paulm749
    @paulm74911 ай бұрын

    Natasha, you probably already know this, but that picture of the last emir of Bukhara at 36:05 appears to be a color photograph of him taken by the Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky in 1911. Anyone interested in seeing high-quality images of Russia and Central Asia from around the turn of the last century should do an internet search for his work. Prokudin-Gorsky was an early pioneer of color photography, and his wonderful images captured a world long gone now. Love your videos!

  • @foowashere

    @foowashere

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! 👍

  • @laars0001

    @laars0001

    11 ай бұрын

    I'm sure he has many photos of Stalin murdering Ukrainians in 1932-33.

  • @zoltronr6
    @zoltronr611 ай бұрын

    A delightful and very insightful video! Thank you.

  • @user-kc9cv9lt7u
    @user-kc9cv9lt7u11 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video. I like the way you make the videos and put everything in from broken down areas to fabulously beautiful ones. It makes me feel that I’m actually there. Keep them coming! HD

  • @JM-vh7oc
    @JM-vh7oc11 ай бұрын

    Really loved this vlog - think it is one of you best. The filming and sound quality has definitely improved. Very interesting to see the various parts of this country. Thank you for taking us along. My favorite... Pepsi all the way :) :)

  • @richardbennett9045
    @richardbennett904511 ай бұрын

    Let hope the whole world gets together and people can visit other countries without worrying about anything

  • @powerwise234

    @powerwise234

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, even if you draw mohammed.

  • @laars0001

    @laars0001

    11 ай бұрын

    Who the fu*k would visit terrorist russia if it is called that in the future?

  • @ezerei2911

    @ezerei2911

    10 ай бұрын

    @@powerwise234it’s forbidden to draw imagery of any figures in Islam so why would u purposely want to disrespect a religion and expect it’s people to treat u kind ?

  • @powerwise234

    @powerwise234

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ezerei2911 Because I should have a right ro express myself, and in fact I do in the west.

  • @ezerei2911

    @ezerei2911

    10 ай бұрын

    @@powerwise234 u can express urself while still having the basic decency to not insult/mock anyone!

  • @josephjohnson9805
    @josephjohnson980511 ай бұрын

    I like the quality of soviet playground equipment...

  • @Eeff0c
    @Eeff0c11 ай бұрын

    please more of these quick deep dives into the history of the languages! you explain it so well. love your videos. i would have never learned anything about the languages or history of the regions you've been to if i didn't watch your videos

  • @Eeff0c

    @Eeff0c

    11 ай бұрын

    btw i would be happy to marry you so you can travel in Europe freely /s

  • @Eddieheli
    @Eddieheli11 ай бұрын

    The cuisines look pretty great, a lot of meat mixed with soup and bread (Y) Some of the places look highly similar with Khabarovsk, Vladivostok. I would say the biggest difference is probably the view inside the markets. Great Video overall, haven't seen you posted such a long video on your channel. A lot of effort for sure. Thanks for sharing.

  • @prouzbek896
    @prouzbek89618 күн бұрын

    What a good content!!! Despite being an uzbek, I have heard some information about Uzbekistan firts time:)

  • @suhacaykoylu8259
    @suhacaykoylu825911 ай бұрын

    I am a Turkish citizen in Istanbul. There are many Uzbeks now working in Turkey. Mostly females as caretaking ladies in peoples homes. Very honest and dependable people. Our long lost relatives ! Interesting video; Uzbeks are Turkic nationals; of non Chinese Asian races of Central Asia (mixed maybe by Moghuls due the historic conquest of Genghiz invasions etc.) Religion is (was) predominantly Islam. Actually Semerkand and Bukhara were famous religious universities … before the Russian annexation and then the Soviet era Communism. Therefore a very mixed up culture and historically Arabic, Cyrillic and now Latin alphabets ! They are a lot mixed up. One wonders what this country will finally evolve into ? Anyway it is an interesting snapshot of a culturally rich and economically poor nation. All the best. Thank u Natasha for your efforts and goodwill..

  • @deadmeat1240
    @deadmeat124011 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this adventure Natasha. This was a very interesting trip and I like your explanations.

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    So, basically she might have to get a western husband so she won’t be extradited back to Russia. Interesting...

  • @efanjul5768
    @efanjul576811 ай бұрын

    Amazing country! Thank you for showing, Natasha! :)

  • @mikeg9b
    @mikeg9b11 ай бұрын

    4:45 "This metal seat was quite hard, preparing you for the harsh childhood in a post-Soviet country." haha!! This is why I subscribe to this channel. Your friends are nice, but I like you best when you are alone, exploring a place and sharing witty thoughts.

  • @solconcordia4315

    @solconcordia4315

    11 ай бұрын

    It helps instill the motivation in the children not to sit upon their behinds for long but get going instead. It's good for a few swingings.

  • @solconcordia4315

    @solconcordia4315

    11 ай бұрын

    It helps instill the motivation in the children not to sit upon their behinds for long but get going instead. It's good for a few swinging. 『此地不留人, 自有留人處。』"If this place hasn't a place for a person, there will be a place for the person."

  • @montanajimc
    @montanajimc11 ай бұрын

    So glad I get to share your travels...I learn so much from your videos. Take care of yourself and your travel companions, even your pigeon.

  • @nothanksmate
    @nothanksmate11 ай бұрын

    Amazing. Can’t wait to see this country. Thank you.

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    Passport about to get some miles on it right?😄

  • @mth4849
    @mth484911 ай бұрын

    Quite an eye-opening video about a region I knew very little about. Thank you for the very good tour.

  • @mikeriley6073
    @mikeriley607311 ай бұрын

    Professional presentation that as usual opens my eyes to new places. Fantastic! Thank you.

  • @MorganDeshayes
    @MorganDeshayes11 ай бұрын

    Very interesting video about my favourite country! 😁 Greetings from France. 🤓🇫🇷

  • @Fenixsamarkandian

    @Fenixsamarkandian

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh. Thanks .France Also one of my favourite country💞🇺🇿💞😘🇨🇵

  • @angelinadenisenko7396
    @angelinadenisenko739611 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video 😊 I have been following you for a few years because I was born in khabarovsk. Now with what's happening, it's good you get to explore different places. Very interesting and well made video!!!

  • @LordJinkies
    @LordJinkies11 ай бұрын

    Natasha you absolutely excel in covering the interesting tiny details of a location. I love seeing the details like the play ground, cooking in the stone oven, pulling the car with a rope. No one but you seems to notice such interesting little nuances in their videos. Please keep it up.

  • @777poco
    @777poco11 ай бұрын

    I love your video's your trips to grocery stores are very interesting

  • @Fongolitus
    @Fongolitus11 ай бұрын

    Wow! Looks 200% better than Ontario Canada! I should move there!

  • @alan-
    @alan-11 ай бұрын

    Always unexpected and brilliant insightful content.

  • @andgainingspeed
    @andgainingspeed11 ай бұрын

    Natasha's video was well worth the wait for it's epic length. I had to break it into two viewings, but was impressed with Natasha's openness and humility. No better way to educate yourself than through travel. Would love to see a "long stay" format to get a deeper look into former Soviet republics. 👍

  • @RussianPlus
    @RussianPlus11 ай бұрын

    Nice video😃 love how much attention you are paying to small details Natasha . Your skiing skills were impressive!

  • @katharine5606

    @katharine5606

    11 ай бұрын

    Totally agree-- great details, perspectives, historical references, and humor! Love it!

  • @DeeKay1301
    @DeeKay130111 ай бұрын

    Natasha, I hope you are doing well these days. Be strong!

  • @yoshie-
    @yoshie-11 ай бұрын

    I love your travel vlogs like this! Your commentary with historical references, linguistics references, ethnic diversity, and honest opinions/feelings/thoughts on what you observe/taste in a foreign country are very interesting and informative. Your sense of humor and sarcasm compliment to the vlog very nicely as well lol I love going to grocery stores more than souvenir shops when I visit a foreign country to see what local people buy there and how the prices are different from where I live. Keep it up! - hello from a viewer in Japan 🇯🇵

  • @willyhyena
    @willyhyena11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Natasha for taking me to Uzbekistan! As an American, I have been to 17 countries (one of them is Russia!) but i doubt i will ever go to Uzbekistan! So, Thank you, continue as you are doing! Oh! also the governor of USA state of Georgia will be visiting the country of Georgia very soon! Please do a report! for your show

  • @the2ndcoming135

    @the2ndcoming135

    10 ай бұрын

    Already know🙂

  • @trainsplanesandotherthings5187
    @trainsplanesandotherthings518711 ай бұрын

    Greeting from Los Angeles California. This was an amazing video .Thank you for sharing your adventures and giving us a look at a country most of us would have never seen.

  • @ghaziattaullah2485
    @ghaziattaullah248511 ай бұрын

    Nice. To see and explore the rich culture. Of uzbicistan

  • @Hynez
    @Hynez11 ай бұрын

    Natasha, I loved this video; I think that it is my favorite video of yours. I have traveled a bit in Uzbekistan but it was years ago and it was so good to see that things are going so well there.

  • @CulturalArtNews
    @CulturalArtNews11 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! Love the in depth observations!

  • @Simulera
    @Simulera11 ай бұрын

    This is a great video log style video of an area that many westerners know little of. So thanks! Good work.

  • @satusalmivirta9840
    @satusalmivirta984011 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! We travelled to these places from Moscow during Soviet times. The medreses are of course beautiful. The mosaics etc. Then the ladies emancipation movement was on its height there. I got to know some young ladies making sketches of them.Gulsara told me that they used an herb called UZMA to draw their eyebrows ...singular line above their eyes. Like that of Frida Kahlo.

  • @SarahLacroix-wg5fp
    @SarahLacroix-wg5fp11 ай бұрын

    Hello, Natasha, I am from Quebec in Canada and I have been watching many of your videos for a while. I would like to congratulate you for the quality of your videos. They are so interesting. When I was 19, I moved to Iceland on my own to learn the language (Icelandic) and I learned Icelandic with many people from Russia. It was in the late 90's. I made friends so easily with Russian people. They were so nice to me. I found it very hard when the war began in Ukraine and so many people thought all Russian people thought like Poutine. I know it is not true. The Russian people I got to know then were about 20-25 years old like me in the late 90's and are now 45-50. So, I am confident that there are people in this age group that don't support Putin either. But as far as I know, all my friends are still in Iceland to this day. But I lost contact with many of them. Keep on the good work. You are very brave.

  • @556MSL
    @556MSL11 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @audiogear474
    @audiogear47411 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed the video. Glad you are traveling with friends these days. Daria and russian plus are always a great addition to your videos.

  • @rgoonewardene380
    @rgoonewardene38011 ай бұрын

    I was very excited to see you visit some of the places I visited in 2019. Uzbekistan is really a cool place that I will definitely visit again.

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi474111 ай бұрын

    Great video Natasha! Uzbekistan is really a wonderful country and you introduced it to us in a magnificent way. I am so happy that you enjoyed this one week-journey with two wonderful people like Dari and Slava. You should come to EU!!

  • @TheDannyDowling
    @TheDannyDowling11 ай бұрын

    I’m a citizen of Alaska. To me this is a view into another world. Thank you for the video and I hope things get easier for you soon.

  • @Jufi16
    @Jufi1611 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed watching your travel video. A great insight into the life in Uzbekistan and Tashkent. Thank you! :)

  • @MatthewBishop64
    @MatthewBishop6411 ай бұрын

    Great video. Fascinating to see the Uzbek language written in both Latin and Cyrillic letters.

  • @1ouncebird
    @1ouncebird11 ай бұрын

    That was fun Natasha. I enjoyed this longer look at your travels in Uzbekistan. There are some lovely places there. Those fortresses and mosque looking buildings were very beautifully decorated. I liked seeing you get a chance to try skiing. Sorry you didn't care for it. As always this was very informative which is something I have loved about your videos from back when I first encountered you. I hope all is well with you. Oh - when I was a kid I loved Pepsi. Now I am more of a Coke person.

  • @Maxzero0
    @Maxzero011 ай бұрын

    That was really intersting seeing something of this part of the world. Thank you very much.

  • @nyckolaus
    @nyckolaus11 ай бұрын

    Fascinating, Natasha!

  • @chrishorst1318
    @chrishorst131811 ай бұрын

    Thanks for teaching me about the geography, language and migration patterns of this region. I would never have learned that else where. I got a good laugh at the "art installation", the "f off merch" and many other comments you made. Very enlightening and entertaining as always. Keep the good vids/educating going! Soviet made subways are epic. Strange they chose to show their prestige deep in the ground. But i guess if ppl were going to shelter down there for a coming nuclear war you will want it to look nice!

  • @katharine5606
    @katharine560611 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video Natasha! Loved the images as well as the information and perspectives you presented. You are very thoughtful about what you encounter in life which is a great attribute to have. Looking forward to your next upload! 😊

  • @rcjic26
    @rcjic2611 ай бұрын

    Yes, I would love to visit Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. I have been to Kyrgystan, Kazakstan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan plus Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia. Very good video. Very informative and well paced.

  • @davidbrimble5759
    @davidbrimble575911 ай бұрын

    Very educational Natasha. You honestly make good videos great content. Always enjoy your channel. Sincerely David and Rosemary.

  • @oldscuba
    @oldscuba11 ай бұрын

    Excellent!! I learn so much watching your channel. My favorite part is always how you look at the whole picture, you give us a tour of playgrounds markets and social makeup of the local people all the way to how the different governments treat the people. Thank you! I learn about the actual people from you, very educational and absolutely love your humor.

  • @brittanygale6155
    @brittanygale615511 ай бұрын

    Wow! You go girl. You totally stepped it up with this video! Uzbekistan is such an interesting place, foreign to most of us, and you showed us both the highlights and everyday things. I seriously want to visit now because of you. Good job! Also - those huge old intricately-carved wooden columns are beyond beautiful! I feel like I need to see those in person

  • @Kusokzemli
    @Kusokzemli6 ай бұрын

    Uzbekistan is beautiful city

  • @daydreamCH76
    @daydreamCH7611 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this interesting video about Usbekistan ❤

  • @waynegouin939
    @waynegouin93911 ай бұрын

    Hello Natasha. WoW, Uzbekistan is a very interesting country. You are lucky to be able to go there. I really enjoy seeing the old, ancient buildings, the turquoise tapestry, the hotel with the small rooms, the train stations, everything, I enjoyed it all. The ancient silk road is amazing. The painted pigeons had me fooled. The men stare at you because you are a attractive young woman, but it is considered not polite. I would have give the young boy your drink, and the begging woman a little money. So, you will never ski again?😂 Coca Cola or Pepsi? I prefer Pepsi, but don't drink it much. I drink coffee or water, mostly. A occasional wine cooler, or a beer. In moderation of course. Thank You. Also the food looked very appatising.✌️

  • @harrydecker8731
    @harrydecker873111 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this video, as I do with all your videos. I love to see different parts of the world and different archictecture and art and cuisine and customs. I like that you occasionally include some history and geography. That part of the video where you are in an area that reminds you of Hogwarts was funny. You have a subdued sense of humor. I think it's cool that you and Slava and Dasha have become friends, I enjoy all your videos. As for coke and pepsi, I drank so much of them when I was growing up that I don't like them anymore. Now I mostly drink tea and coffee, However, if you can find hommade root beer, try it! It's much better than root beer in the grocery stores.

  • @5volts440
    @5volts44011 ай бұрын

    You taught me so much about Uzbekistan in this video. I Thank you so much!

  • @charalambosm
    @charalambosm10 ай бұрын

    Great video.... Uzbekistan is a very interesting and beautiful country... the old architecture is just mesmerising...