Tagged: Nukus

The State Art Museum of the Republic of Karakalpakstan (Savitsky Museum)

So, I ended up in Nukus. Out of all places. I did read about Nukus in the guidebook but it certainly wasn’t included in my initial itinerary. The guide book recommended it for trips to the Aral Sea, but after doing some reading, I wasn’t kind to drive several hours into...

My S$600 ticket for a two hour flight

[if you’re not an #avgeek, you might want to skip this post 🙂 ] My initial plan was to take a cheap flight from Singapore to Amritsar and catch one of Turkmenistan Airlines’ bi-weekly flights to Ashgabat, which are fairly cheap. However I underestimated how tough it is to get...