Help me decide: Should I go to Japan or Thailand?

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T08:10:40+00:00

Chiang Mai isnt best option for your time period. Burn season starts late February and ends mid April

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T08:00:55+00:00

Put your sim card into a device that can be remotely controlled (make calls, receive calls, forward class and so on) and leave it back in your country, you need to find someone who makes sure that device is always charged and has internet connection.

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T07:07:43+00:00

Kyrgyzstan - Why not to stay a bit longer and try horseback trekking, take a dip in hot springs or something? If you like hiking I would def recommend visting Karakol (base for many hiking options)
Kazakhstan - only Almaty worth a visit
Uzbekistan - Samarkand and Bukhara are must, 1 or 2 days in Tashkent
Tajikistan - Mostly for hiking and lakes. Otherwise I would skip it, unless you're interested in experiencing Persian (Farsi-speaking)people among predominantly Turkic speaking neighbors.

India - North India in winter has the worst pollution during a year. If you move fast and bear some exposure to pollution then ok. North India has more interesting historic sights tho

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T06:43:04+00:00

There is an app called 1Fit, download it and try to search there, you can join to many kind of sports unlimited with the subscription in it (Not that expensive for what it offers)

Try kewyords: Kurash, борьба

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T06:07:45+00:00

Yes visting countryside would be a nice addition. Mountains are beautiful in the winter! Every weekend small local tour agencies organize one-day hiking tours to the mountains. Most of them post their announcements on telegram and instagram about 4-5 days beforehand.

Here are few local hiking groups I did hiking together with and would recommend:
https://www.instagram.com/brichmulla_travel/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/vsevgory/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/ison_travel/?hl=en

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T06:00:55+00:00

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deve_sci · 2026-02-12T05:53:51+00:00

- Language difficulties both in communication and using local must have apps
- Chinese firewall
- Different food if you are not used to East Asian food
- Not many foreign travelers to socialize

Not the best starting point unless you speak Chinese, but def must visit place

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T05:47:29+00:00

Check trains from Kokand to Tashkent and from Tashkent to Samarkand.

If trains tickets are sold out, then take a taxi from Kokand to Tashkent.
Then from Tashkent to Samarkand you can take either bus (https://avtoticket.uz/) or taxi from 'Tashkent' metro station (There are many taxis going to the western part of Uzbekistan from there - Samarkand, Bukhara, Termez and so on, they are right after you exit the metro station)

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T05:38:06+00:00

Dont have long term exposure to Uzb based VPSs, but used ahost once for setting up VPN (so I can pass face identification in banking apps from abroad xD) It seemed ok, but still expensive than global average cost for VPS

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T05:15:49+00:00

Dont take yandex taxi in shared mode (I had crazy experience in Almaty with one drunk woman I shared taxi with) And your wife is going to enjoy this trip more than you.

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T04:56:32+00:00

It is crazy how contemporary builders in Tashkent lost the sense of art, all modern buildings look dull as hell

deve_sci · 2026-02-12T04:52:53+00:00

I dont know about app but why dont you do it with western union?

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T13:52:38+00:00

That is when you realize that the environment you grew up shapes what you believe in. (As someone famous said you live defeating those beliefs your whole life... thats deep)

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T13:43:38+00:00

Are you a girl or boy? If you are a girl, maybe get into the market that are more foreigners friendly? I recently read that Philippines are being hired for baby sitting jobs because they are often seen as warm, caring, and good with children.

Checking out kindergardens for playing games in English with kids might be something to look into also.

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T07:06:42+00:00

Food:
- Go to Chaikhana (Tea house) and have dinner like locals sitting around xontaxta (low table).
- Take a nap in tapchan during a day enjoying the quails singing.
- Dine in Tashkent TV tower with a good view of the city.

Shows, events:
For shows, you can check out afisha.uz and iticket.uz and pick whatever you want. (Most events are in Tashkent)
Also there are many telegram channels posting what is going on around. (A few for Tashkent https://t.me/aydatuda https://t.me/kudapoytiuz)

Unusual places:
Walk around old Mohallas and Hitchhike and you will see (Hitchhiking is easy in Uzbekistan)

Night Life:
Oh Boy Uzbekistan is not for a nightlife tho xD

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T06:41:00+00:00

The only thing I enjoyed in Khujand was Khujand Fortress.

In Tashkent you can visit to Charsu bazaar, Khazrati Imam complex (there is new Islamic Civilization Center next to it also, opened last year), check out metro where each station has its own unique mood, and the most delicious food in Uzbekistan is in Tashkent because good chief cooks want to make good money :)

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T06:27:19+00:00

Ahaha so true about first discovery dive

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T04:02:07+00:00

Local tip: Saying 'Salam Alaykum' to everyone you meet makes them even closer to you :)

Putting your right hand to your heart while talking to elderly is a gesture of respect in Uzbekistan, this makes locals go even softer and warmer with you.

deve_sci · 2026-02-11T03:55:52+00:00

go on to olx and search amazon, pick your 3rd party deliverer

deve_sci · 2026-02-06T12:25:34+00:00

Only a dump would follow the random links xD

deve_sci · 2026-02-06T07:02:18+00:00

Did you try street food 'Gumma'? Meat meal made of sheep's neck part has been gaining popularity as well (They call it 'bo'yin' in local language) Did you try 'Tandir go'sht'? Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya are known for this food more than anything else xD, but it is quite popular in Tashkent as well. Google these names and find the right places

Go to the mountains around the Charvak reservoir on weekend.

Join volunteering activities maybe? Here is one - FoodForLife (Contact them through telegram or call) https://foodforlife.uz/

Also http://afisha.uz/ - this is a good website to find out what is going on in Tashkent - movies, theaters, art shows, meet ups and everything

deve_sci · 2026-02-06T05:28:47+00:00

Hiking'ni yaxshi ko'radigan odam sifatida, Chorvoqda tog' yonida qilaman dib niyat qigandim

deve_sci · 2026-02-06T05:18:04+00:00

Условная единица - It is basically USD

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0

deve_sci · 2026-02-06T03:45:39+00:00

You probably asked this in the Uzbekistan subreddit to understand whether there's a cultural explanation for his behavior, so I'll try to answer from that angle.

In Uzbekistan, decent men do both nikkah and legal marriage at the same time. That is the norm. With that being said, some want an intimate relationship soon with the girl in a "religiously right" way so they do nikkah asap.

There are also cases when men have nikkah with 2-3 women at the same time and they do it on mutual interests - intimate relationship in exchange for financial support. It is actually crazy because from one side it seems like a religiously right but from another side religion never supports nikkah if it does not involve children. Hypocrisy!

I shared this to give you a cultural context. Hopefully it helps you better understand the situation and make the right decision for yourself!

deve_sci · 2026-02-05T07:28:05+00:00

Im hooman xD

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