tashkent

tried to hitchhike to the capital from the outskirts of samarkand and got picked up pretty quickly. unfortunately, autostopping is pretty common here, and you'll quickly find a ride, but only if you're willing to pay for it. i told the guy multiple times that i wasn't planning on paying, and he told me to just get in. then as we were talking in the car, he kept asking around about money. i told him that he could just drop me off if he wanted me to pay for the ride and i'd find another one. he said it's fine, but in the end of course, he did want the full fare.

i had multiple of these sorts of experiences, it just makes hitchhiking really annoying. it's not even about the money, it's just when people pick you up for a free ride, you know they actually want to have a good time getting to know you and not just because you look like a wallet on legs to them. anyways, enough yapping.

tashkent is a petty nice place, but again, the heat made me stay indoors, where i got the typical ac cold instead. the bazaar and the wet market were pretty cool though. when exploring a park area, i also found myself in a disneyland-type complex, which was really goofy but also pretty. met a metro driver from london and she was very in awe of the subway system here. i concur.

also, i had two epiphanies: firstly, i needed to get my diet back on track. the last 8 months of eating practiacally nothing but bread, sweets and pasta with ketchup have made me feel pretty unhealthy, so i have to get myself back together. and then secondly, while on the phone with my parents, i discovered that i was paying 5 or 6 euros for each and every transaction with the credit card i had been using for the last couple of months, thinking it wouldn't be too different from my stolen one. i want my revolut back 😫Leggi altro