Traveling within Uzbekistan is both facinating and culturally uplifting.The people welcome you into the lives and though poor by our standards, they are rich in family tradditions. Here the young women are married from fourteen years of age. Young men must leave their homes and travel to the cities to earn a living and send money to their family.Historically and culturally rich the mosques are magnificant and the ancient cities like Khiva, Bukhara and Sarmakand awaken the imagination. The stories of the 'Old Silk Road' are alive and facinate you with the depth of their historical events, two thousands years ago.