Tashkent

On site until March 10.

Anyone in town interested to down a few Baltikas please PM.

MY TASHKENT SUMMARY


- VISA/TRAVEL/ARRIVAL : Unlike Russians, Uzbeks are very enterprising and arrangeant people and getting a visa is totally hassle-free, at least for EU citizens. If you're not from a EU country, you'll need a Letter Of Invitation. The max for a tourism visa is one month, nonetheless if you want to stay longer (as I did on my first trip) a two or three monthes business visa (100 €, two entries) is quite easy to obtain.

For my two trips to Tashkent I flew each time on Uzbekistan Airways, which is IMO a good company. The food is very decent, the hostesses nice, and the planes (B 767) quite recent and well-maintened. From what I noticed, flights are rarely full. People on the plane are mostly cultural-tourists on their way to Silk Road cities. No hassles at customs, as Uzbek custom officers have a quite lax and relaxed attitude. They are fairly slow and totally desorganized though, so waiting lines are often long. They is a VIP service for arrival that is quite convenient, and whose cost is $30.

- APARTMENTS/HOTELS : I used for both of my stays [url]www.apartment.sk.uz/index.htm[/url] ; highly recommanded. Anton, the company's manager, is a decent and helpful guy. He charges an outrageous $15 for an airport pick-up though, wich is really expensive as taxis to center cost $4 at max. Another option is [url]http://www.makler.uz/en/apartments.htm[/url]. Expect to pay around $600/month (including weekly cleaning and ironing) or $30-35/day for a big two-rooms apartment. My favorite area to stay in Tashkent is Darhan, a nice upscale neighborhood close to the center, with lots of convenient stores all around such as groceries, internet cafes, aptekas, ect. Kashgar area (Amir Temur Bld vincinity) is nice also.

There's a whole range of hotels, from the lavish 5 stars (Intercontinental, Radisson, Grand Mir, ect) to the backpacker guesthouse. In the center, near Amir Temur Square, there's some nice 3/4 stars in old renovated buildings, like Poytaht Hotel or Tashkent Palace. Many of them seem half-empty, and some others totally deserted. Rates seem to vary from us$140 for top-notch to $50 for mid-level. Dunno about guesthouses !!

People in Tashkent are not used to see foreigners staying in apartments BTW. Taxis and girls could not believed that I was NOT staying in a hotel. Anyhow they are not used to see western tourists (let alone mongers), even in hotels.

- MONEY/COST OF LIFE : The currency in Uzbekistan is the soum. Biggest bill is 1000 soums ...which is 0,5 € !! ...that means you have to go out with huge heaps of bills filling your pockets. Highly annoying. There's no western bank in Uzbekistan, and at most five or six ATMs in the whole city (notally one in Intercontinental and one in Uzbekistan Hotel, both operated by NBU - National Bank of Uzbekistan) ...which are frequently out of service !.

No problems to change cash. I used to change my $$ either in bars (JSmockers, Irish Pub), either to the informal money changers hanging around in front of Mir Mall (very reliable guys). There's also NBU change counters in all 5 stars hotels.

Cost of life is damn cheap, notally restaurants and drinks in clubs ...in Basha, one of the glamest club in town, a long-neck Baltika costs 5000 soums, a Black Russian 6000 soums, and a 25cl superior vodka jug 16 000 soums ...a fine dinner for two doesn't cost more than 50 000 soums in JSmockers (Tashkent's most "in" and expensive cafe), as in upscale Uzbek restaurants such as Art Cafe Urch Kuduk, Sim Sim or Caravan Art Cafe.

- POPULATION/CITY : There is about 2.9 million people in Tashkent. It's the third largest city in FSU after Moscow and SPb (Kiev being 4th).The main ethnic groups are Russians, Tatars, Persians, Koreans and of course Central Asians. All the shades in-between exist also. What strikes immediatly is the astonishing variety of women that covers all the types you can dream about and that is truly unparallelled on the planet. Tashkent truly carry an insane number of tall and gorgeous women from all ethnicities. Some are lethal creatures I'd even say. Yet I am perhaps not totally objective as I have a fascination both for persian looks combined with hot russian bodies and for typicals blonde russian-ethnic Natashas, exactly two of the varieties that abounds here.

Many people seem to speak at least a few words of english. Strangely, many Russian-ethnic Uzbeks seem to be proud to NOT speak uzbek.

Tashkent is the nicest and cleanest city I've ever been to in FSU. Wide smooth streets, large tree-lined avenues, dozens of beautiful parks with plenty of fountains, ect. Also what is great from a touristic point of view is the enjoyable blend of Soviet, Oriental and Central Asian atmospheres/architectures. Truly exotic. Cops are everywhere and street-crime is non-existent. It's definitely one of the safest city I know. Never been stopped or controlled for passport or registration BTW. Seems that the days when tourists were hassled by militzia are loong gone. Uzbek guys are a bit rude (pardon, hello, thanks are unknown words, and smiles mostly non-existent) and seem a bit overfilled with testosterone but in fact are very friendly and nice persons. I never once came close to feeling threatened or unsafe, save by some drunk foreign punters (there's quite a lot of Turkish and Indian mongers) in discos. They are also genuinely honest. Never once been swindled by a taxi driver, an informal money changer, a bartender, a waiter, ect.

- HANGING AROUND : What is great in Tashkent is that almost every car is a potential taxi. You just make a sign, a car stops, you go in, say where you go, and pay 2000 soums (1 €) whatever the distance. Wherever you are you never wait more than 1 minute before a car stops to pick you up. Await to pay a bit more (something like 4000 soums) late at night if you use the cars waiting in front of Diplomat, Juliano, FM Bar, ect.

The Metro is worth a try. It can compete with Moscow or SPb in term of imposing Soviet "beauty". Nonetheless "taxis" are so cheap that taking metro, marshrutkas or trams for hanging around doesn't make sense.

- ACTION : Tashent is by no means a balls-out wild city and has a fairly quiet and provincial atmosphere. Yet pros are plentiful and literally everywhere and there's not less than three huge freelancers discos (Diplomat, Sky and Juliano) with every given weekdays night 30 to 50 working girls in each spot, and much more on weekends (with also on weekends a significative proportion of "occasionals" or "amateurs" who usually come by pair, which is great for arranging threesomes). Diplomat is IMO the best option. Asking price for quality russian-ethnic pussy runs from us$50 to $100 TLN. Most girls are fun-loving and provide great GFE, both in the club and in the sack. If a girl (pro or occasional) fancy you and if you make her drunk enough it can happen that she will go with you for free.

Also there's in Zharatshan Komplex (Broadway) a strip hole named FM Bar which is quite simply one of the greatest strip club I've ever been to. It's a small and rather sleazy place where 90% of the girls are really attractive (all ethnicities are represented), where atmosphere is cool, and where prices are very fair : 3000 soums for a one song lapdance and 4000 soums for a long-neck Baltika. Girls don't get totally naked and stay in underwears or sexy outfits yet are really, really good at driving you crazy. Great place indeed. Girls are only dancers, yet if you hit it off with one of them you can quite easily date her for a lunch or a drink the next day, and more if affinity.

Regular nightlife is also good on weekends with four great "in" and glam clubs, Basha, Opera (the newest upscale option in town, opened in November), KTKomba (semi-outdoor place open exclusively during summertime, property of Karimov's daughter) and Niagara (which is more a middle-class option, and my personal fav non-pro club in Tashkent). There's also a whole host of hip and happening cafes, bars and pubs like JSmocker, SMI, Fashion Bar, Red’n’Black (great place, opened last month), Salvador Dali, Pivovar Dudek, Chelsea Pub, Irish Pub, Gasthaus, La Riva Cafe, Johnnie Walker, ect where to meet non-pros on weekdays (and also find working girls). Of course, like everywhere else, scoring non-pros requires a bit of work, but mongers with "game", time and cultural awareness can do VERY well in Tashkent, much more so than in EE over-runned destinations.

BTW one of the great thing about Tashkent is that girls don't drink expensive silly cocktails like in Chisinau or Bucarest but are perfectly happy with beer or vodka. Even in Diplomat, which is a quite upscale place, I've almost never spotted any girl drinking anything else than Baltika or vodka shots. And as everywhere else in FSU, they drink like Cossaks !!

- FINALLY : Tashkent is definitely not a 7/7 sex-marathon wild destination, but it's an enjoyable city, safe, clean, exotic, dirty cheap, still off the beaten tracks, swarming with outrageously stunning girls from all ethnicities, with great bars, cafes, pick-up clubs and discos, a good non-pro potential and an active and relatively unspoiled P4P scene. The only minus is the totally outdated FSU everyday lifestyle, with all the drawbacks, hassles and absurdities that it implies. In resume, I see absolutely no reasons for an experienced monger for not going to Tashkent.


Hope this help.

In regard to airfares to Tashkent from Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou or Beijing, what would be considered a good price. The cheapest fare I found was around $1000 on China Southern. You cannot find Ubezkistan Airways on any booking site.

Please advise and thanks.

[QUOTE=Prosal]

MY TASHKENT

The astonishing variety of women that covers all the types you can dream about and that is truly unparallelled on the planet.

Truly an insane number of tall and gorgeous women from all ethnicities.

Tashent pros are literally everywhere every night 30 to 50 working girls in each spot, and much more also on weekends amateurs.

I see absolutely no reasons for an experienced monger for not going to Tashkent.

Hope this help.

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Here we go again, Amateur-sal.

I guess, as you say so aptly, we will only "dream" of their "astonishing variety truly unparalled on the planet".

The ISG membership's expectations of such a boast MUST be backed up with SOMETHING, ANYTHING.

I, and I know I speak for many others, simply do not accept your lack of effort and insistence to keep ALL these females "un-illustrated"!

In fact sir, we see no reason, to continue to accept your laziness as anything more than an intentional failure to support your brotherhood of mongers.

Once and for all, get to work.

Bring us back some memories, AND SHARE!

Its like, reading a National Geographic magazine, without photos! What an absurd concept!

[QUOTE=Bez Bezarra]Its like, reading a National Geographic magazine, without photos! What an absurd concept![/QUOTE]
You're maybe right.

As for you, the farther from the capital's cosmopolitan bowels, the better, here is one undoubtedly at your taste.

Samarkand local beauty.

[QUOTE=Black Shirt] In regard to airfares to Tashkent from Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou or Beijing. You cannot find Ubezkistan Airways[/QUOTE]
Black Shirt

Never heard of google ?

[url]http://www.uzairways.com/services.aspx?pid=657[/url]

Prosal,

Thanks for the reply, but it was an inadeqate answer. To get a ticket from Uzbekistan Airways, you have to call them in Tashkent, or maybe not? They are not availble on Expedia, Kayak, etc My question again, is $1000 a fair price from Bangkok, Guangzhou, Beijing or Kuala Lumpur? Just wanted to have a idea of the cost of going to Tashkent. I know you can help.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Black Shirt]To get a ticket from Uzbekistan Airways, you have to call them in Tashkent ?[/QUOTE]
No, you don't.

On the link I posted there's Uz Airways worldwide representations with phones and addresses.

As per example for Thailand : 323 United Centre Building, 29-th floor, room 2902A, Silom Road Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 - Email [email]bkk@uzairways.com[/email] - Tel. (66-2) 635-54-00/01/02

Anyhow I pay my tickets from Paris around 750 €, so maybe fares could be lower from BKK or KL.

[QUOTE=Prosal]No, you don't.

On the link I posted there's Uz Airways worldwide representations with phones and addresses.

As per example for Thailand : 323 United Centre Building, 29-th floor, room 2902A, Silom Road Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 - Email [email]bkk@uzairways.com[/email] - Tel. (66-2) 635-54-00/01/02

Anyhow I pay my tickets from Paris around 750 €, so maybe fares could be lower from BKK or KL.[/QUOTE]Prosal,

Very good, I appreciate your generous help. Will try to make it this the next few months. If you ever need information on South America or Southeast Asia, let me know.

[QUOTE=Prosal]

Samarkand beauty.

[/QUOTE]

Sir, my most humblest apologies!

Your taste in photography of women should have all ISG members admiring you as the greatest monger of all time.

By the way, I've flown Uzbekistan Air out of JFK twice, booked my tickets on their New York City telephone number, very easy.

By the way, I've flown Uzbekistan Air out of JFK twice, booked my tickets on their New York City telephone number, very easy.[/QUOTE]Sounds good, but if possible, I am going to use airlines that could give me mileage. Provided, prices are pretty much equal. So, if I go to Tashkent, can I skip the scene in Moscow? I know there is a difference, but I am refering to mongering only. Actually, I am going to be in Paris late May, and roundtrip to Moscow is under $200. But if I go to Taskent, I would like to stay 1 or 2 months, not sure what visa allows. I think Moscow in general would overwhelm me if I stay there that long.

I was in Uzbekistan and did not think that the place was all that great. The girls there are no prettier or less concerned with money than in most other places. The Russian women there are pretty but there are much less of them than in Russia, Ukraine, or Belarus. Uzbekistan is a major pain in the ass to get to and the police try and extort bribes from you while there.

I went to the places where the girls were at and had a hard time making contact. The nightclubs had pretty girls in them but they were not easy to approach alone. If I would not have had a "wingman" I would have thought that my time there was wasted. It's just much easier and better to go to Kiev or Odessa in my opinion.

I met Dirk Dingy there. He is quite the character. The good news is that he is received like a Hollywood Celeb and always has beautiful women fawning over him. He is very charming and is a cross between Vin Diesel and a 20 year younger American president. The bad news is that a being around someone like that just sucks up all of attention in room. There were always very beautiful women around when Dirk and I went out but they were more interested in him than me.

I had sex with three girls for money but they were not super special.

The women there like money. Dirk must have spent at least $US6000 on gifts and fun the week or so that I was with him. He gives the girls expensive gifts stuffed with $100 bills and pays apartments and car notes and god knows whatever else. I think that he is very foolish for spending money like that in such a poor country. If I had his wallet and his looks I could get the same in Toronto without flying to the other side of the world.

Tashkent is not a bad place, but it is no special paradise either.

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Sorry guys, I'm with Bez on this one.

I have thoroughly enjoyed Dirk Dingy and Prosal's reports. Fuck, I even got excited enough to push Tashkent up my priority list of FSU places to visit for a whole month in my future plans.

Having said that, even without any photos, we've now got Crackerjacker (not just based on hearsay) who has personally spent time with Dirk Dingy on the local beat in Tashkent.

To be honest, $6000/wk is a lot of money for pussy even in Moscow or Kiev, and those places are loaded with high grade FSU pussy.

If the pussy is so overwhelmingly in your favor, why would anyone need to spend that kind of money when the GDP per capita is 10x less than the Moscow snobs? If I remember correctly, I don't think the top reporters like Dr. Skank and the rest who regularly plays Russia and Ukraine even need to spend that much to get the same grade and quantity of pussy, if not more.

I know from personal experience in the Baltics that you can spend hardly anything when you're young, decent looking, charming, approachable, fun and social - and get the same results.

No matter how great these cities seem to be (and they can be great), remember that the pussy of greater Russia, FSU, CIS and the Caucasus gravitate more towards Moscow rather than the other way round.

I'm not dissing Tashkent. Heck, I had a fucken blast in the Baltics several times (all freebies) and that's only a fraction of the pussy in Moscow.

GAME over Benjamins anyday unless I'm an oligarch. But none of us here are one and we're all here to play the larger field, not the oligarch field of sponsorships. Even that pie-in-the-sky is tap able if you've got enough game because these sponsored women hardly get much sex at all, they're just social trophies more than anything.

Of course, I'm speaking generally here. Take whatever you want out of it..

[QUOTE=Crackerjacker] I think that he is very foolish for spending money like that in such a poor country.[/QUOTE]
I don't know why DirkDingy has chosen on this trip to blow loads of money (maybe a surplus of cash, happy guy !), something he manifestly doesn't need to meet girls and score, but what I know is that it's nor correct and nor fair to *publicly* discredit and criticize someone who nicely helped you, took you around, introduced you to dyevs, and also maybe treated you with his bottles in clubs. Without asking anything in return I guess.

Your whining and your lack of uprightness towards a helpful fellow monger make me wonder if you haven't a problem in the personal department. Which could be an explaination for your lack of success, failures and disappoinments in Tashkent.

Anyone in Tashkent from 15th to 22nd of April?

Maybe we can meet for a beer.