Tashkent - what are the current prices?
Howdy all! Just curious what the most current prices are in Tashkent. One report mentioned $150/hr, another mentioned $50/hr. Are these the different pricing options, like in Moscow? Tashkent sounds great! Is language a huge obstacle there? What are the street signs and such printed in? Russian or Uzbek? What about the current political trouble? Anything for your average dorky tourist to worry about? Anyway, thanks for any info you can give. Oink!
Binky
Prices and other ramblings
Hi all. I'm an American, been living in Tashkent for almost 3 years now. Great place! I would like to give my views and experiences that are in contrast to some others on here (no disrespect meant, just different experiences).
First, the average local salary here is about US$25/month, not $150. Because of the low wage, and lack of paying jobs period, many women sell their goods for sheer survival. Yes, you can go to the clubs (WigWam, Juliana's, Sky, etc) and get the more "professional" providors for $75 to $150. My last purchase was at Sky Club; she started at $150 and settled for $100 for two hours (natural blond ethnic Russian, drop-dead beautiful, and a true GFE).
SW are plentiful and easy to find. The street right in front the Bumi Hotel (home to Sky Club) is the main hangout, from the hotel over for about three blocks, going towards the Grand Mir Hotel. You can find anywhere from 8 to 20 every night. Most are cute, some are not, some are beautiful. They start the pricing at $50-100, but drop quickly to $20-30, sometimes even $15. Yes, some are not worth even that, but most are good girls and well worth the money. Always carry your own covers as most will go bare-back and don't usually carry their own. I have yet to find one that won't BBBJ, some to completion. My all-time deal (here or elsewhere) was three girls, three hours, for $50. I'm not bragging, it's just that it's so damn easy here. Two were 7-8's, one was their short heavy friend, a 3-4, but it was a great time.
A unique experience also lies at the main square park, the one with the big statue of Timor on the horse. You can go there most nights, starting about 8 to 9 o'clock, and witness true non-pros, being pimped by their families. Remember--I told you how poor it is here. The mothers, or fathers, or grandmothers will be sitting off to the sides while the girls walk the sidewalks on the dark side of the statue (to the right when walking away from Broadway). When you start talking to one of the girls, sometimes she has the authority to cut her own deal, but more often than not her parent or grandparent (almost always the grandmother) approaches to close the deal. They usually settle for less than the girl would, guess they see the bird in the hand. I've found a few that speak excellent English (college students) and what I've writen it exactly what they told me--times are so hard that their family has to do this to survive. It's a very sad situation, but not one unknown to many other parts of the world.
I've not had any experience with hotels and their girl-friendliness since I have a house, but most girls have a "grandmother" that will rent you a bed and room for $5-10 for short time. If you have your own house or apartment and are nice to the girl (a little food, beer/vodka), they are in no hurry to leave and will stay for about as long as you want them to.
Uzbekistan is a great place for a variety of beautiful women. Tashkent of course has ethnic Uzbeks, but also has ethnic Russians, ethnic Tatars (my personal favorite), ethnic Kyzaks, ethnic Turks, ethnic Koreans (strangly a large population here), and many others. I've lived in Europe and another CIS country and this is by far my favorite place for female beauty.
A comment earlier about the local cops not bothering foreigners--this is not my experience. They won't bother a foreign diplomat, but us businessmen are favorite targets. I've had a car (with a foreign-business tag) for about 2.5 years now and I estimate I have been stopped at least 300 times!! I wish I had kept count. They don't usually beat around the bush, they let you know right away that all they want is money. $1-2 will get you away quickly, but if you are like me and just don't like that shit, 5-10 minutes of argueing will get you away free. I have yet to pay ANY, and never been hauled to jail. This is one of the most currupt countries in the world, from the so-called president (a true dictator), all the way down to the rookie cops.
What else? I am out of time right now, but I will post more later, as I think of other experiences.
Salom Inn and Travel Any Good?
Hi,
[url]www.salomtravel.com[/url]
At $30 a night seems like a bargain... with internet access, breakfast and a "safe for valuables". However, are they girl friendly, are they convenient to public transportation and is the place clean? Do they charge extra for internet?
Thanks,
Drjoker69.