In the most repressive of the "Stans" visited, Simon finds himself followed by the secret police as he travels across the country.
He meets the country's most famous pop star, visits a bodyguard training school, breaks the law by playing snooker and meets women at a marriage bureau for Uzbeks wanting western husbands.
He then ends his journey in the stunning ancient cities of Bukhara and Samarkand.
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