Page 48 - The Stans of Central Asia: Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan

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Home-Hosted Visits

Many of our adventures feature a visit with a local family, often as part of the , /Ld TY _SP
7TQP experience. It is customary, though not necessary, to return your hosts’ generosity
with a small gift. If you do bring a gift, we recommend that you bring something the whole
family can enjoy, or something that represents your region, state, or hometown. Get creative
and keep it small—peach jelly from Georgia, maple sugar candy from New England, orange
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a gift, be certain to consider the local culture as well. For example, we do not recommend
alcohol in Muslim countries because it is forbidden in Islam, and your hosts may be religious.
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you depart.

Electricity

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same shape.

Voltage

Electricity in Central Asia is 220 volts. In the U.S. it is 110 volts. Most of the things a traveler
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this before you plug it in. If you have something that needs 110 volts—like a shaver or a
hairdryer—you can bring a transformer to change the current. (But transformers tend to burn
out, so it might be better to leave whatever it is at home.)

Plugs

The shape of plugs will vary from country to country, and sometimes even within a country
depending on when that building was built. To plug something from the U.S. into a local
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universal adapter/converter combo. Versatile and lightweight, these can usually be found at
your local electronics goods or hardware stores. Sometimes you can buy them at large retailers
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sale at the airport when you arrive at your destination.

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Type B. Here is the list of plugs for the countries on this trip:

Uzbekistan: C, F and/or I

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