u/FunnyThyme

I bought an open jaw ticket with arrival in Astana as part of a 2-week self-guided trip. I chose Astana as the entry point into Central Asia because I was fascinated with its odd architecture, and it seemed like a nice place to just "be" for a few days. However, now that I've been learning more about Astana, I'm questioning my choice. Astana doesn't seem all that interesting or even an easy place to just chill for a few days, with the large distances between places in the city.

Though I could change the arrival city for a fee, my inclination is to just keep Astana as my first destination in Central Asia and figure out the right number of days there. For those who have been there, what would you recommend? I could spend 1, 2, or 3 days in Astana, with 1 day being the arrival day (I arrive early in the morning so it would be a full day).

New CPAP user here, using an Airsense 11. My required pressure is pretty low at 6, so what often affects me is the sudden ramp from 0 to 4. I have tried various ramp settings, but the machine always seems to go from 0 to 4 quickly and then ramp slowly from 4 to 6. Any way to make it ramp slowly from 0 to 4?

My lease is ending in a few months. GM Financial offered me a complimentary pre-return vehicle inspection which would allow me to address any excess wear before I return the car. I don't think I have any excess wear, but I could see how this could give me peace of mind. On the other hand, I'm wondering if these pre-inspections are a way for GM Financial to cite wear so they can charge more at vehicle return.

Anyone have experience they can share, one way or another regarding how they handled their lease return?

I'm considering a trip to Uzbekistan this June with a routing of Tashkent -> Khiva -> Bukhara -> Samarkand -> Tashkent

I understand that June can be quite hot in Uzbekistan, and the travel weather sites show that Khiva and Bukhara can reach 100 F (38 C). What I'm not finding is weather information for the desert fortress (such as Ayaz Qala) that we would visit as a daytrip from Khiva. I would expect these might be even hotter than Khiva, but how much so? I'm hoping there's someone on this forum who has visited the desert fortresses in June or other summer month and can comment.