Tajikistan - The Wakhan Valley
Day 10 We left the homestay at lunchtime, filled up with hopefully decent clean diesel, and set off on the road towards the Wakhan Valley. As soon as we left Khorog the road deteriorated quickly. After about 40km we took a short diversion off the main road to visit the Garam Chasma hot springs. The complex has separate bathing pools for men and women. The springs have been active for thousands of years, and have built up white and cream coloured travertine terraces from t
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Tajikistan - Onto the Pamir Highway
The Pamir Highway is one of the world’s most famous overland routes and has a bit of a cult status amongst travellers. The main route tends to be between Dushanbe in Tajikistan and Osh in Kyrgyzstan, and there are several optional routes within it. Much of the route hugs the Panj River which marks the Afghanistan border. Some facts about the Pamir Highway: It is the second highest international highway in the world, climbing up to 4,655m (the Karakoram Highway in Northern I
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Tajikistan - What A Welcome
We felt a bit apprehensive as we approached the border of Tajikistan as we are aware of right hand being turned away. Colin had come up with the cunning plan to put coats, bags and guidebooks over the dashboard so the officials couldn’t see which side the steering wheel is on. Normally when customs check Lolly we get them to climb in through the cab to enter the living box, but we had closed off the connecting door and opened the side door where steps are needed to climb in
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Uzbekistan - The Fergana Valley
After leaving Parkent, we’d hoped to reach Kokand in the Fergana Valley before dark, but realising this was going to be a push we tried parking up by a river in a town before it. However some military looking guys turned us away and we couldn’t see anywhere else suitable and as darkness fell we ended up retracing our steps to see if we could find a truck stop on the busy main road. Eventually desperation led us to ask if we could park up in the yard of a LPG station - the ri
Jun 186 min read
Uzbekistan - Escape to the country
We always feel a sense of joy as we hit the road again after a few days of being parked in one place. We passed the fancy new sports stadiums on the edge of the city and soon found ourselves heading north towards the mountains where we hoped it would be cooler. We reached the Chorvaq Reservoir which looked a lovely emerald colour from high above. We struggled to find a nice park up spot by the reservoir, as there are a lot of new developments going on. The reservoir is a po
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