2 PAMIR HIGHWAY/WAKHAN VALLEY ROUTE PART 8: VRANG, TAJIKISTAN – APRICOT GROVES AND A MYSTERIOUS ZIGGURAT A gang of boys, age five to ten, each holding onto as many […]
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2 PAMIR HIGHWAY/WAKHAN VALLEY ROUTE PART 7: LANGAR, TAJIKISTAN – PETROGLYPHS & PAMIRI SPIRIT SHRINES A dried-out ram’s skull regards me with its hollow husk of an eyeball. The […]
Langar, Tajikistan – petroglyphs and Pamiri spirit shrines
1 PAMIR HIGHWAY/WAKHAN VALLEY ROUTE PART 6: ARRIVAL AT THE AFGHAN BORDER We arrive at the Afghan border. We’re not crossing the border, just driving alongside it, remaining […]
Arrival at the Afghan border, Tajikistan
2 PAMIR HIGHWAY/WAKHAN VALLEY ROUTE PART 5: BASH GUMBAZ , TAJIKISTAN How do people survive out here? It addles the brain. Granted, there aren’t many people out […]
Bash Gumbaz, Tajikistan – yaks, marmots, and a Chinese merchant’s ...
2 PAMIR HIGHWAY/WAKHAN VALLEY ROUTE PART 3: AK BAITAL PASS TO MURGAB, TAJIKISTAN Our driver is tired. He has every right to be; he was up at 4am. […]
Ak Baital to Murgab, Tajikistan – the shipping container bazaar
2 PAMIR HIGHWAY/WAKHAN VALLEY ROUTE PART 2: KYZYL-ART TO KARAKUL, TAJIKISTAN Kyzyl-Art Pass Dry, desolate Kyzyl-Art Pass. Sitting at 4280m above sea level. Midway along the 60km gravel trail that […]