Tajikistan
Murghab – Bishkek 6292km
Ethnic violence is far more destructive than any trans-national conflict. The damage it reaps both physically and mentally on people is far deeper than a war between two nations. Immediate neighbours turn on each because of their genetics and then after it’s all over have to come back and work together again. It’s never really [...]
Dushanbe – Murghab 5927km
The ‘Roof of the World’ makes the Pamir Mountains sound like heaven. Mountains have such an allure which I, and much of the world so it seems, can’t shake off. Whether the Hindu Kush, the Karakorum or simply Snowdonia, mountains emit a luster of wildness most of our world lacks today. The raw natural living [...]
Tashkent – Dushanbe 4927km
Rumours and stories are an integral part of a travellers life. When there is little to do and travellers are clustered together they tend to tell ‘their’ story. Some are fascinating some are tedious and some end up being ridiculous. A substantial part of these rumours concern visas and border crossings and the horror stories [...]