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20 October 2017
Above: View flying from Dushanbe to Almaty. The view was absolutely was gorgeous. It didn’t look any different from flying over the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand but the difference here is the scale: it’s the expanse and reach. The expanse is such that these mountains were in sight the entire […]
19 October 2017
There’s nothing much to see in Dushanbe for a non-museum person. I explored a little of the city which has nice tree-lined avenues along with large government buildings. You can be the judge of the architectural styles; check out the pictures. To be honest, I needed a day of doing very little and spending time […]
18 October 2017
I woke too early around 0500. It ws raining , just as it had been forecasted. After much waiting, I finally got up to use the dreaded toilet. It didn’t turn out too badly. I must have been the first person to use it since it was cleaned yesterday. The seatless rim was clean and […]
17 October 2017
Morning in Khujand. I woke in Khujand around 0530 and lay till 0630 and slowly got ready. I had a heavy but healthy breakfast of banana, oats and kefir washed down with a lightly sweetened cup of black tea. Having explored the Citadel area yesterday, I wanted to explore the bazaar area. It took about […]
16 October 2017
Today I leave Uzbekistan for Tajikistan by crossing the border – that’s the plan anyway and information has been a bit scant on the internet and on the ground here. With uncertainty on how the day might turn out, the huge buffet breakfast provided by the Sakura hostel in the Shirin restaurant downstairs was very […]