The Pamir – Roof of the World

The Pamir - Roof of the World

The Pamir Highway from Khorog to Osh was built by Soviet military engineers between 1931 and 1934, in order to facilitate troops, transport and provisioning to this very remote outpost of the Soviet empire. Being a major drug-smuggling artery, the road has several border-guard checkpoints, where you will have to register. Our path led more than 500 kilometers along the Afghan border.

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Tajikistan – first Day, first Challenge

Tajikistan - first Day, first Challenge

There was only one thing on my way to Dushanbe that bothered me. It was a little passage but I was pretty much concerned about it and it mentally preoccupied my mind for days. I had heard of this section long before I started my journey.

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