Tajikistan
Cycling the Pamir Highway
Khorog to Alichur
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Photo: Matt Scriven29 Sept 09Dushanbe airport
Photo: Matt Scriven29 Sept 09Dushanbe
30 Sept 09On the flight to Khorog bikes go as hand luggage
30 Sept 09Mountains on the flight to Khorog, 5500 m; Antonov AN-28, ceiling 4200 m
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Mountains on the flight to Khorog, 5500 m; Antonov AN-28, ceiling 4200 m
30 Sept 09Approaching Khorog airport from the Afghan side of the Panj river
30 Sept 09Plane landed safely at Khorog
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Puncture repair at Khorog Airport
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Khorog Market
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Khorog Market
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Departing Khorog
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Heading south
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Pish village
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Roadside cafe
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Roadside cafe
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Near Nishup
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Homestay, Nishup
30 Sept 09Homestay, Nishup
Photo: Matt Scriven30 Sept 09Homestay, Nishup
30 Sept 09Panj Valley, Nishup
1 Oct 09Panj Valley
1 Oct 09Panj Valley
1 Oct 09Panj Valley
1 Oct 09Bus shelter brew-up, Panj Valley
1 Oct 09Bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, near Ishkashim
1 Oct 09Approaching Ishkashim
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Bernard & Dao at the guesthouse in Ishkashim
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Bernard & Dao's driver at the guesthouse in Ishkashim
Photo: Dao Truong2 Oct 09At the guesthouse in Ishkashim
2 Oct 09Leaving Ishkashim
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Feeling sick
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Perhaps they can help?
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Aga Khan health post
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Nurse at the health post
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09The patient
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Homestay
Photo: Matt Scriven2 Oct 09Sick!
3 Oct 09The Wakhan
3 Oct 09Mazar (shrine), Wakhan
3 Oct 09The Wakhan
Photo: Matt Scriven3 Oct 09Wakhan
3 Oct 09Panj river, Wakhan
3 Oct 09Panj river, Wakhan
3 Oct 09Unofficial Afghan-Tajik border crossing
3 Oct 09Harvest time in the Wakhan
Photo: Matt Scriven3 Oct 09Garmin Geko GPS
Photo: Matt Scriven3 Oct 09Homestay!
3 Oct 09Homestay
Photo: Matt Scriven4 Oct 09Departing homestay
4 Oct 09Wedding in the Wakhan
Photo: Matt Scriven4 Oct 09
Photo: Matt Scriven4 Oct 09
4 Oct 09Near Langar
Photo: Matt Scriven4 Oct 09Homestay, Langar
Photo: Matt Scriven4 Oct 09Homestay, Langar
5 Oct 09Bactrian camels on the climb out of Langar
5 Oct 09Climbing the Pamir valley
5 Oct 09Climbing the Pamir valley
5 Oct 09Looking back to the Hindu Kush
5 Oct 09After-lunch nap
5 Oct 09Looking back to the Hindu Kush
Photo: Matt Scriven5 Oct 09Pamir valley
Photo: Matt Scriven5 Oct 09Pamir valley
6 Oct 09Pamir valley, after overnight snow
6 Oct 09Matt approaching the turn-off for Mats Pass
6 Oct 09Taken by the Dutch tourist we'd met in Dushanbe
6 Oct 09Overlooking the Pamir River
6 Oct 09On the road to Khargush
6 Oct 09Traveller on the Afghan side of the river
6 Oct 09Bactrian camels at an Afghan nomad encampment
Photo: Matt Scriven6 Oct 09Aproaching Khargush
Photo: Matt Scriven6 Oct 09Khargush
7 Oct 09Morning at Khargush
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Khargush
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Khargush Pass (4344 m)
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Descending the Khargush Pass (4344 m)
7 Oct 09Lake Чукуркуль
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Lunch stop
7 Oct 09Looking back towards the Khargush Pass
7 Oct 09Alichur
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Alichur
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Alichur
Photo: Matt Scriven7 Oct 09Alichur guesthouse
8 Oct 09Alichur
8 Oct 09Guesthouse, Alichur
8 Oct 09Landlady of the guesthouse in Alichur
Photo: Matt Scriven8 Oct 09Matt's route
Photo: Matt Scriven8 Oct 09Matt's lunch
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