I was in China for a few seconds. How? Check it out. In Tajikistan you’ll find this 150km+ long fence. Locals told me it’s the border with China, but Google Maps states the border is roughly 100km further (with a dotted line instead of bold line) Rumours go that Read more…
Camping at the lake with the best drivers from Germany. At an altitude of 3700m it was freezing at night. Unfortunately my driver woke up with altitude sickness. One of my driver’s was looking forward to the pasta I would cook for them. This eventually turned out to be Read more…
6:45am in the morning. I am never that early. But the locals wake up when the sun rises, so did I. That’s why I had a very good feeling about hitchhiking this day. Tomorrow But that feeling soon changed. Every adult that passed by told me: “Tomorrow at Read more…
A Tajik family was so friendly to host me for the night. When I arrived in the little town, the 16-year-old boy said “come to my house”. As I had no other plans I decided to come with him and his little sister. I asked them if they Read more…
This is me, hitchhiking in Tajikistan, with some interested kids around me. The children in Tajikistan are cool. They all wave happily and give high fives when you pass by in a car. These kids were checking out what I was doing. They whispered to each other about Read more…
Afghan Border Market in no man’s land. This market is located on neutral ground between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It’s interesting to see the Afghan people who come here to sell there stuff. You can visit the Afghan border market every Saturday between 9am and 12am. It’s easy to Read more…
For three days in a row I’ve been lucky to hitchhike with these Mongol Rally cars. They drive from the UK to Mongolia in small cars (engine 1.0L or below). The complete second day we drove 20km/h because of the bad road conditions and small cars. Read more…
Hitchhiked to Tajikistan! I didn’t plan to go here, but so many people on the road were enthusiastic about the Pamir Highway (world’s second highest highway) that I decided to visit Tajikistan as well. In the first restaurant they already wanted to drink wodka with me. As it was only Read more…
