All the men in our jeep repeatedly took rounds to pump up the tires of this old Volga station wagon which fit an astounding crew of 8 women, 1 boy and 1 man (in addition to all the stuffed inside and piled on top). ..In Tajikistan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, en route to Murghab, Tajikistan. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
The seemingly endless landscape of Tajikistan's Pamirs is punctuated by a group pushing a motorcycle with a sidecar across some dry terrain near Kara Kul Lake (3941 meters). Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Saeed, the man on the left, drove us from Osh to just over the Tajik border. He then handed us over to his friend whose Russian UAZ jeep was outfitted with Tajik license plates. Although Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have supposedly friendly relations, the Tajik authorities give Kyrgyz cars and drivers a hard time and vice versa. Bribes cost more and stops take longer. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs. © www.uncorneredmarket.com