#1 No men riding horses (well the odd one or two but certainly nothing like Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia)
#2 The Pamir Highway and the Wakhan Valley are beautiful. I recommend Autumn for travelling through them
#3 Lots of pomegranates
#4 School uniforms are terribly smart
#5 Like the rest of Central Asia and Mongolia the people are terribly friendly and hospitable
#6 In Dushanbe there are a lot of men wearing slim trousered blue suits. Very dapper looking
#7 On that note the men in Dushanbe are the sort of boys your mother would have loved you bringing home – good-looking, well groomed and polite young men
#8 Tajikistan has been noticeably more expensive than any of the other countries we’ve visited
#9 As with the rest of Central Asia there are a lot of tall mature trees in the cities and towns
#10 If a shop doesn’t have the exact change that you need they sometimes give you gum or a sweet instead
#11 There are a lot of stunning high mountains throughout the country
#12 There are a lot of 2000-era Vauxhall Astra and Vectra cars
#13 The children always wave and say hello at us as we drive through villages
#14 Again as with the rest of Central Asia driving in cities is utterly manic
#15 In the cities women wear a lot of makeup
#16 Lots of big fat shiny new black LandCruisers in the cities
#17 There are lots of huge banners and posters of the President adorning many buildings
#18 Wherever we go you can guarantee you’ll see at least one broken down lorry
#19 People carry a huge amount on their roof racks
#20 Big metal or wooden daybeds are a popular place to sit, chat and drink tea on. They are often covered in colourful traditional patterned rugs, bolsters and cushions.
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