I don’t know why, but this just makes me think of 1970’s mountaineers
Karakul, Tajikistan
Sunrise (ish)
Karakul, Tajikistan
A twist of modern politics – the road on the right is the one we will follow for the next 1800km, but running in parallel for the next 300km is a service road built alongside a fence that forms part of a border agreement between Tajikistan and China. Apparently Tajikistan seceded 1000’s of km2 to China….
After 200km of nothing, the first town one reaches on the M41 is Murghab. That this town can even exist is amazing as it’s a very long way away from anywhere. Winter temperatures can dip to -40ºC.
A derelict petrol station
Murghab, Tajikistan
For the first few petrol purchases in Tajikistan things weren’t as simple as rolling up to the petrol station and filling up. Instead we negotiated the quality of the petrol, the cost and the amount of fuel the car needed using the dust in the windows as our worksheet
Spot the Tot!
Hiding from the wind
Astronaut Simmons explores the alien landscape
Sunset on the Pamir plateau
The Pamir River
If you are trying to alarm your parents you have just been awarded a first class degree in the subject.
The pictures are wonderful giving all of us who are following you a very good idea of what all these various “stans ” are like and how they all differ.
Thanks Granny! We aim to please 🙂
Wow, you guys are quite the photographers, both stills and drone footage. Perhaps career changes are afoot?
Hi Ian,
A career change?! I wish!
Being a photographer is 10% taking great photos and 90% self promotion, so on that basis I’d be pretty terrible at it.
Seriously though, one of the great things about the trip thus far is being able to practice taking photos every single day.