I think it's time to come clean with you guys. Some of our stories, particularly the dialogue, haven't happened exactly as we've told you. You see, since coming to Central Asia, everything has been in Russian. While Sasha and Danielle have learned quite a bit, most of our ...
Tajikistan
Into the Wakhan Valley: An Afternoon in Afghanistan
10 am, in the Wakhan Valley, Ishkashim The border guard adjusted the gun slung across his back and reached out to take our passports. "Do you speak Russian?" he asked. "Yes, a little" "We'll keep your passports with us here, and you can pick them up when you return to ...
The Pamir Highway, Tajikistan: A Hitchhiking Adventure
Traveling through Karakul, Murghab, and Khorog on the Pamir Highway, Tajikistan "How much money will we need to bring with us to Tajikistan" I asked the always-grumpy-but-secretly-nice manager at the Osh Guest House. "$800" Um, what? That was my entire budget for ...