After backing out of the Muksu, we were left aimless in Murghab. It was a holiday, the first day after Ramadan, but incongruously, we could find food nowhere in the city. Sulyboi invited us to celebrate at his house. There we were treated to a greasy, crunchy Kyrgyz plov, which only our great hunger could [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Paddling out of the Pamirs and into the Fire
Posted in The second trip- Fall 2008 on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Its all about Kok Jar
Posted in The second trip- Fall 2008 on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the Garif and Yury’s departure, there was a brief interlude when two friends visited. There is no ‘normal’ tourism experience in Tajikistan but theirs covered the typical highlights: a night stuck sleeping in the land-mined, no-man’s land between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, stunning vistas, bumpy car rides with local adults kindly screaming an invitation at [...]
