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Back to the 'Stans: Dushanbe, Tajikistan!
July 12th 2012 After twelve hours of travel I arrived at Dushanbe International Airport. It was 4.15am and I was knackered and irritable and in the middle of visa hell. “There is no letter in pile wiz your name,” said the despot in charge of visa application. “Without letter, no visa.” I stared back at him through bloodshot eyes and felt like crying.
The room I was in was thin and ramshackle. The room w
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The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan beca... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
