Hitting the high way

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August 7th 2017

Published: February 8th 2018

The are two options to head east from Dushanbe: "North" via the actual Pamir Highway is the more direct route, though the road condition is worse and it crosses a very high pass. Or "South" via Kulob (splitting from the Pamir Highway at Vahdat and rejoining at Kalaikhum). It picks up following the Afghanistan border earlier and while 200km longer is in better condition. Some also say the scenery i... Read Full Entry

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8th February 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

High ways and byways
Which way which road? All the better for you guys if you can score a driver with no English it seems. This way then...the rougher more remote the better! Ah...warms the heart...must be our antipodean spirits!

10th February 2018

gillg
gillg

I'm hoping that the next episode is on the way and you haven't come to an abrupt end 300m from Afghanistan :)

22nd February 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Universal language
No need for English speaking as long as he can drive. Being an excellent driver is truly the only requirement for the Pamir Highway!!!

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