PAMIR HIGHWAY. PFFFF! HOW DO I DESCRIBE FANTASTIC?

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October 25th 2013

Published: October 25th 2013

THE PAMIR HIGHWAY IN TAJIKISTAN Bienvenue au Tajikistan! (Francais en bas de la page) The second-highest altitude international highway in the world (4,655 m). THE PHYSICAL CHALLENGE: From Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan, I climbed up to 4285m of altitude to reach the Tajik border. It was very tough. Of course I was on a dirt road, alone, and carrying heavy bags (more than 50kg) with 7 liters of water ... Read Full Entry

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Jeremy Chiron

Jeremyaroundtheworld

I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info

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25th October 2013

Danielle
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il ne manque que l'odeur !
j'adore ce pain

25th October 2013

Danielle
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Carlos est attendu à St Alban les Eaux !
C'est bien Carlos qui doit traverser la france d'ici quelques temps ?

25th October 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

THE PAMIR
May your roads be paved with gold for the experiences and adventures that guide your wheels. Fantastic pics of a magnificent locale.

26th October 2013

Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremy Chiron

Thank you Sir
the roads of traveling have been paved in gold for me. the experience of a lifetime. i feel so lucky. thank you for your kind words. wishing you the best

26th October 2013

ingnova
Ingrida

what is better?..
Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan? Makes me wish to go and explore more so nicely reflected places. Thanks for sharing.

26th October 2013

ingnova
Ingrida

it used to be just such..
In soviet times most bikes didn't have any wires :) this has one for back wheel hand brakes, and seems new. But what we had mostly was no gears and the only brakes were when you push pedals backwards (i am sure this has that too), it would immediately stop turning back wheel. Of course, i can't imagine it for the long trip, but who knows, may be smbd tried that too :) It was durable bikes and even i knew how to fix most things:)

28th October 2013

TinNiE
" Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness "

amazing adventure, something to remember forever.

28th October 2013

Josevich
Josevich

sometimes I dont get white people
This is crazy and fascinating. Depressing yet exciting. I'd love to do maybe a day or two of this. But two days without talking/seeing anyone would drive me nuts. "At the end of August I had 2 days where I didn’t run into a single person in 48 hours. You wouldn’t believe how fresh the air felt and how blue the sky was." I never expected the second sentence to come after the first. I expected drama to follow that. Safe travels mate!

28th October 2013

Samuel David
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Amazing!
Beautiful and breathtaking pictures. Now I feel like I want to go there myself! Great.

3rd November 2013

Edith&Hans
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Speakless
Dear Jeremy, we are speakless about your breathtaking adventure. We still follow your blog. In January we will cycle 9 weeks through Tasmania and the south part from Australia. We guess, it will be easier than it was in China, because of the language. But our sleeping wish is still in us: to cycle from Kirgistan to Beijing. We will see....Now we can follow your journy, that's the easiest way to cycle throug... ;-) Keep care of you and all the best from Edith and Hans

4th November 2013

Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremy Chiron

Thanks for keeping in touch!
great to hear from you! I m leaving Bishkek tomorrow. I will head towards Kazakhstan and then Tashkent, Uzbekistan. I hope I won't find too much snow on the way. Can't wait to follow your trip in Tasmania. Take good care of yourself! May the wind be on your back!

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