Tajikistan Part 2 - The Tail of Two Journeys, (Mechanic, Lada Rallies and Food Poisoning
September 7th 2007 TAJIKISTAN - (July 2007)
- (Thursday 18th to Tuesday 24th July) -
Thurs 18th - Tues 24th July - (Khorog to Dushanbe)
I don't know what this Blog says about me, the people I met, or just Tajikistan in general, but the most memorable things that happened to me in my remaining time in Tajikistan involved bus / taxi journeys and two journeys in particular.
During the remaining seven days th
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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 
