filling up with petrol local style

the petrol is stored in jerry cans - the jerry cans are emptied into the barrel - a bucket is dipped into the barrel - the contents of the bucket are poured into the bikes.

Tajikistan - The Wakhan Valley - mile 6681

May 21st 2010
Here we are happily riding through Tajikistan waving at people in Afghanistan. They are not far away, just on the other side of the river less than 100m away. Mind it looks a lot poorer in Afghanistan. We have electricity cables running along our side, brick houses and, obviously, a motorable road. On the Afghan side there's no signs of electricity, its mud houses and the 'road' is just a do ... read more

Asia » Tajikistan » Langar

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

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