Panjir River

Worlds Deadliest Road Contender

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August 20th 2015
Geo: 37.4897, 71.553The Pamir Highway is one of those amazing roads. It follows the Panj River which is a wild and woolly river that doubles as an international border with Afghanistan. We met up a German Couple we planned to travel through China and Pakistan with and have hooked up to drive down this crazy road. The pictures speak for themselves really.Despite what our imaginations conjur ... read more

Asia » Tajikistan

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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