Today is our last day in Tajikistan so there is another border crossing to go. After the rainstorm yesterday we woke to a hot sunny day. Started the day with a visit to the Ancient settlement of Old Panjakent. Ancient Panjakent is an archaeological site, so do not expect to find anything beyond sun-baked walls. The local residents call this place "Kainar" which is also the name of the nearby water spring. In the spring of 1932, a sheep nearby the Zeravshan Riv...

Today was a day of travel from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan via TWO border crossings. With the border between these 2 countries currently closed due to political tensions we had to do a detour via Uzbekistan. An early start saw us reach the first border at Dustlick before 8 am but it was still busy. We were greeted with gravel and dust but our trusty guides assisted us through the first checkpoint. Has to say farewell to our gorgeous student guide. This has been her...