This photo so perfectly captures those high desert 'stan countries. This one, taken in the Pamirs of Tajikstan by teokaye, features the quintessential old weathered face, grubby kids (one strangely holding up a playing card), and an amazing mountain backdrop.
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Photo of the Day (9/7/06)
This photo so perfectly captures those high desert 'stan countries. This one, taken in the Pamirs of Tajikstan by teokaye, features the quintessential old weathered face, grubby kids (one strangely holding up a playing card), and an amazing mountain backdrop.
According ...Photo of the Day (9/2/06)
Looking at a photo like this one might imagine that the large group of villagers dressed in their everyday attire have come together to watch a wrestling match or two goats brutally head-butt each other, but in this case both guesses would be so wrong. This shot of ...DCP: Tajikistan
Why I didn't think to check in with DCP (Degree Confluence Project) sooner than the day prior to my departure to Tajikistan, I don't know. Too much else going on? As cool as the project is, I have yet to invest in a good GPS device of my own, but that doesn't have to keep me ...Word for the Travel Wise (08/31/06)
By the time you read this I should have made it well off my flight into Dushanbe. Over the next few weeks while I build in partnership with Habitat for Humanities Global Village program and journey through the land, I'll be posting a word from various Silk Road countries. ...Intro to Volunteer Vacation: Very Unusual Packing Lists
When my team leader sent over an additional list of items needed for our trip I raised an eye-brow. Oh, great! Something to give TSA a little excitement. Paint brushes? Rubber gloves? Safety spectacles? I'm sure they'll flip out. This also means extra thinking when putting ...When I Travel to _______, People Say this_______.
Go on, fill in the blanks. Just humor me alright. It's early Saturday morning and I'm as giddy as ever. My visa for Tajikistan is finally on its way, I have less than a month to go and high hopes of making it to the Pamirs. My head is swirling with sweet exotic travel ...SmarterTravel: Best & Worst Travel Destinations for Women
As a woman, traveler, and the type that tends to like parachuting into off-the-beaten track destinations, I long for articles that point out where women should go and where they should exercise extra caution when going. Well, USA Today features a fine piece for the solo ...Pamir Panoramas
One word for this shot: breath-taking. Same guy I mentioned a couple of days back who has kindly been schooling me to Tajikistan travel forwarded this Pamirs photo gallery my way as well. According to his notes it is where the Afghan, China and Tajikistan borders meet and I ...Yellow Fever 101: Why Am I Getting this Shot?
I'm going to be honest with you - when I went in for my vaccination for Typhoid fever I didn't bother to really read about what Typhoid fever was or why I should be getting the shot. My local Health Department could have injected anything into me on that day. All I knew was ...Word for the Travel Wise (07/22/06)
Now that I've got my invitation letter from the Habitat affiliate in Tajikistan I ready to roll out and hit the country, but not without practicing a little more of the local language. So tonight it's another Tajik word for the road. Today's word is a Tajik word used in ...From Afghanistan to Tajikistan
A few nights back I was introduced to a gentleman I was told could help me. I was told he was filled with an enormous amount of information about where I am headed and where I should go. He could point out Tajikistan on a map three-times blindfolded. He had been there ...Tajikistan Blogs & Photos
Looks as if I've hit the jackpot and if you're Central Asia bound searching for travel info then my friends you have struck blogosphere gold. (Or perhaps reaching blogosphere heaven would be better - I dunno.) Anyhow, it seems there are more Central Asian and Tajikistan ...Word for the Travel Wise (06/16/06)
Great news all - After a week or two of extensive search efforts by my incredible travel agent Andy, I managed to score and purchase my tickets into Dushanbe for late summer. As you can tell I'm pretty excited and considering some of the leaps and bounds taken to get this ...Central Asia Refresher
Every once in a while it's nice to remind ourselves about places that may not be on the top of our travel lists, but we forget exist or never knew existed. As I've been sharing some upcoming travel plans with people it's suddenly starting to strike a nerve how much of the ...Word for the Travel Wise (05/12/06)
It seems we haven't covered much on wonderful Tajikistan so I suppose it's time I kick things off with a word or two and some pretty cool Tajik links. The reasons for my taking notice are really unimportant at this point, but let's say I'm cookin' up a trip to the country ...Thinking Tajikistan
My wanting to do another Global Village build with Habitat for Humanity is really starting to make me itch. In fact it's an itch so bad, poison ivy would be extremely green with envy. The first problem is being able to take off and volunteer (good for the heart, hard on the ...
