As I continued to move east from Tajikistan, I was to make a stop before landing in South Korea. Right before I headed for chilly Mongolia, a spontaneous decision took me to Thailand instead. Despite being in the midst of its monsoon season, we were able to navigate our way through many Thai markets during…
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I almost got arrested in Tajikistan. On my last day in Dushanbe, I visited the National Museum of Tajikistan. Across the pond from the museum was a Tajikistan flagpole (165 meters, the 2nd tallest free-standing flagpole in the world). Next to the flagpole was the White House, where the President of Tajikistan lives. Being curious…
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Don’t let my pictures fool you, I am not that adventurous. That being said, being adventurous or not is highly subjective – It depends who I compare myself with: I am more willing to take risk than many people I know. But compared with backpackers I met during this journey, I am probably among the…
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