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After the shortened hike, I was ready to walk 26km to the next larger village and then from there, organized and motorized, return to civilization. Fortunately, two...

Actually, I only went to Ghudara to hike to the glacier viewpoint from the neighboring village. Unfortunately, I realized that I was not motivated anymore: the already known...

After spontaneously deciding in Murghab to walk from Karakul or the turn-off from the M41 into the Bartang Valley, I set off on Monday. As in the Wakhan Corridor, the sun, wind,...

Three hours north of Murghab is the very last settlement on the Tajik side before the Kyrgyz border. The border is currently closed, so there is little to no traffic. Especially...

Once again arrived in Khorog at the home base, spent the break with lots of U24 World Cup watching, and then started into the Pamir with new strength: on a Saturday to Murghab...

Because the selected hostel was full, Akhil and I stayed with the neighbor before the "race loser" joined us. Both continued a day later, I needed/wanted another day for my...

Four travelers/tourists, two of whom were not willing to pay 50 Somoni more than demanded by the drivers. Okay, then let's try hitchhiking in teams of two. Akhil, an Indian guy,...

There is only one road that leads to Pamir. But before you can go there, you have to come to Qualaikum, and there are even two routes to get there. Personally, I would have...

With the night train from Bukhara deep into the Uzbek infinity to Khiva, my narrow favorite before Samarkand. Very sleepy, also touristy, but much less intrusive. It was...

Both Samarkand and Bukhara once belonged to Tajikistan, and many Tajiks are both proud and wrinkled because both cities now belong to Uzbekistan. Technically, Tajikistan...

After not even 24 hours in modernity (how beautiful and diverse is Tashkent, please?!), I continued my journey to the semi-modern city of Samarkand by train: famous for its Silk...

After leaving the university library in the best possible, cataloged condition, I went on a lightweight trip to Uzbekistan via Khujand at the end of June. The only country you...

Last chance to convince me whether and how the train to Kulob is running. It does indeed :) 9h in a partly absurd route and in a crazy heat buildup. Maybe in retrospect not the...

Last compact photo dump from Dushanbe. Lots of heat, smog and activities. I'm looking forward to finally getting out. Weeks of over 30 degrees (almost 40) in a non-insulated...

Trixi visiting on her way back home. First we explored Dushanbe and then a bit of the Fann Mountains. As expected, high quality time! And quite a relief to be able to share...

Just a regular city walk with a new favorite urbex spot

29 days full of randomness for me :)

The Nawruz celebrations continued. First at the university on Saturday, then throughout the city on Tuesday. Spring is officially here, Ramazon starts tomorrow. And I hope for...

Our volleyball league started. Finally!! Finally playing!! We only played twice in the end, but we won three times. How does that happen? Neither psychology nor philology showed...

Two exploratory tours through Dushanbe and lots of International Women's Day celebrations. Spring continues to show its best side - it's already up to 25 degrees Celsius in the...

Spring is coming - with pretty big steps!! It rained one day, otherwise pure sunshine and temperatures that invite you to catch a cold. Besides that, I'm still coughing a bit...

Small drop in temperature, hiking trip north near Warsob always along the Ojik on seven bridges to small waterfalls. Met new wholesale market and made the apartment one drill...

Ach du Schande!! Gar nicht mal so der coolste Start. Alles n bisschen weniger sauber und hygienisch als es mir lieb ist. Die Stadt präsentiert sich überprunkvoll und viel zu...

A trip to downtown Istanbul for the last hair dryers, sweets, and snapshots of the countless domes. Too much, so I decided to take fewer photos. But it could also have been the...

Escaping the hustle and bustle of Istanbul and unexpectedly ending up in the paradise of the Bosphorus.

Four days in Beyoglu - the disparity between rich and poor was palpable, but the local separation was not. Not even on a trip to the Old City with the Blue Mosque.

Auf dem Weg nach Tadschikistan. Zumindest den Anfang machte der Zug. Funfact: in Rumänien und Bulgarien tuckerten wir so zwischen 30 und 50 km/h durch due Gegend. Und Bulgarien...

Started a bit late today, so I had to rush later to catch my bus at 5. From the campsite to Nevada Fall, took the Panorama Trail to Glacier Point, and then hiked down the 4-Mile...

I hadn't slept through the night in a long time, I could have left at 2am, but I ended up leaving around 6am to be at the top by 8:30am. Half Dome was definitely an experience,...

Check out Half Dome from the Camp Ground and read by the river. A nice relaxing day in between:)