Tag: Mountain drive

• Day 18

  Dushanbe, Tajikistan to Penjakent, Tajikistan to Samarkand, Uzbekistan Drive through the mountains Lots of Ladas, hairpin turns, a glacial-colored river, transport of tandoor ovens, even a pomegranate. Roads are marked with 12% grade. It is customary for big trucks to take the outer lane and smaller cars to hug the mountain on curves – even…

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  October 12, 2026

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  Apricots, Card weaving, Central Asia, embroidery, Gissar Mountains, Hisar range, Lada cars, Mountain drive, Needlework, Panjakent, Penjakent, Penjikent, plov, Samarkand, silk road, suzani, Tajikistan, Tandoor ovens, travel, Turkestan Mountains, Uzbekistan, Zarafshon Range, Zarafshon River, Zerafshon mountains