Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway: au revoir vegetables and hello wet wipes

The term highway conjures up images of glistening tarmac and white lines converging at an infinite horizon, where the tyres of sleek vehicles pass with barely a rumble over the virgin asphalt. The reality of this route fails to coincide with any of these images, whilst remaining true to its title, namely, it’s a way and its very high. In all other respects it complies largely with the characteristics of a Romanian goat track. So why would anyone consider a number of days…

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