Never EXPECTED to See this all on First Day in Tajikistan S8 EP.14 |Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle

Never EXPECTED to See this all on First Day in Tajikistan   S8 EP.14 |Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle

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Just a little distance left. It's not possible to find the way from here. Maybe because it's a new track. Assalam Alekum Everyone and Welcome Back to the Channel From Tajikistan, Dushanbe. We had a great morning here. After taking a little rest here, we are ready to explore our next destination, our next areas.

I am planning something today. Since I am going to Uzbekistan and then I have to return from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan. And then to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia. These are the areas I have to explore. My plan is to leave from here and go to a city called Panjakent. It's right next to the border of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

It's about 240 km from here. It will take us about 4.5 hours to reach there. And then it will take us about 2 hours to cover 50-60 km of off-road. We will go to the Fann Mountains.

There is a beautiful area called Seven Lakes. We will explore it. So, today we will mostly be traveling and exploring the mountains.

We will see the beautiful scenery there. But since we are here, it'd be nice to enjoy this city as well. We will have a nice breakfast and then leave. So, our breakfast is here. I have spent the last two nights here. I have enjoyed it a lot.

Especially, I was missing such a breakfast. In which you have cappuccino and pancakes in the morning. And there is banana and chocolate on top of it. You value such small things more when you are traveling.

You can easily find such things at home. You can go out of the house and find cafes. But the last 10-12 days that I traveled, it was difficult to find them. They were not available. We have Benjamin here with us. That's Benjamin.

Assalam Alekum Wa Alekum Salam He is having only tea. So, let's have the breakfast and then we have to hit the road. Let's go Rangeeli. See you again. Okay Benjamin, see you. Thank you. See you again.

Bismillah. In the name of Allah. Prayer for the journey May Allah make our day a blessed one. Let's see when we reach there. The first destination that I have booked is Punjakent.

It's 4 hours and 232 km from here. We will reach there at 2.30 pm. I had a rather relaxed breakfast instead of rushing to leave. We just need to refuel our motorcycle. I have already exchanged the money.

You can also get it from the ATM. I was worried that the credit card might not work here. But this city has positively impressed me.

I wasn't expecting it to be so modern. A lot of people told me that this is a poor country. I am sure it could be. But the infrastructure that I have seen in Dushanbe, the wide roads, the shopping malls, all of that does not seem to be Central Asia. We have a rather misleading image of Central Asia being very laid back. The world has gone too far.

It's just who are left behind. Not a little, a lot. The petrol pump has arrived but let's move on. It's difficult to turn from here.

The roads are amazing. I hope we will have a good journey ahead. The benefit of a day's rest here is that I was able to wash my clothes. Washed the motorcycle as well. The issue with the motorcycle has not been resolved yet. I cleaned the radiator yesterday.

I suspected that it could be the reason behind the problem. The new parts will be delivered from India in a week. Let's see. We will leave for Pamir after getting the motorcycle serviced. Till then, we will visit Uzbekistan.

There won't be a lot of off-road here. Mostly, there will be good roads. We will do 2 hours off-road today. It's a good thing that we are getting 95 here. Let's get 95. May be we will get good fuel from here.

Assalam Alekum. Yes. This is their currency, Som. I have got 10.6 Som for $1. This is for 50 Som bill. This one is for 200.

The fuel guy will come here to get instructions from the lady. Then he will fill it. Thank you. How much fuel do we get? 9.18 liters. 10.9 liter is almost $1. The color is a bit different here. Slightly bluish.

Navigation is on. We have got a T-Cell sim card. I have got this sim card for $2. I have taken 10 GB data package. And I have got this for $9. He told me that I have got 20 GB social media in this.

And unlimited internet from 12 pm to 7 am. So, if we are awake at night, we can use that too. But I think it's much cheaper than Afghanistan. The data there was very expensive.

Apart from that, fuel is a few cents more expensive than Afghanistan. Not much. Look at the cleanliness.

Neat and clean. You won't find any garbage anywhere. And these people are also Asians. Just like us. Wow... Such beautiful roads. And the scenery of the mountains is amazing. The road from our border to here was just like this.

No bumps, no jumps. There was no vibration in my motorcycle. We were riding smoothly. It's gonna be fun today.

Most of the people come here when they have to go to other cities. By the roads that go to other cities. Because there is a tradition of ride sharing here. Overall, I found this to be cheaper than Pakistan.

For living, for eating and for sightseeing. I haven't experienced the rest of the things. It's been two days since we came here. But we will know when we spend more time here.

There is a small beautiful river next to us. And they have made a nice parking and walking path. People don't come on the road.

They just walk on the walking path. Here we are at the toll plaza. Not sure how much we have to pay. We have to go from there. We came here by mistake. Thank you.

This was our toll plaza here. There is no fee here but you always have to pass through the side. I did not expect to see such beautiful scenery along the highway today. I only expected the last 2 hours near the lakes to be worthwhile.

But no way... Ever since we left the city, the ride has been awesome. Every minute of this ride is so beautiful. I am enjoying and hopefully you guys are enjoying the beautiful scenery as well. There's greenery, mountains, river... And slightly cloudy sky.

And there's Abrar and Rangeeli... What else does one need... Now we are in the tunnels. It's so dark in here. I couldn't see anything.

This must be the biggest tunnel. I think we must have crossed at least 10-15 tunnels by now. There is water too. It's quite dark.

The visibility here has become very low. I can see almost nothing. Thank God the road is in a good condition. If it had been broken, I wouldn't know if there is a pit or a bump. Congratulations.

We have successfully made it through the tunnel of death. It has started to rain a little. There is another tunnel here. All we have done today is pass through these tunnels. It's rather windy here. It's good that there are only a few sections with such wind.

It's better to hide in the mountain cover. There are a lot of cars parked here. I hope everything is fine.

Let's take a small stop here. Let's get some water. There is a court 24 here. There are some places over there. Let's see where we can park.

Assalam Alekum Tea? Tea? Coffee? Okay. Thank you. Our coffee is here. It's black coffee without milk. It's similar to Turkish coffee. It tastes very mild. It's not too bitter.

I think it's sugar-free. It's too windy to sit still. It has started to rain a little harder now.

But I am sure it won't last long. That's why I am not wearing my rain cover. It's raining a lot here. We have to turn around. Then we might be able to go to the rainy area. It's raining heavily now.

Let's find a place to stop. Better get my rain gear on. Lets park here and change.

It looks like a restaurant. Our food is here. Of course, there are some issues due to the language. But I use Google translate to communicate what I need. And questions regarding halal food as well.

That way one can communicate really easily. The biggest difference from Afghanistan is the bread. You can see that the bread is quite different It is a little thick But let's try it And here we have potatoes And some vegetables and meat. That's lamb. And I think this is yogurt.

And here we have some salad. We have tea and water. We are having a luxurious lunch. Our breakfast was also very good. And if you are getting good food... My favorite food is breakfast.

I mean favorite meal of the day And if I get that, my day goes well So today we got a very good breakfast. And Alhamdulillah we got a very good lunch. It will be a lunch/dinner. Because when we reach the camping site, I may not cook anything. But I will buy something from here. Bismillah...

If I eat such a big bread, I won't need dinner at all. It is a soup type thing. It looked good. I went inside to take a look. Tastes nice. Just like the food in Afghanistan, it's not too spicy.

But they have added a lot of extra things. Like coriander. And they have added wheat in it. More like a porridge. I don't know the name.

I thought that it was all the food that we ordered. Now we have more meat. I have eaten enough. But since it's here now, why not eat some more. Let's finish it.

We can't send it back now. Let's see how their meat is. They have used different spices. The meat is very good.

Delicious I am very happy. It is good that I did not ask him to take it back. Like we have Rosh in Pakistan. This is Tajikistan's Rosh.

I have eaten so much here. That it is difficult for me to ride the motorcycle. We have paid 85 Somoni. It is around 8 USD. Maximum 8 USD.

A less than that to be exact. It was very good. Now we don't need to make dinner there. Let's go and enjoy the beauty of the lake.

There are a lot of lakes. We'll try to camp near the last lake. Some sections are paved like this. And the rest are unpaved. Total 53 km from here.

Thank you very much. There was a check post here. Where you have to get registration. No permit for seven lakes.#

It's a rather lively area. I thought that the off road will start as soon as we get here. There will be small villages. But no The villages here are good. Clean and spacious.

Almost everything is there. Banks, petrol and all. Look at this park here. Some factories are also here.

Almost every village has a petrol station. There was one in the last one and one is here as well. This one is still under construction. They had 0octane 92 at the previous fuel station. I got 5 liters of it.

I will get the rest later. Let's see what this off road is like. This area is very touristy. A lot of tourists visit this area. I think it will be better. This area is actually Fann mountains.

Very beautiful mountain range Some of the sign boards are in English. Most of them are in Tajik and Russian. Look at that colorful mountain. One can see 4, 5 different colors. This amazing river is flowing along the road. Looking at the color of this, it seems that the lakes will also be turquoise.

Kids here really like waving at the motorcyclists. We haven't seen a bus or public transport wagon in this tour so far. People are going back to their homes after seeing the lakes. And we are going towards the lake.

It's good that the place won't be too crowded. This seems to be the first lake. Look at that. Crystal clear. Blue And there is a reflection in the waters. A gentle breeze is disrupting the reflection.

But it is very beautiful nonetheless. If we stay at every lake like this... Then before evening I mean before dark because it's already evening. We will not be able to reach the seventh lake before dark.

And I have been told that the seventh is the most beautiful. And I think the sixth is the biggest. So we will just keep looking without stopping.

Because we'll be returning using this same road tomorrow. Take a look from here. You get a full view of the lake from here. But the reflection is not visible. Because of the movement in the water. But it is blue dark blue We'll see how the other lakes are.

And this seems to be lake number 2. It's color is similar to that of that lake. But this one has a little greenish appearance. No, it's the same. It's bluish. Oh wow! This lake is really beautiful and huge.

Compared to all the other lakes we have seen. This is probably the 4th one. This looks like a proper lake.

And the views are also amazing. We are riding right next to the lake. The water here is greenish. It's different from the last 3 lakes. And I think the colors of the lakes also change.

For example, it's not sunny right now. But it will be during the day. Then we might get to see a different color. Wow! It's so peaceful here. There is no noise here. No one else is here.

Just us. There are some houses on the sides. One is on this side. And some are on the other side. When I was flying the drone, I could see different colors of the lake. Straight up top, it looked like turquoise.

But from here, it's greenish. This is also a good place for camping. I think this is a private place.

So, I might have to pay 10-15-20 Somoni. But it's a good place. Let's see if we find a good place on the 7th lake.

If not, we will come here. There might be toilets here. There are many waterfalls and springs coming from the mountains.

Water coming to this valley from all directions. The golden light is shining on the mountains. This rock looked dangerous. We are almost there. These were our last climb.

Let me check. I think we are going in the wrong direction. I don't remember reading it on the internet. That the 6th and the 7th lake are quite far apart. I have turned back. We have come a long way.

And Google Maps as well as Maps.me... Both show that the two lakes are just beside each other. I think it was just around the corner where we turned this way. Let's go back and check. Let's park the motorcycle here. Let's find the best place for camping.

It's almost dark now. We have found a good camping spot. There is a lake behind. I can go a little further.

The water noise might be a little too loud to sleep at night. But if I go this way, it will be a little less. We have set up our tent here.

I have packed my stuff. I have kept some inside and left some on the motorcycle. We will spend the night here. I hope there will be no wildlife here. I am not even expecting it.

But who knows. I hope we can sleep well. Because we are going to Samarkand, Uzbekistan in the morning. I am very excited about it.

I hope you liked today's vlog. It was a lot of hard work but the places are amazing. We will try to explore Pamir on our way back to Tajikistan as well. And share it with all of you. That's it for today. If you liked this vlog, please Like, Subscribe and Share.

Remember me in your prayers. See you in the next one. Allah Hafiz.

2024-10-12 23:27

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