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Look, For what its worth, Im the worst traveller/tourist going. I took none of the tablets, forgot half the necessary stuff, didnt keep cash in different places like youre meant to and generally forgot all the things these guide books tell you to do. However not ONCE did I feel threatened, nor was I harassed [...]

Well thats it. Around 11am the hospital people turned up and I knew what was coming. A quick recce for the driver to explain what was what. Not sure he understood half of it as there are so many bits of equipment and electrics etc. For once I was nearly hoping she wouldnt start as [...]

Now those who know me well know that I have what can be best described as a passing interest in motor vehicles. However Im not one of those people who you will find polishing their car every sunday nor could I ever say I ever had any sort of a bond with a vehicle as such. [...]

For the record. At three minutes to the hour of four o’clock on Thurs 29th July 2010, a Mercedes Benz ambulance with registration number X587 LGV, adorned with the flags of Cork, Munster and Ireland and driven by one Rickard Marc Roycroft arrived in the town of Qurghon-Teppa, southern Tajikistan. On arrival we had a police escort [...]

Well this is it. Last Day. Even though we were asked to be there for 2 pm we found out the night before that this was rubbish and that our actual deadline was effectively 5pm and we planned as such.We also knew that everybody else was already there. For some reason I thought id be [...]

Well then. Arrived in Dushanbe the night before and survived a night in this 60′s ish russian type concrete hotel. Off the 3 rooms booked, showers only worked in one which thankfully was ours as I was in bad need of a shower after our little mountain expedition yesterday. A late breakfast was followed by [...]

After being woken (I think deliberately), by our hosts 2 yr old kid we politely declined breakfast and said we’d head off. Its a half mile walk from the house back to the village centre where we were parked as due to the severity of terrain, no one can park beside their houses. Arrival at [...]

Late start because I got the hang of conversation the night before, meant that we didnt go to sleep until about 6am. Breakfast was served by a guy wearing an Irish soccer jersey from the golden era of Jack Charlton et al. Theres always one isnt there. This was followed by a wander round samarquand [...]

Sorry that this sounds harsh but Im afraid its true. This place is a disgrace. Charge you a fortune to let you in, then you have to bring your own printer to print your visa seeing as theirs doesnt work. While waiting for said printer no one talks to you for over 4 hours in [...]

Right then, First the Uzbek border. A very simple arrangement of 4 wooden booths where you start at A and worked your way through to D. Even I worked it out! They were sound in fairness and very helpful. Far better than their neighbours next door but more about them later. After A-D over to [...]