From the Turkmenistan border, we first headed to the famous Silk Road cities of Bukhara and Samarkand. From Samarkand, we turned south to Shahrisabz, another ancient city along the Silk Road. South of Shahrisabz, we headed east up some mountains to Boysun, and then down to Denov, where we crossed the border to Tajikistan.
Somewhere in northern Iran, we had left the main route of the ancient Silk Road to explore the old Persian cities to the south. We then rejoined the S
→ Continue readingAfter leaving our friendly hosts in Kitob, we cycled a long, flat stretch to Guzar, where we couldn't find a guesthouse or hotel, but ended up sleepin
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