रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)

A fascinating #longread on #travel through (and out of) #Tajikistan:

“Notes On Tajikistan”, Matt Lakeman (https://mattlakeman.org/2024/06/20/notes-on-tajikistan/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40741068

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Notes on Tajikistan

Over the summer, I spent about two weeks in Tajikistan, mostly in Dushanbe (the capital) and various points along the Pamir Highway, which borders Afghanistan and later leads into Kyrgyzstan. This …

Matt Lakeman
Jun 22, 2024 at 5:19amMastodon for iOS
Show threadरञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Jun 22, 2024

Another (less fascinating, but still interesting) #longread on #travel through #TheGambia:

“Notes On The Gambia” [2023], Matt Lakeman (https://mattlakeman.org/2023/07/10/notes-on-the-gambia/).

#Tourism #Africa #Gambia #Senegal #Senegambia #Bumsters #SexTourism #Monkeys #WestAfrica

Notes on The Gambia

I spent eight days in The Gambia, visiting Banjul, Serrekunda, Georgetown, and driving most of the length of this small country.

Matt Lakeman