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India - Part 3 We had heard some disparaging remarks about Ellora and Ajanta Caves, which are a few hours drive east of Mumbai, being “touristy” but we ignored that and went anyway. Sometimes places attract tourists because they are so amazing and this was the case with Ellora and Ajanta...

India - Part 2 We left Jaipur impressed by the architecture in the region but also overwhelmed by the throng of foreign tourists accompanying us everywhere. We had been consistently spoiled in the last few countries feeling like the only visitors in most regions. Continuing our learning about...

Haha yes! I guess the map gives away our next destination. Our challenge is always expedition portals limitation of 20 photos per post and us trying to find decent Wi-Fi. Stay tuned

Thanks! You should go back you'll like it. The people are very friendly and quite respectful. They now do a Visa on arrival at international airports for at least US citizens

Well said. The super narrow streets of Shimla were really scary for a midsize truck camper.

India - part 1 India was a country that we knew would be challenging as overlanders. We had heard the horror stories about the hectic, dangerous driving, incredible crowding, and grim poverty in the largest slums in Asia. We entered the country with a high level of trepidation. Even though all...

Yeah me too. Long time ago I was up climbing Aconcagua and saw lots of dirty snow & toilet paper. That plus the headaches and lethargy and starting a family changed my focus. We've heard that there are roads being built up the valleys. Unfortunately the timing for us does not allow us to do...

No you added great context. The pictures don't do justice to the absolute immense size of this mountain. As a former mountain climber (I climbed up to 7,000 meters) The most direct route from base camp evolves in a massive arc around the side of the mountain avoiding massive near-vertical...

Pakistan - Part 2 We left Karimabad to explore the Nagar Valley and ended up in the village of Minapin with crystal clear views of the majestic Rakaposhi. We set off on the trail to base camp hoping for some even more extraordinary views. Photo from Nicholas of the glacier near base camp...

Thank you so much! We have lots more photos on our website at roguewanderers.com. Unfortunately Expedition Portal limits each post to 20 photos so we have to be selective.

Pakistan - Part 1 Wild camping at the entrance to Shimshal Valley Pakistan was an intriguing and pleasant surprise for us. It was, honestly, a country we were a little bit worried about traveling in. As Americans we had heard through the decades about the complicated history of internal...

Western China China is one of the more difficult countries to drive through as an overlander. Foreigners are required to be accompanied by a guide. There are a few Chinese companies that specialize in organizing travel to key destinations, like the Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan route we wanted to...

Kyrgyzstan Driving the empty mountainous roads of Kyrgyzstan Our journey across Kyrgyzstan was actually split into two parts - but we describe it as one contiguous trip here. We entered the northern part of the country from Kazakhstan, then exited through Uzbekistan to Tajikistan. Then we...

Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Part 2 Day 4 -Jizeu Valley hike, 90km and 3.5 hours of driving In the morning we headed across the REALLY long suspension bridge to hike into Jizeu Valley - we hiked 9 miles roundtrip, making it to the first village and lake. Suspension bridge access to...

Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Part 1 Driving the Pamir Highway, Tajikistan Tajikistan embodied all the greatest aspects of overlanding adventure for us. It had vast open country, stark majestic mountains, a culture and history that was different and new for us to learn. Tajikistan...