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[Iceni John]

Should be fun! I hear the bike tour through Kyber Pass is beautiful and serene on your way to Peshawar. Not sure how far west the Taliban will help you in case you get a flat tire but you might have other more pressing issues to deal with. Ladak/Leh is cool to see. I'm still waiting for Vietnam to open to head to Soon Dong Caves

I went through the Khyber Pass in 1977, back when it was possible to go overland to India, when Iran was open, when Afghanistan was a beautiful peaceful country that welcomed tourists, when the Kalash were still almost unknown, when Srinagar was truly heaven on earth, when the Khamba were still fighting a CIA-sponsored guerilla war in Tibet.   That's all changed now.   One last trip to Central Asia may be my swansong, then I'll be traveling in my bus when I'm too old to ride a bike.

John

[windtrader]

Check for a PM.
Kashmir was incredible, as close to Shangri-La of lore, houseboats on the lake, and shikara rides and vendors. Nearly got hijacked to Karachi as the last flight out of the country before shutting down was the flight after ours. We escaped back to Dehli but the girls we met while waiting to depart got an unexpected leg on their adventure travel.


Le's get a group of busnuts to buy that overland Super-C and hit the road! Touring in a bus on tarmac is pretty boring! lol