Happiest of New Year's to all of you! We wish you love, joy and happy travels in 2026! For us, 2025 began at a month-long housesit in the upside-down where winter is summer, and summer is winter. While listening to new carols which could really enhance the Mariah Carey selection like Six White Boomers and My Dingo Stole my Christmas…
Despite having the same last four letters, which actually just means “LAND,” Tajikistan felt radically different than the first two 'Stans of our journey. It felt much more off-the-beaten-path, the people are radically different in their Persian-feeling look and hospitality, and it allowed us to experience one of the most epic road trips of our lives on the Pamir Highway….…
Day One: Osh, Kyrgyzstan to Murghab, Tajikistan (September 8, 2025) The Pamir Highway, often called “The Roof of the World” or the second highest international highway in the world, is one of the most legendary roads on the planet, traversing the four countries of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The 1200-kilometer (750 mile) section we would journey over 6 nights/7…
Exploring Osh From Bishkek, alongside Jonathan, we made our way to the southern city of Osh via the unknown TezJet Airlines to save ourselves a 9-hour ride sardined into a marshrutka. Once in Osh, we were reunited with good friends, Annabelle & Yi, from Quebec, who we originally befriended at a Sri Lanka guesthouse in 2019. Osh is undeniably not…


