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Goz and Aiuta
Heading to Japan from Switzerland by car
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Goz and Aiuta
Heading to Japan from Switzerland by car
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"Water for life" 2005-2015
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"Freedom"
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A nice family who hosted us for one night after a tough day
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Panji river in the Wakhan Valley
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Simona
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Looking for a shelter
There a lot of wind that day
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Having lunch in the small shelter
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Along the Panji
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Guest house in Ishkashim
With Vali, the owner of the guesthouse, and Charlotte and Ien, from Belgium
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Ishkashim, the biggest town in the Wakhan valley
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Kids in Ishkashim
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Woman with bags
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Rocks formation with a swimming pool
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Canal Darshai
Reconstruction of the water channel thanks to german donations and the Aga Khan foundation
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Darshai channel
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Tajik flag before a small village
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This a village in the Wakhan Valley
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Blue door
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The road is tough and the legs need to cool down
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Cooling down the muscles in the Panji, Wakhan Valley
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Wakhan Valley after Ishkashim
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A tough section of the road
Panji river has not that mush water as before
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My small basket is traveling from Rome
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Gravel Road to the mountains
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Women carrying stuff to their house on the hill
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Tough uphill road
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This couple let us put the tent in their garden
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Filling water in the bottles
There were many fountains of drinking water, thanks to the many projects of the Aga Khan foundation
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Snow line on the mountains
The night before if was raining a lot. At more than 3000 m it was snowing
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Rocky road along the river
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Wakhan Valley
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Big rocks on the path
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Enthusiast girl
When she saw me taking a picture she started posing
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Enthusiast girl
When she saw me taking a picture she started posing
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Fresh snow from the night before
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Cycling up
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Mountains were half rocky, half snowy
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Kid in Langar
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Cat resting in the sun
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Part of the family in Langar
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Daniele trying to call the cat
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Daniele resting in Langar
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Langar
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The toilet of the house
A big hole in the ground with a metal basket in it. We think they burn every once ina while. Maybe the worst toilet we have seen so far
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Worst toilet paper ever
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Simona and the cat, enjoying the warm sun
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Family in Langar
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The boss of the family
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Little girls in Langar
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The boss of the family
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Little girls
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Simona hanging underwear.
We stayed two nights in Langar bidding our farewell to the Wakhan Valley
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Dinner in Langar
Buckwheat, eggs, and some herbs
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Kids playing in the courtyard
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Kids playing in the courtyard
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Running away
This little boy was very scared because of me. Anytime he saw me getting closer, he was always hiding under the cap and running away!
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Kids playing in the courtyard
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