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The Tunnel of Death and our last days in Tajikistan - Sydney to London ep 27
In this episode we hang out with other overlanders at the Green House in Dushanbe then venture through the Tunnel of Death and head into the Fann mountains!
The Green House Hostel is a little overlander's mecca in Dushanbe. We hung out with people doing similar trips to ours from all over the world. Some of them are still good friends to this day. A great starting point for this episode. James used the time to do some much needed TLC to his bike.
While we were there we were told about the Tunnel of Death. The tunnel connects the Capital city Dushanbe to the second largest city Khujand. it is a 5km tunnel that is considered one of the most dangerous tunnels in the world due to the low light and bad ventilation.
from there we camped at Iskanderkul. Unfortunately for us the weather wasnt playing ball, but you can still see how beautiful this part of Tajikistan is. From Iskanderkul it is just a short hop over to Sarytag, a beautiful little village in the Fann Mountains
It was then time to do the 7 lakes. We rode our DR650s all the way to the 7th lake at the top and spent the night camping on the water edge.
We say it in every country we travelled through, but Tajikistan far exceeded our expectations. We thought we would stay just 10 days but we ended up staying 18 and we were sad to leave. This country is fantastic.
#adventuremotorcycling #dr650 #adventurebike #suzuki #motorbike #overlanding #silkroad #advmoto #camping #motovlog #offroadriding #bikelife
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Taking the road less travelled in Tajikistan || Sydney to London - EP 26
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Faced with 2 possible routes to get to Dushanbe, we decide to take the route that everyone told is not to, and what a beautiful route it was... but it doesnt all go to plan. In the last few eps you would have seen us go through the Zorkul National Park, and then we carried on along the Pamir river towards Khorog. In this episode we are about half way through our Tajikistan trip and when we get ...
Tajikistan Hospitality at it's best || Sydney to London Ep 25
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You can not fault the generosity of the Tajikistan people. Once again we are invited in to a local's home and given food and a place to stay. the first bed we slept in after a few weeks of camping. Always appreciated! After leaving Zorkul National Park we follow the Pamir River and the border of Afghanistan towards Khorog. Here we attempt to explain how we manage to travel on such a tight budge...
Riding the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan - Sydney to London EP 24
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Tajikistan far exceeded our expectations! In this video we tackle the Pamir Highway and Zorkul National Park on our DR650 motorcycles. Having just left Kyrgyzstan we had heard that Tajikistan was no where near as beautiful. Well, that is an absolute crock!! In this video we find a route that is without doubt one of the most beautiful we have ever experienced. As we entered the country from the ...
Kyrgyzstan - an adventure rider's paradise - Riding from Sydney to London EP 23
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Mountain lakes, drinking vodka with locals, high passes, and curb side mechanics - we had it all in this episode If you have been following along our journey you would know that we had particularly bad luck in Kyrgyzstan. We were plagued with mechanical issues from numerous flat tyres to breaking down in the mountains with a burned-out clutch. But all that misfortune comes to an end in this epi...
We can't catch a break in Kyrgyzstan || Riding from Sydney to London - EP 22
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Our bad luck unfortunately continues as we ride our Suzuki DR650 motorcycles through Kyrgyzstan as part of our around the world adventure motorcycle trip. Having just got down from our mechanical nightmares up near the Tossor Pass, we were hoping for an easy ride as we made our way around Issyk Kul Lake. Although we couldn't seem to catch a break. From leaking forks, more tyre issues, shot stee...
We abandoned our bikes on a mountain in Kyrgyzstan || Riding from Sydney to London - EP 21
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Finally - PART 2 of the Kyrgyzstan motorcycle adventure! very sorry for the delay - work and real life got in the way, but we are back editing and will pump out our next videos as quick as possible. If you watched the last episode, we got a little bit stuck trying to go over the Tossor Pass (Tosor Pass) in Kyrgyzstan aiming to get to Issyk Kul. In this episode we pick up right where we left off...
Getting Lost in Kyrgyzstan on a Motorcycle || Riding from Sydney to London - Ep 20
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Kyrgyzstan was probably the country we were most excited about when planning this around the world motorcycle trip. And it did not dissapoint!! After a tricky crossing of China, we were incredibly excited to enter Kyrgyzstan. The moment you cross the border you are welcomed by the most beautiful mountainious landscapes fulled with yurts and wild horses roaming free. It could be the location for...
China Police Checks & Bureaucracy || Riding from Sydney to London - EP 19
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This part of China is difficult to cross if you have your own vehicle - Not only do you need to pay for a very expensive guide, but you must be careful with what you take with you as they search everything. Watch this video to see what we had to smuggle across! This is the story of when we tried to cross from Northern Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan, Through Western China on our Suzuki DR650 motorcycles...
Crossing the Khunjerab Pass in Pakistan || Riding from Sydney to London - EP 18
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The last part of our Pakistan adventure before we head to China - We just have to get to the famous Khunjerab Pass first. This is just a small part of our around the world motorcycle trip that we started in December 2018 in Sydney, Australia and heading to London UK. Be sure to check out our other videos to see the Journey so far. In this ep we pick it up right where we left off in Episode 17 -...
The new Silk Road - Karakoram Highway Pakistan || Riding from Sydney to London - EP 17
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We venture further into Northern Pakistan along the Karakoram Highway. This road is made for motorcycle adventure! Starting off at Phander we follow the Gilgit river towards Gilgit until James unfortunately gets another flat tyre. A quick fix sees us off to Naltar Valley in some rather wet and cold conditions, but it was definitely worth it. Passing livestock and traversing snowed out roadways ...
Riding motorcycles to the Roof of the World || Motorcycle Tour of Northern Pakistan EP 16
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In this episode will show you how beautiful Northern Pakistan is. This video barely needed any editing... the landscapes speak for themselves!! We start off where we finished the last Episode - The Kalash Valley. With our spirites high after leaving the Chilam Joshi festival, we are hit with a minor speed bump: a tyre puncture! amazingly the first one in over 22,000km. But soon after that we ar...
Motorcycle Tour To Northern Pakistan || Dancing With The Kalashi Locals EP 15
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In this video we continue our ride through Pakistan and have our first armed police escort through one of the more dangerous areas as we travel into the mountains. For those wondering - This is from 2019, just before the pandemic hit! We were lucky enough to get it in just before the world shut. Hopefully we will all be able to travel this freely soon. This is the 8th country that we have visit...
Motorcycle Ride Through PAKISTAN || Not What We Were Expecting! EP 14
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Motorcycle Ride Through PAKISTAN || Not What We Were Expecting! EP 14
The end of our epic Indian motorcycle adventure - Ep 13
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The end of our epic Indian motorcycle adventure - Ep 13
We got Holied in Varanasi India - Ep. 12
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We got Holied in Varanasi India - Ep. 12
What it is really like to ride a motorbike across India - Ep. 11
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What it is really like to ride a motorbike across India - Ep. 11
Dodging cows and breaking motorbikes in India - Ep. 10
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Dodging cows and breaking motorbikes in India - Ep. 10
RTW Motorcycle Tour: Sydney to London - Episode 9: Myanmar
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RTW Motorcycle Tour: Sydney to London - Episode 9: Myanmar
RTW Motorcycle Tour: Sydney to London - Episode 8: Thailand
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RTW Motorcycle Tour: Sydney to London - Episode 8: Thailand
RTW Motorcycle trip: Sydney to London - Episode 7: Malaysia
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RTW Motorcycle trip: Sydney to London - Episode 7: Malaysia
RTW Motorcycle trip: Sydney to London - Episode 6: Borneo
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RTW Motorcycle trip: Sydney to London - Episode 6: Borneo
RTW Motorcycle trip: Sydney to London - Episode 5: Sulawesi, Indonesia
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RTW Motorcycle trip: Sydney to London - Episode 5: Sulawesi, Indonesia
RTW Motorcycle Trip: Sydney to London. Episode 4: Flores, Indonesia
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RTW Motorcycle Trip: Sydney to London. Episode 4: Flores, Indonesia
RTW Motorcycle Trip: Sydney to London - Episode 3: Timor
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RTW Motorcycle Trip: Sydney to London - Episode 3: Timor
Around The World Adventure Motorbike Build
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Around The World Adventure Motorbike Build
RTW Motorcycle Trip: Sydney to London - Episode 2: Timor Leste
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RTW Motorcycle Trip: Sydney to London - Episode 2: Timor Leste
Overlanding Australia on a motorcycle. The beginning of our RTW trip - Ep. 1
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Overlanding Australia on a motorcycle. The beginning of our RTW trip - Ep. 1

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @sanujureghunathan5337
    @sanujureghunathan5337 4 дні тому

    See the road conditions

  • @LokmanU3G
    @LokmanU3G 10 днів тому

    in this video didnt show where you top up the petrol .....how far from one station to another station

  • @craigbrown2183
    @craigbrown2183 18 днів тому

    James must be a trainee politition!!!!

  • @kriskjellquist1758
    @kriskjellquist1758 19 днів тому

    Welp... just finished all the eps and now I'm sad. Bring on Eps 28+. These really are great and criminally under-viewed on YT! Very nice work guys.

  • @aeiou1461
    @aeiou1461 20 днів тому

    love this series. I wanna do this someday

  • @tysonleyba430
    @tysonleyba430 20 днів тому

    one tip I could give you from experience, let the mud freeze and then it's easier to drive on assuming its cold enough to freeze.

  • @wouterg
    @wouterg 24 дні тому

    We need updates! Great video

  • @albaladejoraphael6661
    @albaladejoraphael6661 Місяць тому

    Heyyyy ooooooooooo can I get a Heyyyyyyy ooooooooo !???!?!!??!??! Where the fuck are you guys?????????!!!!!!!!!

  • @paulstevenconyngham7880
    @paulstevenconyngham7880 Місяць тому

    from one South African to another- Keep making this! Great content man keep going

  • @ahmetmayradertli6430
    @ahmetmayradertli6430 Місяць тому

    it s been 6 months mate come on already :)

  • @jujuxtreme7903
    @jujuxtreme7903 Місяць тому

    Welcome back!! i was waiting for you guys....!!! # Malaysia

  • @peterallison8902
    @peterallison8902 Місяць тому

    Why, why, why have you stopped broadcasting? Yours was such a brilliant channel to watch. I for one want to know what's happened.

  • @olivenolie5685
    @olivenolie5685 Місяць тому

    Hey guys, really enjoying your videos😀 did you guys ever have to show your drivers license while in Pakistan?

  • @coyote7299
    @coyote7299 Місяць тому

    No hace falta una moto de 650cc, con 200cc es suficiente.

  • @piotrkulesza5630
    @piotrkulesza5630 Місяць тому

    I really liked this movie, especially how you deal with it. I usually travel alone and I wouldn't be able to cope in such a place. Once I took another motorcyclist with me and even though he was over 10 years older, he complained every day like a child. I put up with him until he hit me because it turned out that he couldn't look where he was going when taking turns. I really admire your attitude and the way you get to know the world and what life brings to you.💚

  • @dunatyphon5416
    @dunatyphon5416 Місяць тому

    Great video! Shite background music though....

  • @googlelimp9834
    @googlelimp9834 Місяць тому

    hey the charging point and you sitch the lights off very cool id like to know more

  • @googlelimp9834
    @googlelimp9834 Місяць тому

    i dont know how not carrying a spare clutch I would of had one for sure, but as yours is brke should of snapped one inhalf and put it on top of the other to get through on it that works

  • @googlelimp9834
    @googlelimp9834 Місяць тому

    why not just a new zip oon it??

  • @googlelimp9834
    @googlelimp9834 Місяць тому

    did you need the passport for thebike in Indonesia??

  • @googlelimp9834
    @googlelimp9834 Місяць тому

    sory im confused why set a tent up when in a barn?? i would of just stayed in the gonk bag hahah

  • @jonathandelmont
    @jonathandelmont Місяць тому

    Hey guys. Just want to say how much I’ve enjoyed your videos. As much as I wish you success with your channel, I hope you won’t turn into just another over sponsored travelogue, a la “Itchy Boots’. It really is brilliant and so refreshing to watch a real journey with all its ups and downs. I hope you got to London and I hope all the trip videos get published😁👍

    • @peterallison8902
      @peterallison8902 Місяць тому

      If you want ups and downs watch her last two episodes.

  • @budoka2476
    @budoka2476 Місяць тому

    Just finished these videos and I just had to comment. You guys have such a knack for telling the story of your adventures! I don't know what your plans for the future are, but i sincerely hope you are able to continue riding around the world, making awesome videos like these, and telling your tale. Thank you for sharing your adventure up to this point. Hope to see more from you!

  • @jimphelps4466
    @jimphelps4466 2 місяці тому

    Were you able to go over the pass on your original OEM jets and if not, what did you change them to?

  • @grahamcairn8379
    @grahamcairn8379 2 місяці тому

    Hi to you both. I have just watched all 27 episodes and sooooo enjoyed every single one. Thanks for sharing and showing the beautiful amazing places and such beautiful people. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your adventures. And yes I've subscribed and given you a big thumbs up 👍

  • @geoffnewberry477
    @geoffnewberry477 2 місяці тому

    Hey fellas, great videos. There are lots of viewers waiting on the rest to finish your trip!

  • @madhavkiran7748
    @madhavkiran7748 2 місяці тому

    It is NoT pakistan's land.... It belongs to India and illegally occupied by Pakistan...

  • @mikemoran3348
    @mikemoran3348 2 місяці тому

    Come on lads

  • @uppitymantis7578
    @uppitymantis7578 2 місяці тому

    I’m looking to overland through Myanmar from Thailand to India. Is this still possible?

  • @olnutz
    @olnutz 2 місяці тому

    Please finish this, it’s my 3rd time watching this series 😂🙏

  • @ganglg5774
    @ganglg5774 2 місяці тому

    You're too smart, but you're also too dangerous. If you're found out, you may never enter the country.

  • @SUDIRISING
    @SUDIRISING 2 місяці тому

    You both have similar energies. So calm and composed through all issues.🙌🏻 Love your videos

  • @jeffbowers4881
    @jeffbowers4881 2 місяці тому

    Come on mates.... we need more!! Hoping for a new video soon.

  • @lordstubbington7274
    @lordstubbington7274 2 місяці тому

    Fkn awesome J Much appreciated from the brotherhood!!!!!!

  • @ahmedalabri9602
    @ahmedalabri9602 2 місяці тому

    You know I keep watching your videos again and again, even told my friends about your journey they were amazed 😮 .. pease don’t take long to post next 1

  • @dunatyphon5416
    @dunatyphon5416 2 місяці тому

    Outstanding video! Lousy music though.....

  • @justinbarker7098
    @justinbarker7098 2 місяці тому

    Amazing! This needs to be made into film .. wise words from Nathan that could and will help many people ! I have had many adventures climbing/ mountaineering/ cycling and now motorcycling they really do lead to a healthy mind and soul !! 🙏

  • @atifali690
    @atifali690 2 місяці тому

    which area is this?

  • @tonybostock9849
    @tonybostock9849 2 місяці тому

    Hi you two have you gone to ground or in hiding haha !!!!

  • @dronelegal
    @dronelegal 2 місяці тому

    Congratulations on the beautiful images friend! May your day be happy and very blessed! Success always! Big hug from Brazil

  • @FdvsHgerhh
    @FdvsHgerhh 2 місяці тому

    I have a 450cc road motorcycle and I don't know if I can cope with this road.

  • @A3ROLLC
    @A3ROLLC 2 місяці тому

    are you alive

  • @RichIngersoll
    @RichIngersoll 2 місяці тому

    Sorry if I missed this, but what tires were you riding from Oz that kept going on and on, and what rear tire were you carrying to change up? Great channel BTW - love it!

  • @steelwheel589
    @steelwheel589 2 місяці тому

    8;16 PEOPLE WACHING YOU THEY THINK YOU AE COMING FROM OTHER PLANET MAYBE MARS OR PLUTO ETC ETC

  • @steelwheel589
    @steelwheel589 2 місяці тому

    FORGET GERMAN GUY STICKY LIKE WALL PAPER

  • @steelwheel589
    @steelwheel589 2 місяці тому

    MOST OF THEM DONT HAVE DRIVER LICENCE & DONT KNOW THE RULE, THEY THINK THE ROAD BELONG TO THEM ONLY & NOBODY ELSE, SOMETIMES THEY STRUCK BY BUS OR CAR & DEATH ON THE SPOT THATS VERY COMMON IN INDONESIA & THEY GET COMPENSATION FROM MOTOR VEHICLE TAX. AROUND 25 MIO RUPIAH WHEN THEY DIE

  • @rwriddell
    @rwriddell 3 місяці тому

    Yoh! I took the same tricky route from Kalaikhum in October 2018 in an 11 tonne 4x4 MAN truck. There was a very narrow, badly collapsing, cliff hanger section, (just before the bit where you show the minefield signs) literally barely wide enough. The scariest part of my RTW adventure. I heard later the road was no longer maintained as a punishment for falling out with the Dushanbe based government!? How was that section with you guys? Best wishes. Great story!

  • @dogface225
    @dogface225 3 місяці тому

    Keep going my friends!!

  • @raymondbreakwood6390
    @raymondbreakwood6390 3 місяці тому

    5 month passed again with no new episode 😢😢😢

  • @user-yt8tq8jz8b
    @user-yt8tq8jz8b 3 місяці тому

    Hows Drs?