The scenic views are amazing and breathtaking. This is a truly adventurous bus ride. Your vlogs also made me realize that Afghanistan and people hospitality not hostile as shown in the media. The Officials from the government truly caring about the foreigners. Your vlogs changed my perception on Afghanistan and its peoples' hospitality. It may get initially overwhelming, but we get used to as we spend more time. I thoroughly enjoyed the video.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Visha! Grateful that we could share our experiences on this journey 🥹

Omg! Very scary ..but such helpful people of Afghanistan. Thanks to them for taking care of u both.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

They were all so nice 😃🤓

The driver is a héroe. From Mexico, all my respects and love to the people of Afganistán. Wish you the best. For Shish and Nev big hug and blessings ❤Thank you all.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Gracias Carmen! 🙏🏼🤗 Hope to visit Mexico someday - it's our favourite food 😍

really Hindukush Mountains are super with snow and also to share ur experiences of journeys with us

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Thanks VV! The mountains are amazing 🤩

Never would have guessed that a better way home would be to cross from Afghanistan to Tajikistan. What an adventure!

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah - brought back memories from earlier in this season of travel when we explored Tajikistan (Jun '23) - interesting to see the country in peak summer and winter 🤣

Hello the main old road is under work, soon will get ready, this road is diverted

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Good to learn this! But Khawak Pass was so amazing 😍

glad you made it back safely. heard about the the bangalore meetup you did. hindukush mountains was beautiful!

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Tushar! Glad you've been with us a long time now 🙌🏼

This seems to have been the most adventurous journey. I only wish you were not unwell (it's amazing how you did this daunting travel even though you were unwell) What scenery of the Hindukush mountains... wish we saw more of it The hospitality sounds too good to be true... I'm so glad you both received the best of the best of Afgan hospitality

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

The mountains were truly incredible! If we had more energy, we probably could have stayed in the region for a couple of days 🤓

What an incredibly beautiful journey it become by choosing option 3. Brave move guys considering the harsh geography and winter.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! It was one soul satisfying experience even though it was very hard 🤓😃

What a curious place covered with colour ( snow ). How cold is it . Your voice is changed . This trip is very interesting . Crossing the border to TADJIKISTAN . I wish you an easy and safe trip . Good luck .

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Abdillahi! 🙏🏼😃

Have a good time in Afghanistan.

@TheBackpacksters

5 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Mashallah too much could

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

😇😇

An experience 😊

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! 🤓

If india pakistan does not had polictical poblem ,it was easy and economy way for both of you to go through pakistan to india, hope so all south asian countries learn from europe . next time if you are come to Afghanistan come to in spring , summer and autumn dont come to in winter and right now many Afghanistan high way under construction.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

That's true... That would have made our journey much easier! 🇦🇫🇵🇰🇮🇳

Bro you traveled on the time that the main way was closed due to reconstruction. Its not the actual road to Mazar

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Yes.. we heard that the road near Salang was closed for repairs 😃

I very much enjoyed this last part of your Afghanistan Odyssey. Congrats on how well you coped - in adversity! - with this last stage of your travel. Your hairy bus journey through the Hindu Kush reminded me of some similar experiences I've had in the Atlas Mountains and in Northern Pakistan. All credit to you that you were able to get such stunning views at a time when you were both feeling pretty rotten. I've no idea what you both do in Bangalore, but your presentational style is so engaging that I wouldn't be surprised if you have a role in the media. (If not, perhaps you should!) You both have clearly warm memories of the Afghan people. I'm sure this will have been reciprocated by the people you met. You're exactly the sort of people who should be travelling and experiencing different cultures. This can't be said of all vlogers!

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

So glad to hear that Ron! We're truly grateful to have travelled and lived though all these countries in the last two years... and nice to know that it rekindled your memories from the mountains too! 😃 We're far from the media industry - we used to be auditors and sat at desks looking at numbers all day long 😛😅

@ronstewart2062

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your reply. D'you intend doing more travelling at this point, or are you now returning to your desk jobs? A couple of questions about making travelling in Afghanistan possibly a bit easier occur to me. In your experience what are the pros and cons of hiring local guides? And a related question - are there drivers prepared to take you from place to place (not just to a single destination) who might even be hired for a few days? I'm thinking back to my travels in India where we were able to employ drivers on this basis.@@TheBackpacksters

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Covering your first question in our upcoming Q&A video, Ron! About Afghanistan, it is possible to hire guides to walk around with and also to drive around with. Many taxi drivers are willing to drive you around for a fair price (although you may need to bargain) for as long as you'd need. Hiring a guide is an advantage - they speak the language, know the history better and can help you find everything you need. The main con is the cost - we could not accommodate that in our budget 😅

Please try to set meetups with other travellers also to share ur experiences of journeys

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

We did a meet-up few days back on our rest stop in Bangalore 🤓 since we've been on the road full-time, its hard to do meetups and match schedules. Happy to take more suggestions on this! 😅

Get well soon Navneet.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😇

Hey Nav and Shishira first of all a big thank you for visiting Afghanistan even I felt that I was having the journey altogether and all the way throw out your visiting sites and scenery with you guys it was a lovely and honest visit I hope that you guys will come and visit again but remember plan it in summer not in winter at all in Afghanistan hope that Nav will get well soon. Kaash aisa hota k aapke yaha aane k khabr humme hota to yaqin manye k aapke saat aur aapke wo friend k saat hum be toda guom lete aur aapko apni desh k khobsurati dikhate phr koi nai next time. waise ek baat hai hum INDIA mai 6 saal rahe hai padai karte howe haryana mai aur aisa bahut kuch hai jo humne aapke logo se sikha hai jaise kisi cheez ko ya kisi ko pyar kaise karte hai kehne ka matlab ye hai k aap dono ki jodi zabardast hai aur INDIA wala nazakat aur purity aap dono mai dikhta hai so , hum ye dowa karte hai k aap humesha aise he saat mai khush rehna i loved it when you guys share the same comment at a point at same time hope you read the comment and accept it as a gift from a friend in KABUL AFGHANISTAN.

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Shekib! This was a very warm message - we're are really grateful to have seen your beautiful country and hope to see it again, someday (like you said, in a different season perhaps) 😅 Indians and Afghans do seem to share a very strong people to people bond - its so wonderful! 🙌🏼🤩

@user-jm9vu9rk8w

4 ай бұрын

Glad to see my comment has hit the target i had aimed to but didn't knew how to express my point thank you for helping me understand the word bond or bonding this was my comment's point that the way you both have bond to each other and has made path and some how living each others view or life and to have the acceptance and understanding is the beauty I enjoyed in INDIA and even in your lovely vlogs in AFGHANISTAN hope that feelings one day will come instead of rules and the love I have experienced in INDIA needs to be shared and expand so to be known to all and this will be accomplished only with help of a little humanity and peace and understanding of people like you guys so be blessed and what you are doing is the dream for people like me enjoyed every moment you shared here and even more excited when saw the reply thank you. Humme acha hone k liye muje lagta hai k ek dosre ki spice ki bahut zarorat hai mere desh ko toda indian spice ki zarorat hai aur tumhare desh ko toda afghani spice ya tadka lagna zarori hai. lol jai ho. @@TheBackpacksters

If the road was good it would have been amazing experience ever ❤️❤️❤️

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

In a way yes... But this was such a great experience in its own way 😅🤪

❤

It is Afghanistan or Europe

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

😉😉

Plz India people don't go to Europe go Afghanistan feel same like Europe

@TheBackpacksters

4 ай бұрын

Hope the Afghan Tourism industry picks up well 👍🏼🇦🇫🇮🇳