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in rŭshan, we had literally just stepped out the front door when two trucks stopped right away. as per usual by now, we split up again and had a really adventurous day of hitchhiking. there were multiple construction zones and sketchy road segments we had to get through and i met the others in a big traffic jam again, where the road was blocked for multiple hours.

while we waited, we could actually wave across the river to the talibs on the other side and they even waved back. there was also a lot of military presence on our side as well, but most of them were just 16 year olds doing their mandatory service. our truck drivers weren't only really nice to us, but also regularly gave out food and water to those guys. of course, the truck drivers never wanted to accept money directly, so we always paid for their lunch at least.

in the evening, i had to find another ride and everything took a bit longer than expected, but i finally made it to a truck stop where the others were already waiting. to our surprise, we were offered a carpet room there for like 3€, so we just stayed there for the night.Read more