Last I wrote about Itchy Boots, she was on a break from her travels in Asia during her book tour in the UK. She showed us some nice videos of her exploration there. By August, she had resumed posting about her travels for Season 8.
August 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, and 31
We watched episodes 66-74 which took place in Pakistan
She told us that she had Frankie (her motorcycle) shipped from the UAE to Kirachi by air, and it took the longest time getting into the country due to three days of paperwork. She was there from 11 to 7 every day trying to get the paperwork completed. It was extremely hot at 111 degrees F. She had a police escort every few miles which she didn't like because they often rode so slowly. In Lahore, she showed us a pretty mosque, fort and Moghal palace. Islamabad was very peaceful, green, and had mountains. (By contrast some of the other places were chaotic with their traffic.) Later on her journey, she showed us a waterfall, broken roads and beautiful sand dunes (eps. 73). In the next episode, she took a scary narrow road into an area to see gemstones. I loved the hospitable people she met.
September 2, 7, 10, 14, 17, 22, 24, and 29
We watched episodes 75-82 which took place in Pakistan
Noraly was looking for yaks and enjoyed tea on the side of the road. She came across some scary bridges and shared some drone views of the glacier. I enjoyed the lovely people in the villages (ep. 81). After being in the mountains where she didn't have police escorts, eventually she was in the city and the escorts resumed.
October 2, 6, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, and 29
We watched episodes 83-91 which took place in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan
It was extremely interesting to see Afghanistan - the busy streets, the Taliban checkpoints, Noraly buying scarves and ice cream from vendors. She went to a bird market in Kabul (no women that I saw apart from her). She saw a large Buddha statue, a fort, and lots of tall mountains. I noted a lovely plateau in episode 87, and a very good episode involving a room with a massage chair among other things that I liked in this one (90).
On November 2, she aired a one-hour special from The Netherlands recapping her seasons with her different bikes and highlights. She used a couple of local guys to interview and video her which was a departure from her usual solo videoing. She was celebrating and thanking everyone because she had recently hit 3 million subscribers on YouTube.
November 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, and 30
We watched episodes 92-98 which took place in Tajikistan
She started off with getting Frankie serviced, doing some logistics, and enjoying some good food. I enjoyed the nice people (eps. 93). In the following episode she loses her drivers license and registration for Frankie. There are many cool drone shots of little green valleys among these tall, gray, rocky mountains. In many shots you see the rushing river which tends to eat up some of the road. I loved episode 97 with the wedding cake, dancing, and the homestay owner showing her the vegetables he grows there. The next episode shows more village life and Noraly talks of the people who brought trees and planted crops and removed rocks in order for the current residents to live there.
December 3, 7, 10, and 14
We watched episodes 99-102 which took place in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
I loved seeing Noraly celebrating with the villagers and dancing with them (see episode 99). The deep river crossings were something else. I'm glad she had a couple of guys with her as they were literally building roads for her bike as they went along that stretch. In episode 102 we find Noraly crossing into a new country where she has a bit of trouble with the bad fuel and damage to her important waterproof bag. She also stops to video the marmots which she sees often along this stretch. She showed a couple of flashbacks to when she crossed this region in 2019 when it was snowy and bitterly-cold.
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