Caravanistan

I just went in Turkmenistan on a 5 day transit visa and took the train 2 times. I also did not find any accurate timetable on the web (Turkmen rail website or fahrplan) so I wrote down the timetable that I have seen in Ashgabat and Turkmenabat. On Thursday (important because I have no idea if those ...

Talking about the rates between USD and Uzbek Som : I had 6.400 for Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara. They never proposed more and I never pushed too much to hae a better rate. In Bukhara a few guys were saying 6,700-6,900, but we didn't change then. @travellex : In Bukhara, I am pretty sure they off...

Little feedback of my successful turkmen transit visa application in Dushanbe. I applied on the 7th of september and got it the 19th, so 7 working days after, more or less. I asked for 5 days transit visa for the 1st of November to the 5th, so almost 2 months later. I ask for the border corssing in ...

Thank you for the address ! In fact, it is an awesome place. Angie and Nathan are so helpful.
Every cycle tourist should stay there

Hi, I've looked for information about "at Chabysh" festival and i am confused. It will happen on the 13 and 14th of August 2016 but where ? The official website says that it will take place only in Murghab (Tadjikistan) but many people and articles report that it takes also place in Lenin peak base ...