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by steven » Sat May 25, 2019 7:03 am » in Places » Kazakhstan

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Just got a message: the Polygon and the museum will be closed for the whole summer due to maintenance works :-( :-( :-(

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Hi,

is there any more news about access to the Polygon? I would like to visit mid-May 2020. Might be a bit early to ask since it is still winter,...
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View first unread post Dushanbe Osh 6 days 18 or 19 of April

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by KimG » Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:14 pm » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi there,

Anybody willing to share a car? I m for now traveling on my own.
Happy to get recommendations/quotations for a driver as well.
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Hi there,

Anybody willing to share a car? I m for now traveling on my own.
Happy to get recommendations/quotations for a driver as well.
Thanks,...

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View first unread post Itinerary suggestion

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by aseemdeodhar » Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:07 pm » in Places » Uzbekistan

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Hi all!

I am heading to Uzbekistan for 12 days in the beginning of March, and would appreciate any suggestions and critique on my itinerary! :D...

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I think most people would find some time in Tashkent to be better than 2 days in Termez.

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View first unread post Embassy Report: Russian Visa in Dushanbe

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by Kapesta » Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:46 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

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Hi all,

We (2 German guys) just succesfully applied for and recieved our russian transit visa in Dushanbe:
- The Embassy is located at:...

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Hi there,
I tried to add one day to my Russian transit visa (because the airline cancelled my flight) at the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe.
After much...

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View first unread post Urumqi hotels that take foreigners

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by stanathon » Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:52 am » in Places » China

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We're an Australian and an American and we both speak Chinese. Last week we had a lot of trouble finding a hostel or budget hotel that would accept...

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JinJiang Inn on Hongqi Rd still accepts foreigners.
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View first unread post Hotels in Kashgar that accept foreigners

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by mollser » Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:33 pm » in Places » China

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Hi,
Does anyone know of a hostel/cheap hotel in Kashgar that accepts foreigners. I have just received notification from the hostel I booked that I...

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I stayed in a great little airbnb hotel near the "old" town. They were able to register me with no worries.
PM for link :)
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View first unread post Uzbek Railways Website Q&A Attachment(s)

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by pikdonker » Sat May 19, 2018 4:29 pm » in Transport » Trains

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The uzbek railways ticketing website seems to work rather well when it's up. It is not at the moment, but was up for days a couple of weeks ago when...

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Hi all! I will be travelling to Uzbekistan from Feb 28 to Mar 10. Do you think I will get train tickets at the counters? Unfortunately the website...
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View first unread post Iran e-visa system

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by steven » Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:45 am » in Visas & embassy reports

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Iran has started issuing E-visas since the start of 2017. All your questions and experiences with this new system are welcome in this thread.

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Hi, we (2 Belgians) applied through the e-visa system. Both requests were indentical and made just one after the other. After 3 days we received two...
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View first unread post Silk route and kitesurfing

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by Fox3000 » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:38 pm » in Outdoor adventures

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Hi, anyone some inspiring ideas regarding kitesurfing on the Silk route starting in Spain and then via Italy, Greece and Turkey to Iran?
It would so...

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We have been to the south coast of Iran, the Persian Gulf. I guess it sucks for surfing, because the see is very quite and little wind.
We are not...

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View first unread post Camper Overweight / Overload

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by Ankie81 » Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:30 am » in Itineraries & trip reports

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My friend and I ara planning to travel by camper through Asia as of March 2020 !! :) However, during our preparations we learned that we are likely...

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I don't think you will have much issues as paperwork or border crossings, but you are creating an unnecessary risk for it.

To overload a camper and...

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