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View first unread post Kazakhstan road updates

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by robert » Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:48 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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We drove from Sarotow to Uralsk. Here's the road status:

* Sarotow - border: road is in mediocre state, lot of patches and a bit bumpy. Average...

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nice work with garagoth =D
i luv the way to wizard tower its so.... soo..... shiny xD

i will do try that quest for wiz/sorc i will let u know if...
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View first unread post Applying for an Uzbek visa from St Petersburg

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by bradleyrose » Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:53 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

We are two British nationals currently living in St Petersburg and have flights booked to Samarkand on the 22nd of May. We stupidly assumed there...

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View first unread post Leaving China with China registered Vehicle

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by larumo » Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:43 am » in Places » China

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Hello to all fellow travellers,

I am currently planning an overland motorcycle trip from Chongqing, where I currently work, back home to Germany,...

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For those who are interested. Crossing into Kazachstan from the new border in Khorgos was impossible. It cost me 4 days discussing several options...

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View first unread post Osh-Dushanbe for 7/8 days departing early September

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by lorenzo » Wed Aug 21, 2019 9:37 am » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hello,

We are a couple of Italians living in NYC in our late 30s/early40s. We would like to find one or two travelers to share 7/8 days on the Pamir...

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Ciao.... Christopher here. I also live in New York city by the way. I already have a Jeep lined up departing Osh on Wednesday September 4th. Would...

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View first unread post Tajen Border crossing uzbekistan kazakstan

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by Dany » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:18 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Hi,
We are travelling with a car. Someone crossed recently the border from uzbekistan to kazakstan at Tajen west of uzbekistan ?
How is it ?
Thanks...

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July 25, 2019 Started from Kungrad early in the morning, 7am. Luckily found a ride directly to border, didn't even pay. :) Was there by 12, noon....
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View first unread post Bishkek-Karakol - is someone going this direction next days?

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by Chmara » Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:50 pm » in Itineraries & trip reports

Hi! I broke my tent and need some spare parts to fix it. My friend bought them for me in Bishkek but I need to find a way to transport them to...

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View first unread post Travel in Chechnya & Dagestan: is it safe?

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by andrewmartin » Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:31 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Great insights from everyone - many thanks. Could I ask for some more: three British lads are going to do the Mongol Rally in 2018 (July to August)....

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Traveled there end of July 2019, on the way from Astrakhan to Tbilisi. Stayed one night in Grozny. People in Chechnya are truly fantastic and sooo...
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View first unread post Security situation in Xinjiang - leave your thoughts

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by steven » Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:38 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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We collect travel info regarding the surveillance apparatus in Xinjiang at Travel in Xinjiang

Please leave your thoughts on travel in Xinjiang...

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That night I arrived to Kashgar, found a hostel. Took a walk around. Really liked the atmosphere so planned to stay for two nights. But after all...
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View first unread post Need advice for trains between Moscow, Almaty, and Urumqi

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by woshju » Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:41 pm » in Places » Kazakhstan

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Planning a trans-Siberian trip this winter, and was looking at trains from Moscow to Almaty (around Dec 16) and from Almaty to Urumqi (around Dec...

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Dec 14/15 is the weekend of the big yearly international timetable change, meaning that I (and neither anyone else) won't be able to tell you what...

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View first unread post Beshariq border crossing (Uzbekistan to Tajikistan, Fergana Valley)

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by irishmcbride » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:21 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Went through this crossing a couple of days ago, was much smoother than anticipated, although time consuming.

Taxi from Fergana to the crossing took...

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July 9th 2019. Serbian passport, from Konibodom to Kokand via this border. Uzbekistan visa free. On foot. Very simple and fast, 10min Tajik side,...
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