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View first unread post Pamir Highway // Osh -> Dushanbe // 8 days // leaving 25th October // +2 travellers

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by jinnbeesan » Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:34 pm » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi Folks!

2 Aussies here 29M, 34F.
We've got confirmation of a driver + car that will take us from Osh to Dushanbe on 25th October - looking to...

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Hey Jinn,

My name is Jesse, 27 year old from Australia. I am also looking to do the Pamir highway and you guys are leaving at the perfect time. Your...

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View first unread post Dushanbe - Osh__begin November__share or join ride

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by Doenja » Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:05 pm » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi there,

Im (25 dutch girl) planning to ride the Pamir highway from Dushanbe to Osh beginning of November. Probably starting between 2-4 November...

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Doenja
Finally im going november, around 10th november but going osh -> dushanbe :S.
I will send you a private with my whatsapp and mail, so we...

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View first unread post Iraqi Kurdistan - Turkey border crossing reports

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by Solo2ruedas » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:23 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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We are planning to travel from turkey to Iraq by bicycle to visit the autonomous kurdistan region and from there cross to Iran. Does anyone know if...

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Hi there,
Any ideas about the current developent after Turkeys attack on Syrian kurds, especially around Cizre?
We are intending to hitch from Iran...
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View first unread post Travel safety in Iraqi Kurdistan?

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by steven » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:40 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Please leave your ideas, research, questions and reports about traveling in Iraqi Kurdistan below.

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General Silk Road safety info...

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Hey there,
I am intending to hitchhike from Marivan (Iran) through Sulaiman, Erbil and Dohuk towards Cizre (Turkey) - but this plan was made up...
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View first unread post Sary Tash guesthouse reviews

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by Budgie Escapee » Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:52 am » in Places » Kyrgyzstan

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Hello.

While staying at ELIZA GUESTHOUSE in Sary Tash, the family running the place stole all my US dollars (enough to get me overland to Turkey)...

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Stayed at Pamirextreme this May.
Nice place - great host.
Can confirm everything said.

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View first unread post Itinerary Uzbekistan 14 days - feedback appreciated

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by rhinomaxil » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:35 pm » in Itineraries & trip reports

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Hi all,

I have a few questions on my planned itinerary for Uzbekistan for end of October. To give you a bit of context, we are a couple on a longer...

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Thanks a lot!

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View first unread post iran visa/ LOI

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by applehostelbishkek » Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:50 pm » in Places » Iran

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HI guys

Some people apply for LOI via Caravanistan and then get a visa at the embassy or on arrival. Is it not easier to apply directly via the...

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has all the answers.

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View first unread post Turkmen manat black market exchange rates

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by steven » Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:39 am » in Places » Turkmenistan

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The Turkmen manat is sliding, and the government has limited exchange of manat into dollar. Official rate remains 3.50 manat to the dollar. On the...

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We recently got 18.2 in the Russian bazaar while changing 50 usd. In Mary a shady guy near a bus stop accross the road from Mary Hotel first offered...
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View first unread post Irkeshtam pass report – Kashgar, Xinjiang to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan Attachment(s)

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by Iridium » Mon May 02, 2016 7:28 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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This is my detailed chronicle in April 14, 2016. I traveled single. I use Beijing Time all over the journey for sake of simplicity.

07:45 – Arrived...

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Hey! This border crossing didn't go perfectly for me so here's how I stumbled through it 😅 did it on the 7th of October.

I left my hostel...
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View first unread post Climbing Venues & Groups - Uzbek

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by martinrlyons » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:35 pm » in Outdoor adventures

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Hi,

I’m a keen climber (outdoor & indoor, trad/sport/bouldering) and am moving to Uzbekistan (Tashkent) soon.

I’d be grateful if anyone with...

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Thanks, will check it out and let you know what I find and learn from being there!

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