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by radellos » Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:00 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

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Hello,
it seems that it is NOT possible anymore to get more than one Visa extension in China. We have reports from friends, they have a 30day Visa....

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And my point is simply that those are current policy decisions of those offices. They aren't rules locked in by law. So in future they could become...

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View first unread post Looking for people for sharing car costs 25-28 October (Dushanbe->Pamir)

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by nicopapa80 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:33 am » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi there!

I am Italian and I will travel to Tajikistan on the 23rd of October for a EU tender.

By the 25th of October I will have completed my...

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Hello I am a Pamir driver, I can share your route, write me a mail [email protected]

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View first unread post Matsimi - Balakan Border Crossing Reports (Georgia - Azerbaijan)

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by marten568 » Wed May 02, 2018 8:00 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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I did not see a topic for this border. We crossed this border in our own vehicle in April 2018 from georgia to azerbaijan. Scenic drive and...

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Crossed the border from Georgia to Azerbaijan 4 days ago with German registered motorcycle and German passport. No problem at all. The Azerbaijan...

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View first unread post Car on train Kazakhstan

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by Tonini » Fri Aug 10, 2018 2:32 pm » in Transport » Cars and motorbikes

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Hi everyone,

We re nos in uzbekistan and plane to do a loop to come back in Europe by the Kazakhstan from Almaty.
Kazakhstan is si hudge and most...

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Hi

Three things to know
The kazak railway ( ) don't do this service
The msc company ( ) present in almaty don't do this service (by train), only...

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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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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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