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View first unread post Overland to Iran with my lovely dog and mobilehome

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by Fox3000 » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:35 pm » in Places » Iran

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Hey my fellow travellers!

By coincidence I stumbled upon this really informative and nice forum.
My husband and I are planning our trip to the Silk...

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Superb, thankx!

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View first unread post Trip Itinerary

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by mike12324 » Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:17 pm » in Places » Afghanistan

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I am currently trying to plan a trip to the Wakhan. I am an american and will be flying from Pittsburgh Intl. What are some good airlines that fly to...

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China Southern fly to Dushanbe quite cheap from Urumqi, otherwise Emirates through their FlyDubai. I cannot give you an accurate estimate as it is to...

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View first unread post Which country for long term parking

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by new member » Tue Jan 21, 2020 7:37 pm » in Transport » Cars and motorbikes

Hi everybody - I´m new to this forum and first of all a big Thanx to all of you for the huge amount of useful information. Incredible.

We are not...

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View first unread post Ride share pamirs june 2020

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by LisaB » Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:53 pm » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Does anyone want to share a ride.. 10 day trip Dushanbe Osh leaving 14 June 2020 if anyone is interested. It would be fantastic to share the jeep.

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I LisaB please check my PM

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View first unread post Belarus Visa Free June 10 to July 10 in 2019

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by olmo » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:24 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

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Well, not exactly the Silk Road yet, but to get there you may want to cross Belarus. Once again you can go visa free thanks to an international...

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Friends went with another BLR bus company from Kiev to Brest, also no issues.
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View first unread post Posof (TR) - Vale (GEO): border crossing reports

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by Peshwari » Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:39 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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1. Did the border officials at Posof-Vale seem used to processing foreigners, or is it likely I'd be more or less delayed as a European citizen?...

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In January 2020 we travelled from Akhaltsikhe in Georgia to Kars in Turkey.

We found some of the information online and from locals in Georgia (ie...
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View first unread post Packrafting

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by BMmonty » Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:53 am » in Outdoor adventures

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Hi after any info on potential packrafting trips in Central Asia (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan).

We will be there in June 2020 and thinking about taking...

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Yeah, most of the water is pretty steep in Central Asia. I think in Kyrgyzstan Boom gorge and Chong Kemin are definitely partly doable, these are the...

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View first unread post Uzbekistan Railways don`t accept valid kazakh online-tickets Attachment(s)

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by Valikhanov » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:13 am » in Places » Uzbekistan

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We had a bit of a bad surprise (along with many kazakh citizens on the same train) when we tried to board the train Tashkent-Almaty with our fully...

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Just saw this thread and wanted to share my experience from 2019. We purchased all tickets from Kazakhstani sites, and each of them had a warning...
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View first unread post Embassy Report: Mongolian visa in London

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by RobAU » Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:24 am » in Visas & embassy reports

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Very straight forward to get a Mongolian tourist visa at the embassy in London. I went in and applied on Tuesday and picked up my passport with visa...

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Hello,

Swiss citizen living in London. Planning to go to Mongolia next summer across land from Russia through Tashanta border (near Olgii). I was...

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View first unread post Cycling from Bukhara->Bishkek

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by barak » Mon Jan 20, 2020 2:21 pm » in Transport » Cycling » Cycle buddies

Hi everyone!

I'm planning on bicycling from Bukhara to Bishkek through the Pamir highway. Dates: Around +- May 2020.

Was wondering if there was...

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