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Kyrgyzstan Horse trekking

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by charlottegholt » Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:52 pm » in Travel sharing » Kyrgyzstan travel sharing

Hi everyone! I’m Charlotte (25F) and thinking about doing a 3 day hours trekking trip to song kol lake in June 25. Looking for a fellow traveller to...

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GBAO permit in Tashkent or Osh?

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by mitchellco » Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:28 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

Has anyone successfully applied for a GBAO permit in Tashkent or Osh at the Tajik Embassy/Consulate?

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Aktau independent traveling may 2025

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by alfdlf » Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:12 pm » in Travel sharing » Kazakhstan travel sharing

I'm looking to make a 6 or 7 days independent tour from 19 to 26 of may in the Aktau region, a 4X4 car is around 80-150 euros per day so shared would...

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Train Tbilisi-Baku may start running from May 1st

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by Milad » Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:21 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Multiple news pages are reporting that the train from Tbilisi to Baku will be running from May 1st. As they quote high-level politicians, this does...

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This says May 15 now. While I don't expect them to make it by this date, I do have the impression that there are people actually working on getting...

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Wagah Border (Lahore - Amritsar) PAK - IND

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by Tonyoakey » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:13 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Hi I'm new here, found some great info looking through the forum! A friend and I are about to set off from Malaysia in a car hoping to get back to...

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Uzbek-Kazakh border closed for a few months.

What are you referring to? This border has not been closed recently (except at the beginning of the...
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Tashkent airport: reports and Q&A

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by steven » Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:53 pm » in Places » Uzbekistan

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Please read and share your experience and questions about Tashkent airport below.

We summarize all useful info at our Tashkent airport page ....

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Report from the 16th of April 2025

Flew from Lahore to Tashkent with Uzbekistan Airways. I have a Swedish passport and are visa free.

Immigration...
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Embassy report: Russian visa in Almaty

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by jiri » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:26 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

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I can confirm that it's possible to get a Russian tourist visa in Almaty (Aug 2015), AT and DE passports, non-residents. It was not possible to get...

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Consulate report Almaty
Transit visa for Russia
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Two Dutch passports, self-drive, own vehicle.

1. Made an appointment to apply...
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