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Backpacking Iraq

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by maxg » Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:13 am » in Places » Others

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Hello!
Just throwing this topic out there... I know that Iraq is more secure now than it was a few years ago, but is it safe enough to travel without...

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Ccandelario, that's really interesting. One thing you did not mention: your physical appearance. It may be uncomfortable to hear it, but independent...

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Zahedan - Quetta border crossing (IR -> PAK)

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by SPR11 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:14 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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This is the response I got on another forum concerning this question.

''European travelers cross into Pakistan from Iran almost on daily basis,...

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What a story! Ha! You already mentioned some bits in other posts but that's a great little writeup, thanks. It's really clearer now what all this...
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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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Very helpful. Yep, money has a strange power to crack even the hardest bureaucracy.
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Turkmenistan travel sharing December 01

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by Muth » Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:44 am » in Travel sharing » Turkmenistan travel sharing

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Hello,

We are 2 French traveller 32 and 36 years old with a 4x4 truck camper.

We are planning to cross through Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan to...

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We are still looking for more people !

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Wed Sep 20, 2023 6:18 am
When will the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border reopen?

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by Andrea1989 » Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:48 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Hello! Can you tell me if the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is open?

Thank you in advance!

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Hello! We are a couple that crossed the borther from Kyrgyzstan to Tayikistan last 9th september.
Kyrgyzstan tourist departament sent the mail with...
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Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:08 am
Accommodations Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan Mountains

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by Suba-Round-The-World » Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:22 am » in Itineraries & trip reports

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Hello, we are now in Mongolia, in the end of October we leave back to Russia, Kazakhstan and going south, because we want to enter Iran in December...

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From your accomodation in Almaty, you can go for day trips by public transport and then hiking in the mountains. But November ???
In Kyrgyzstan,...

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Tashkent - Samarkand - Dushanbe train Q&A

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by noobnoob » Sat Aug 27, 2022 1:31 pm » in Places » Tajikistan

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Hi all,
Sorry if this was posted somewhere else, but all I found was reports that this did not run.

Just booked tickets on a Tashkent - Dushanbe...

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Yep you'll need to go to the train station, there's a information desk in the lobby where you can buy tickets. They don't speak English so maybe...
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