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Best Travel Books on the Silk-Road

Last post by Christopher Many « Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:53 pm
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by Christopher Many » Tue Dec 17, 2024 7:38 am » in General

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Hi everybody!
The English writer Jeanette Winterson once famously said: “Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into...

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Hi everybody,
and Happy New Year! I wish you all amazing journeys in 2025. Cheers … here’s to our incredible planet :)

Back to our “Silk-Road...

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Iran to Pakistan: the Rimdan-Gwadar crossing

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by fuzzyfurs » Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:33 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Hi!

I'm a solo female backpacker who successfully crossed the Rimdan-Gwadar border just two days ago (1 Apr 2024). I thought I should report my...

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No we did not drive to Gwadar first. We are leaving from Amritsar to Lahore tomorrow. I asked the contact who took care of our Pakistani Visa. Coming...

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Dushanbe to Osh on Pamir Highway - Early June 2025

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by Chapito » Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:58 pm » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi,

I'm Reda, 27M from Spain. I'm looking to do the Dushanbe to Osh trip in June, more exactly starting from the 4th. 3 seats available.

I plan to...

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I would be interested, if you can delay it by a couple of weeks. I'm available mid - june onwards. Matt 53m from the UK.

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Dushanbe - Bishkek (or Osh) Self-driving rental looking for people to rent opposite direction

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by yosoyyoberdi » Fri Jan 10, 2025 12:07 pm » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi all,

We have a 4x4 rental lined up for Dushanbe to Bishkek on a Kyrgyz car that can cross the border. The rental has a 300$ drop-off fee for the...

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Hi! I'm currently planning for this too! but unfortunately me and my friend are going to do this after 6th May. Can I ask which car rental company...

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Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:38 am
Find some one travel together to Turkmenistan

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by bassoonwaterfall » Sat Nov 23, 2024 12:08 pm » in Travel sharing » Turkmenistan travel sharing

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I am planning to cross Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan to Iran in 1-2 months. (From the Dashoguz border to the Gaudan border, this can be discussed)
I...

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Hey, we are planning the same trip, end of the month. Are you still in UZ?

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Oybek crossing with six weeks of prescription drugs and supplements

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by chargad » Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:16 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Older couple traveling from Tashkent for an overnight stay in Khujand (returning to Tashkent the next day). It will be near the start of a six-week...

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Personally I'd get a doctors note explaining exactly what you're carrying and why it's needed (and hope it looks as official as possible), and then...

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Applying for Russia visa in India?

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by DonKiwi » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:53 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

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I'm planning to be in India from May this year till August and subsequently travel overland to Europe through Russia, hoping to enter Russia...

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