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Current situation Iran

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by Jefta » Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:56 pm » in Places » Iran

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Me and my wife are planning to travel to Iran from Tajikistan in around 2 weeks. Now the current situation in Iran has changed and we heard from...

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Of course as a Western national, expect some level of security checks. If you travel to sensitive border areas, expect additional security checks....
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Help!! -- Kyrgyzstan in May for 7 days

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by BarnCat » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:09 am » in Places » Kyrgyzstan

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Hello fellow travelers,

I'll be in Kyrgyzstan for a week in the second half of May and am trying to figure out the best way to use my time. Will...

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Too cold maybe now, but snowbound trails, impossible pass crossings at higher altitudes.
Check out Song Kol, a yurt camp there, that's different from...

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Need help: Osh to Dushanbe

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by Tasurinchi » Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:43 pm » in Places » Kyrgyzstan

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Dear travellers

I'm looking for tips on how to go from Osh to Dushanbe or from Osh to Tajikistan in general. I have seen many requests for the other...

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Khujand is not such an interesting city.
Dushanbe is modern.
The attraction is mostly the Fann mountains.

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Tajikistan E-visa Q&A

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by emmeff » Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:31 am » in Places » Tajikistan

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I can't see a reference on this site, but it was reported on the Thorn Tree forum yesterday. Some questions remain about reliability and whether it...

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I'm also having the same issue as above, with the following being requested: Please attach a petition letter/verbal note from the travel company that...
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Tabriz to Yerevan

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by Baibars » Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:48 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Hello everyone.

New to this forum and very glad to be here. Very much looking to kick off a travelling phase in the coming months.

These plans of...

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Please let us know when you cross if the bus still exists and at what price (in USD), please. I updated the Iran-Afghanistan border crossings...

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Best mapping tool to show a journey

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by RArmitage » Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:20 pm » in Itineraries & trip reports

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I have been frustrated with Google maps and its inability to do a good map when it has decided there isn't a road. What mapping tools do people use...

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Check Locus Map on , mayby will help you.

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Bikepacking / where to buy bike

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by Karolina » Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:41 am » in Places » Tajikistan

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Hello,

Me and my partner want to bike Pamir highway at the start of June.

Does anyone know a bike shop either in Uzbekistan or Dushanbe that we can...

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Hi,
From what I've seen in Uzbekistan the most reasonable option to buy something bicycle related is Tashkent, cycling is very niche thing in...

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