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by steven » Mon May 18, 2015 11:52 am » in Transport » Other transport

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The comment section on the Caspian Sea ferry article was getting out of hand and has been closed. Please post all updates and questions regarding...

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Thank you for the update! I am planning to take the ferry from AZ to KAZ in January. What is the largest amount of time can I be expected to wait?...
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Travel in Turkmenistan May 2025

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by charlottegholt » Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:26 pm » in Travel sharing » Turkmenistan travel sharing

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Hi everyone!

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Biskek to Osh shared taxi or fly?

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by Tombali » Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:44 am » in Places » Kyrgyzstan

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Planning our 3 month 5 stans trip and still debating whether we should taxi to long shared taxi ride from Bishkek to Osh or just fly? Is the scenery...

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I was short on time last Summer and had already done plenty of driving around the country, so I flew twice with TezJet. Comfortable, on time, no...

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Ankara-Van-Tehran train Q&A

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by Milad » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:27 am » in Transport » Trains

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The direct train from Ankara to Tehran has been reintroduced, leaving once weekly. Source (in turkish, use google translate):

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Seat61 reports that the Van - Tabriz train is running again weekly from November 2024. Can anyone actually confirms it?

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by OWNER » Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:29 am » in General

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I want to share my impressions over the years of travel. Perhaps someone will recognize familiar places. If you have saved a photo...
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Border crossing report: Gulbahor: Shahrtuz (TJ) - Termez (UZ)

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by steven » Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:53 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Just putting this out there - received via e-mail

last Thursday we were the first real foreigners to cross this new (it opened on 7th of march)...

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I made this border crossing on November 18, 2024, travelling from Shahrtuz to Termez.

For anyone looking for a place to stay in Shahrtuz, I would...

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by KiwiChick » Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:19 pm » in Transport » Cars and motorbikes

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Thanks for letting me join your awesome community! I have been quietly reading for a while but now I reckon it's time for my first...

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Its indeed completely depending on your budget, i did a trip from Belgium to Cambodia in 2022 in a normal SUV Lexus, is was transformed to what we...

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