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Quick 3 day Turkmenistan Tour

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by Kcho11 » Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:13 pm » in Travel sharing » Turkmenistan travel sharing

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Hi all,

Looking into potentially dipping into Turkmenistan for a few days to see Ashgabat and the Darvaza gas crater. Have reached out to a tour...

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Hi and Hello Heike... Pamir mate. I'm also planning to go to Turkmenistan... in June entering from Khiva. Quite pricy at 1.5k excl fees for pcr test,...

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HSR from.Urumqi to Xian

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by minion » Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:51 pm » in Transport » Trains

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has anyone taken the HSR train from Urumqi to Xian? or vice versa. is the train traveling too fast to see anything? which seat / sleeper did you...

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Just a tip, Trip.com usually has lower markup than Chinahighlights for booking train tickets and their app is super easy to use. Even better still,...
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money

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by [email protected] » Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:03 pm » in Itineraries & trip reports

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Hi,
for a bikepacking trip in Tadjikistan, what approximative budget would you plan per day on the pamir highway / Bartang valley (home stay / cheap...

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If you plan to camp most of the time with a day here and there in guesthouses. I'd say US$15 a day on average. I remember in Murghab, Alichur and...

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Russian Visa at the Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia

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by Rapp Scallion » Tue May 12, 2015 12:49 pm » in Visas & embassy reports

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First off, great forum.

I'd like to tell you about my experience trying to get the Russian visa at the consulate in Yerevan, Armenia since I...

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We just got our transit visa:

DOCUMENTS PROVIDED :
- visa application form with 6 days asked
- 1 ID photo
- 1 passeport copy
- 1 medical insurance...
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Wild Camping

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by Tob.y » Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:20 am » in Places » China

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Entering China from Lo Manthang in Nepal, and pretty much riding through the Tibetan mountains to the Khunjerab pass, before doing the Karakorum...

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Only possible as a very expensive organized trip.

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Where to find white gas/Coleman fuel in Baku?

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by RidingABikeSomewhere » Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:08 pm » in Places » Others

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I am flying into Baku this spring for a cycling trip and I want to immediately find white gas/Coleman fuel for my multifuel stove. (I only burn...

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Probably it is to late to reply. In any hardware shop you can buy a thinner, that is refined kerosene, that has less smell and soot than regular...

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Getting a ride from Bachor

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by enduro2 » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:00 am » in Places » Tajikistan

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Hi,

I'm planning a trekking tour which ends in Bachor. Now I'm wondering how I can get a ride from there to Dushanbe, probably via Khorog. Are there...

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I don't speak Russian either, but yes, I learnt enough to discuss the destination and the fare.
I have hitch hiked from Jelondy, which is nearby on...

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