Caravanistan

Testing and non-reporting aside, I think it has to do with the fact that these 2 countries are less internationally linked to the outside world than their neigbors. Fewer cases because less businessmen and less tourists ( at least as far as Tajikistan is concerned, especially in the late winter when...

It may be a " coronapanic "... or not. But there are facts, and you can't change them : borders are closed. And will most likely remain closed for quite some time. It is a personal view but I don't see them opening up soon, not even for this summer. Or if they do, there will be restriction...

Christian has some good points. I think it is going to take a LONG time before things get back to " normal " and the dust eventually clears. I hope I'll be proven wrong, but that's what I fear. The main issue in the long run for us who can afford to travel in economically undeveloped count...

Hey Vikingbiking. I also started my ride 6 weeks ago from southern France. I made it as far as the Poland-Belarus border, then all hell broke loose. Borders closing everywhere, ahead of me and behind me. I decided to turn back on Saturday. Took a train back to the Poland-Germany border on Sunday. Ma...

As of today Belarus is still " open ". Probably for fly-ins only ( Poland and Ukraine have shut their land borders ). I am in Poland and I was supposed to cross tomorrow but the likelihood of ending up stuck there ( they might also shut all international flights or borders soon ) had me ca...

I'd say that technically you haven't entered Spain if you don't go through customs and just stay in the transit zone.
You should be good to go in Russia.

Yes Milad, until further development...
But it doesn't look too good, does it ?

Here's what I've found about Russia. As of March 5 all travelers coming from a list of countries where the virus has been spreading fast will be put in mandatory quarantine ( China, S. Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran, France, Germany, Norway, the US of A, Spain, Switzerland, among others ) when arriving a...

Oui Stephparis :-). It is a classic, along with all the other books the Michauds have written about Afghanistan & Asia. They are easily found and have been translated in English and various other languages. Another outstanding book about the Afhan Pamir & Wakhan came out in 2012. It's called...

Hey,

Has Russia also taken steps towards barring ( or monitoring ) entry to travellers coming from counties that have cases ?
Thanks for any lead.

L.