Caravanistan

When I was in Kyrgyzstan I registered at the local government office in Osh. I have another travelling friend who had an awful experience doing it here - he was there hours and put in a room where money was demanded from him. Fortunately he'd borrowed a trick from me and put it in his socks already....

I sold my car to Patrik from Muztoo travel in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. I had a very undesirable right-hand drive, old Citreon Xsara Picasso driven from the UK (not undesirable in my eyes obviously!). He was willing to purchase the car with all the equipment I didn't want for $300 and I paid for the notary 1...

Hi everyone Just wanted to pass on the details of a fantastic mechanic in Dushanbe. I have used him personally and have met another who has also had a good experience. His name is Dilovar and is the owner/manager/chief mechanic at the workshop. He speaks excellent English having lived in the US for ...

I'm currently travelling overland from the UK to Singapore and India. Pico the Picasso is my companion. If you're interested, my blog is http://www.sequel.world and I'll be doing a full story write up on there. Here's my blog post on the adventure ;) http://www.sequel.world/single-post/2017/01/09/C...

Here are the recent prices and where for Black Market benzine I experienced. Nukus - 4000 Som / litre - Accessed via the father of one of the Jipek Joli hotel workers - there's two Jipek Joli's I stayed at the cheaper one nearer the museum Bukhara - 4600 Som / Litre - there was a huge shortage in th...

Hi Everyone - thank you for all your posts - you made my crossing sooooo much easier. I travelled from Baku to Aktau - I won't bore you with the full drama of getting the ferry too much as it's much the same as others (it took me 8 days + crossing time) BUT I thought I better let you know that I use...