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- Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:39 pm
- Forum: Roads, borders and security updates
- Topic: Ferghana Valley: Kyrgy-Tajik Enclaves (Ak-Sai and Kok-Tash)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 510
Ferghana Valley: Kyrgy-Tajik Enclaves (Ak-Sai and Kok-Tash)
Bit unpleasant in these parts this week Kyrgyz-Tajik Negotiators Reach Agreement, Reopen Border Crossing After Deadly Clashes
- Thu May 17, 2018 11:05 pm
- Forum: Kyrgyzstan
- Topic: Bishkek - Almaty: bus and border crossing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4578
Re: Bishkek - Almaty: bus and border crossing
Arrival: Almaty bus station is a fair way out. With luggage take the TRAM into town from the main road, much roomier than squeezing onto a city bus with a backpack. Alas in ALmaty “every car is a taxi” just as a foreigner you'll pay double. Departure: The counters on the 1st floor only sell tckets f...
- Thu May 17, 2018 10:37 pm
- Forum: Roads, borders and security updates
- Topic: Border crossing reports: Cildir/Aktas-Kartsakhi (Turkey-Georgia)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9091
Re: Georgia/Turkey border just east of the Sarpi Black Sea Border = Real?
There are two totally legit backdoors from Turkey into Georgia: 1) 30 km from the Turkish Posof on route E691/D995 to the crossing at 41°35'16,1" N, 42°49'06.6" E thence Vale in Georgia, continue on ს8 10 km to the nearest town Akhaltsikhe. Alas you'll need your own vehicle or taxi (no problem in th...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:00 pm
- Forum: Visas & embassy reports
- Topic: Registration Azerbaijan
- Replies: 57
- Views: 20118
Re: Registration Azerbaijan
Maybe a bit off-topic, but the day after I left Azerbaijan (after 9 days on a 30 day eVisa) I received an eMail from Azeri immigration asking me to participate in a survey. This consisted of only four questions how did you like/rate the people's attitude to foreigners / food / hotels / transport plu...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:21 pm
- Forum: Others
- Topic: Buying a "Ukraine Ferry" Ticket in Tbilisi
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2317
Trip report suppl. to Buying a "Ukraine Ferry" Ticket in Tbilisi
I'd like to update my previous post with a trip report on board the MS Kaunas (which is not much different from the MS Greifswald) : 1) The US$ 20 extra are in fact commission for the agent in Tiflis, which makes her attentiveness more understandable, as this equals 50 Lari for 45 mins work -- this ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Money when travelling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2382
Re: Money when travelling
But don't forget to keep plenty of of cash (I'd say 500, couple of large ones and plenty of small 5+10). Good old Yankee Dollars, preferably the new series. There will be the odd tight spot / remote bloody shithole with no bank, likely in a storm/flood/coup d'etat on a Friday afternoon in a Muslim c...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:53 pm
- Forum: Others
- Topic: Sarp border at Turkey/Georgia: reports & updates
- Replies: 35
- Views: 21109
Re: Sarp border at Turkey/Georgia: reports & updates
Just to clarify those two rather incoherent previous posts: You are having trouble with the Turks?
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:04 pm
- Forum: Others
- Topic: Buying a "Ukraine Ferry" Ticket in Tbilisi
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2317
Buying a "Ukraine Ferry" Ticket in Tbilisi
This is intended to supplement the information given on Black Sea Ferries DIrections: The agent in Tiblisi is U&G Agency LLC (alas it says “LL Group” on the office and receipt) 12a Alexander Kazbegi Ave. (Map reference: ). 41.725542, 44.762155 Take the Metro to “Medical university” (exit at front en...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:00 pm
- Forum: Uzbekistan
- Topic: Cheap Accommodation with Registration in Tashkent
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12962
Re: Cheap Accommodation with Registration in Tashkent
October 2015, both places near the Chorsu bazar: * Mirzo B&B, whose owner is a bit of a slimeball no warm water during my stay. * Gulnaras Guesthouse, which I found much friendlier. (Their google map entry is a bit off target) (Both well known an critiqued on relevant booking sites: https://www.host...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:48 pm
- Forum: Afghanistan
- Topic: Accommodation in Mazar e Sharif
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3658
Re: Accommodation in Mazar e Sharif
Not exactly a timely reply, alas in Oct. 2014 there were three guest houses (al of them literally ”no name² in the immediate vicinity of the mosque/bazar area: Two immediately across the street from the north exit of the park around the mosque. Look for the building wit a sign "7 D cinema" (approx m...