Caravanistan

Turkmenistan Airlines has launched an online booking of domestic flights. Price one way ... 145 euros. www.flyturkmenistanairlines.eu

Free 5-days transit visa?
http://tashkenttimes.uz/national/2576-u ... ountries-2
Nice another option for a lowcost Turkmenistan transit (Iran-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kirgistan or Kazakhstan).

I spent three weeks on North Caucasus in april and may (North Ossetia, Chechnya, Dagestan especially). Everywhere is a safe and people are awesome. Chechnya now is the safest place in Russia. Tourist are coming there not often, so you are still atraction.

16th April crossing from Georgia. One hour questioning by the FSB. Reason? First time in Russia and my passport (especially visas from Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan). After that they help me catch hitch-hiking.

I applied in Frankfurt (4 months ago) and I left this empty (earlier I asked about this by phone).

I stayed in Syyahat Hotel (may) Gorogly St 19-21, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Start 25 dollars, after bargain 15 dollars BUT I asked for a poor room and it was a very poor room (but with hot water). Including breakfast.

Steven
You can take only 2 packs (40 cigarettes). I asked on the border.
Anyway, nobody check how many do I have.
In Garabogaz you can sell a pack around 30-40 manats, in Asghabat around 25-30 manats.

Cheap accomodation (10 manats near Darvaza). Aprox. 40.196333, 58.411648 is czajchana (I don't know how to translate to English)). There is typicall place to eat and rest in Central Asia. Owners near Czajchana have a small trailer with two places. It's nice beacause you can eat and prepare to walk t...

Sarachs (6,9 - 1.05.2017) selling
Garabogaz (7,1 - 5.05.2017) byuing

About "cheapest" accomodation in Mary. I have been there 1st May. Yes, this hotel exist but you had a lucky. 15 manats is cheapest price for Turkmen in 4-bed room (15 dollars for foreginers 4-bed room). So, when I was there I meet very old man and he show me price list on the wall (in Russian, I spe...