Caravanistan

I had a hostel owner that bought UZS back from me in USD. The commission was around 10%, but at the time I was worried I wouldn't be able to get rid of it. However on the train from Tashkent to Almaty I was able to change UZS to Tenge at less than 1%. So in the end I would have been better off waiti...

Arrived via train from Tashkent. This time I got two stamps (previously I received only one coming in from Novosibirsk). Exited via the train from Almaty to Urumqi more than 5 days later with no problem. Did not need to register with the migration police. I am comfortable to say that there is no nee...

Can I exchange som back to dollars? I have a certificate that seems to say I can? Has anyone done this?

Everything went fine on exit. I took the Almaty - Tashkent train after staying in Kazakhstan for about 6 days.

As a data point someone in the military came around and asked if everything was ok with my interaction with the border guard. It almost felt like he wanted customer feedback .

I went to the OVIR in Almaty today. They refused to register me. I only have one stamp on my migration card, which I guess is normal if you enter overland? (fingers crossed) I'll update the thread here when I leave. On a side note I also emailed the Kazakh Embassy in the US. They said US Citizens on...

I'm wondering a few things about this train's crossing into Kazakhstan. Do you know which crossing it uses? Is the crossing international? Anyone have experience with how long it takes and the timing?

Timtable:
https://www.tutu.travel/poezda/view_d.p ... 24.09.2017