Caravanistan

I've been in and out of Kaz over the past couple of months and have been here almost 60 days in total now. I know nothing about needing to register phone IMEI here. I don't think that's an issue. But I did get a text message to my new sim when I was in Uzbekistan that said I needed to register my ph...

Thanks so much bwv812. I saw that post a few weeks ago and then couldn't find it again. Thanks for the link. Thanks willemspie. Ian - I'm hoping the same thing with visa free periods and multiple entries. I was in UZ last month and on this trip will cross into UZ two more times. I'm hoping there are...

Hi, I have a week to spare in early October and want to see some of Uzbekistan that I haven't seen and visit Tajikistan. My rough plan is Saturday - Arrive Tashkent, catch overnight train to Bukhara (no fast tickets left!) Sunday - Explore Bukhara Monday - Fast train to Samarkand, explore Samarkand ...

I crossed from Shymkent to Tashkent a couple of days ago and returned to Shymkent today without any problems. For context I'm a single woman with limited Russian language ability. I did all the conversations in Russian at the border crossing. Not sure how difficult it would have been if I had to do ...

Has anyone had any experience with the Kaspi payment app? Can I get it as a tourist? I think it’s going to be difficult and expensive here if I don’t get it. I arrived in Kazakhstan a couple of days ago. I’ve been here before and did everything by cash in the past. Now everyone here uses the Kaspi a...

I just got my tourist visa at the embassy in Almaty with little issue. I have an LOI. The address is 137 Furmanova but there has been a street name change I think and it is now called Nazabayev st. Make sure you are ready for a long wait standing up with no facilities. You are waiting in a car park ...