Caravanistan

Dec 2019 Crossed from Tajikistan to China on 26.12.2019 I had no idea whether the border was open or not as there was no information anywhere online. But there was no other option for me to cross to China. Reached the tajik side of the border in a truck very late at night so we slept in the truck it...

26 Dec 2019. Pamir Youth Hostel owner said they don't accept foreigners !!! He advised to go to Nurlan Hotel. Single bedroom was 268 Yuans. They gave me a double bedroom for a cheaper rate 168 Yuans because it didn't have a window (who cares 🤪). I changed to Maitian hostel today for 68 Yuans. I met ...

I contacted them to apply for Turkemenistan transit visa. But unfortunately they won't accept visa application by mail. We have to go there to submit it !!

Succes story from New Delhi, India Hi Steven, Thanks a lot for all the efforts you both put in in making this website which many consider as the bible of silk road travel. I am an Indian working in Oman. I tried many ways to get my Turkmenistan transit visa. like contacting the embassy in Abu Dhabi....

Hol, I applied today in Teheran. They have a new form which you need to bring with you! They don’t hand it out ... You can get it from: http://migration.gov.tm/en/ Go to “foreign citizen” -> “Visa Registration and extension” and then download the pdf and fill it out. At the end press the “generate ...

I didn't have a VISA card. So I tried my luck with MASTERCARD and the payment was succesful. I got my visa in 3 days :) How did you retrieve your visa? Were you given another code? I got a mail after 3 days with a link to download my e visa. The same application code you get while applying for visa...

Indian living in Oman for 4 years. I applied in Muscat Embassy yesterday and got the E Visa today. I paid 28 Omani Riyals. approx 73 USD. You can pay 42 Omani Riyals to get it the same day. Requirements are passport, Resident Card copy and a passport photo.

I didn't have a VISA card. So I tried my luck with MASTERCARD and the payment was succesful. I got my visa in 3 days

Wow. Sounds cool. I feel more confident to apply now and hope to give a positive feedback after crossing Turkmenistan successfully.