Caravanistan

Another nice post MerijnM. What kind of rate were you getting? Meaning how much was 500 TMT? Thanks Thanks! We changed Euros to Manat in Ashgabat (Russian Bazar) for 1 EUR = 18 TMT. It’s better to change US Dollars since this is the same rate, so I would recommend to bring Dollars. 500 TMT is € 27,...

Hi there! Also success here, two Dutch guys traveling overland. Got a 46-day single entry visa (It matches our itinerary). Applied on: Thursday June 13th Received on: Tuesday June 18th Costs: 40 USD per person We handed in: Passport (they keep it) Color copy of your passport Two passport photos (but...

Hi there! We just came back from the fire crater in Turkmenistan. Thanks Alberto for your suggestion. We did the same. In Ashgabat we went to the Intercity Taxi Terminal which is indeed all the way up north. A lot of taxi drivers were gathering around me, it was not that pleasant but okay (one grabb...

Extended my visa in Yazd with 1 month, very easy and smooth! Extremely friendly people (especially the bald guy). It took us around 1 hrs 15 min. And indeed, as a 'western foreigner' you get immediately priority. It was very busy at the time we were there, all Afghani people waiting for their turn. ...

Succes! We (Dutch couple) received a 5-day transit visa :D We're traveling by using public transport and hitchhiking. Applied: 28th of May Confirmed: 9th of June (Called +98 21 9103 9001, after +/- 20 sec you need to dial 111) Pick-up: 13th of June in Tehran In Tehran we needed: - passport - 2 passp...

Visited the embassy in Tbilisi this week. We (two Dutch guys) requested the authorisation code via the Carvanistan link. I can really recommend this service (Thanks Zahra!). With the authorisation letter, our passport, copy passport (black-white), medics insurance proof and 2 photos we went to the e...

We are now staying in Kars and our Turkish Airbnb guy called the buscompany VIPturizm and they confirmed to me that the bus to Tbilisi is now running only twice a week (on Tuesdays and Thursdays). I was surprised because it used to be a daily service. It is probably due to low season (March)... We w...