Caravanistan

It seems the situation for tourists in Xinjiang has got a lot more restrictive: We are in Kashgar, we arrived here from Kyrgyzstan travelling by public transport. We have been told we are not able to leave the city to visit any sites in the area without travelling in a car organised by a tourist age...

Crossed Tajik - Kyrgyz in a car. Much the same as above. Tajiki side not very friendly. Office on the left opposite customs seems to be the bribe office. They asked us for 80 som because we were missing a document. We said we would pay only if they gave a receipt. Standoff for a few minutes until th...

Hi! We have the LOI letter from the London embassy for entering Turkmenistan on a transit visa and are trying to get the Caspian Sea ferry. Does anybody know if we still need to get a visa stuck in our passport to be allowed to leave by the Azeri border guards or if the letter will be enough? Thanks!

Hi! We have the LOI letter from the London embassy for entering Turkmenistan on a transit visa and are trying to get the Caspian Sea ferry. Does anybody know if we still need to get a visa stuck in our passport to be allowed to leave by the Azeri border guards or if the letter will be enough? Thanks!

Crossed from Georgia to Azerbaijan today with a 2L 2002 RHD Honda. Very quick to leave Georgia. Azerbaijan side there was admin to sort at the various windows and a lot of Asian style queuing (ie a free for all). However the border guards were super helpful and friendly, just seemed to want to talk ...