Caravanistan

A while ago now, but crossing this border in July 2019 I had a very long, frustrating but not otherwise unpleasant experience crossing from Georgia into Russia. I came up from Tbilisi on a shared taxi, the only foreigner (UK passport) in a car full of Russians. At the border post, the officer took m...

Hi everybody, Bit of a specific question, but I couldn't find the answer elsewhere on the site or forum. I'm mapping out a future trip in which I'll cross from Azerbaijan to Iran via Astara. I'm a UK citizen, so need to be accompanied by a guide while in Iran. Does anyone know if I'll be allowed to ...

I crossed from Russia to Azerbaijan, Yarag to Samur in July 2019. The crossing itself is fine, busy but not an especially long wait. However, Yarag itself is a bit awkward to get to. There are shared taxis going to the Azerbaijan border from Pushkin Street in Derbent, but they are mostly going to th...