Caravanistan

This is a bit long, but hopefully it'll help a few people. I was in Central Asia for about 3 months last year and think I only met one solo female outside of the Bishkek/Tian Shan area, so you might be seen as a novelty. This can be good and bad. In general, the usual (and unfortunately necessary) s...

Update: I left Azerbaijan today by land--stayed six days without registering, no issues at the border.

Just did the crossing on the Akademik Topchubashov (or something like that). $90 for the ticket, $15 for the cabin. Have small-denomination notes, as they don't have much change. The crossing took 24 hours (no waiting time), and the ferry goes to Alat now. Customs and immigration took another 2 hour...

There's been a change: now you only have to register before the 10th day. I have the e-visa and will stay less than 10 days; I'll post an update when I leave the country. With regard to booking hotels in advance, the agents who handle the e-visa applications say you can cancel the bookings after you...