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27 year old Australian looking to do pamir highway from 25th onwards starting in Osh
by j_moss1992 » Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:15 am » in Pamir Highway rideshare
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Hey guys,
My name is Jesse from Australia. I am currently traveling through kyrgyzstan and looking to do the Pamir highway from the 25th of October...

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Hey I'm 31 year old Australian looking to do the same journey but maybe around the 27th onwards. If your still looking let me know! 😊

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by Samantha22 View the latest post
Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:03 pm
Embassy report: Turkmen visa in Tashkent
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by Pubung » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:27 am » in Visas & embassy reports
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Mon-Thu (also Fri?). 9.00-12.00

Despite of everything we read about it, it was a good embassy experience. Maybe because of mid July is not peak...

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We, two Spanish, applied to the transit visa in the Turkmenistan embassy of Tashkent on 14th October, and they told us to come back to the embassy on...
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by simimochilahablara View the latest post
Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:02 pm
Pakistan e-visa and VOA Q&A Attachment(s)
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by steven » Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:49 am » in Visas & embassy reports
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Please leave all your questions and reports about the Pakistan e-visa and visa on arrival below.

We summarize all info in the Pakistan visa page .

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Hello, dear vagabonds!

I have recently (over a month ago) applied for a e-visa of tourist type, and after a few days I was asked to provide some...
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by clairvoyant View the latest post
Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:38 pm
China Transit as Selfdriver - Kashgar New Land Travel Agency
by Lysistrata » Sat Sep 07, 2019 2:20 am » in China
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We would like to share our experience concerning our China-Transit from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan (Torugart to Khunjerab) in September 2019.

Short...

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Hi thanks a lot for your reports about your China transit experiences. Are these Transit companies you mentioned also organizing caravan trips from...

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by CamperFamily2020 View the latest post
Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:45 pm
Crossing China from Mongolia to Laos or Vietnam in 2020 and from Nepal to Kirgisistan in 2021
by CamperFamily2020 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:51 pm » in China
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Hi motorized travellers

We plan to cross China at the end of September or begin of October 2020 from Mongolia (Zamyn-Uud) to the Laotian or...

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Another idea:

Is there something like a car delivering service in China. The idea is that you can have your car delivered from border to border and...

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by CamperFamily2020 View the latest post
Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:46 am
Yaghnob Valley in April?
by Kvaesa » Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:39 am » in Tajikistan
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Hi all,

I was thinking about doing a trip to Uzbekistan/Tajikistan in late-March, early-April for Nowruz/before Uzbekistan gets really hot. I'd...

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Rain rain rain rain rain. Expect that. And no going over the trekking pass into Romit and onwards to Dushanbe through the back route. There will...

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by Christian77 View the latest post
Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:24 am
Silk Road with 7 yo looking for other family
by maubwana » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:37 pm » in Other destinations

Hi we are a father and daughter planning the silk road route in april/may 2020 from west to east - we have our own land rover camper van, i am 52 and...

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by maubwana View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:37 pm
Izboskan border crossing UZ-KG
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by Rupert » Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:15 am » in Roads, borders and security updates
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The border crossing page states that the Izboskan crossing is open for pedestrians. I'm guessing this would cover cyclists too, but has anyone heard...

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just went today.. i can confirm it's only pedestrian.. so off we continue to the Osh (Dostuk) border, to cross KG to UZ and back to renew car permit
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by royalenfield View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 5:20 pm
Kakara Valley Border Kyrygyzstan-Kazakhstan
by Rob-D » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:34 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

Hi,
We are from Australia and have visa free entry to Kyrgyzstan. We will hire motorbikes in Almaty and go to the Kakara Valley border to cross into...

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by Rob-D View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:34 am
Tips for vehicle storage
by dalec.si » Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:29 pm » in Cars and motorbikes
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I am leaving car in Kyrgyzstan for winter, I have valid import permit for 12 months, I found covered space to store it.

What should I be doing to...

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Disconnect the batteries and it should be fine. Of course drain any drinking water systems if you have them.

If your tyres are not that great, they...

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by Lovetheworld View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:20 am
Tajikistan E visa site is down for more than a week- Can anyone please guide?
by amritaroy2011 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:36 pm » in Visas & embassy reports
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I had applied for my Tajik e-visa on Oct09. I made the payment and got the email confirmation. I went into the portal to check the status right after...

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Try this

If your application got stuck because of payment issues, you may not be able to apply again because your application is still “in progress”...

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by SueA View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:25 am
Tajik visa in Tashkent
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by hadas shapira » Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:06 am » in Visas & embassy reports
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‎Hello! We are 3 Isrealies and we were told in the embassy of Tajikistan in Tasjkent‎ that we need a LOI to get a visa. What are the options for...

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Just thought I would add that whilst paying at the embassy in Tashkent is definitely one quick solution, they ask you to pay in cash with no real...
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by ihughes View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:37 am
Looking for two travellers (8 days Osh > Dushanbe leaving 25th Oct)
by ihughes » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:39 am » in Pamir Highway rideshare
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Hi!!

After many dramas with our Tajik visas, my friend (24F American) and I (24F Australian) have made it through the other side and are looking...

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We’re still looking! :)

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by emmamadsen View the latest post
Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:20 am
Airplane boneyard near Osh airport Attachment(s)
by AreWeThereYet? » Wed Dec 26, 2018 4:49 pm » in Kyrgyzstan
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Hi all,

bit of a random question. In the occasion of precedent visits to Osh, I glimpsed (behind the usual, omnipresent poplars) a number of parked...

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...in case anyone is interested, the boneyard is visible up close and personal:

And it's quite a sight! Simply walk down the avenue from the...

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by AreWeThereYet? View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:09 pm
Need something transported/delivered from the US.
by Andremartins » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:49 pm » in Tajikistan travel sharing

Hi there everyone,

Is there anyone traveling from the US to Tajikistan anytime soon who will have some extra baggage space?

I am currently living...

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by Andremartins View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:49 pm
Border crossing Kaplanbek - Tamozhnya (Kaz - Uz)
by aern » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:38 am » in Roads, borders and security updates
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Hi everyone. I hope this topic doesn't exist yet, if so excuse me, we don't have very good reception at the moment.

We just crossed the border...

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Ok, I read your report again, I absolutely don't understand, but that's ok, I'll believe you. Apologies!

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by steven View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:16 pm
Khunjerab Pass (China-Pakistan border) Q&A Attachment(s)
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by AUM » Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:09 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates
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Hello,
I am in Gilgit, planning to cross to China soon.
Someone here scared me that they might refuse me to cross the border if I can not prove a...

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Hi,

We crossed the Khunjerab pass from China to Pakistan on the 18th of October and everything went ok. The Chinese part is tedious, with so many...
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by JulienFR View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:54 pm
Embassy report: Iran visa in Dubai, UAE
by cyclolenti » Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:20 pm » in Visas & embassy reports
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We are french and italian, we want to get iranian visa in Dubai and then take the boat to Bandar-Abbas.We apply through the e-visa system, everythink...

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Hi everyone,

We travel through Iran to Oman, then - in spring - we would like to go back through Iran. Do you have any experiences in getting a...

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by Bali View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:34 am
Car storage in UAE / Dubai
by Bali » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:28 am » in Cars and motorbikes

Hello everyone,

We are currently in Georgia and travel by car through Iran, then we want to ship to UAE and Oman and leave the car for two months...

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by Bali View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:28 am
Selling UK Fiat Panda in Tbilisi
by MattH » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:07 am » in Sell/buy a car/motorbike to/from a traveler

I’m in Georgia and have a UK registered Fiat Panda 2005 RHD that I can’t drive back to the UK. All offers considered. Based on my experience coming...

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by MattH View the latest post
Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:07 am
Passing to Abkhazia from Enguri Border Attachment(s)
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by Bulut » Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:56 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates
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Hi everyone,

Two weeks later will visit Georgi. During my visit I also want to see Abkhazia. So will use the Inguri border. Below link is seems up...

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Latest report:

After the reopening of the border, I re-submitted my entry clearance application and received it 5 days later.

Crossed to Abkhazia...
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by dxdiag View the latest post
Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:12 pm
Khyber Pass/Torkham border reports (AF>PAK)
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by yamamotoo » Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:44 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates
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Well, for quite a long time I was only reading this forum, but now it's time to give some new information that can be of importance to future...

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I should add that I obtained both PAK and AF visa indicating I would fly between Kabul and Islamabad. But htis didn't cause any problems at the...
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by Felix View the latest post
Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:16 pm
Looking for Rideshare from Dushbane to Osh
by Amitsaha » Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:00 pm » in Pamir Highway rideshare

Hi Friends, This is Amit Saha (M, 23) & I am Traveling solo and currently i am in Central Asia. Right now I am in Uzbekistan (Samarakand) &...

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by Amitsaha View the latest post
Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:00 pm
Selling a bicycle in Iran (or turkey)
by Greentravelbug » Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:35 pm » in Iran

I am about to buy a bicycle, but since I have a deadline to go back home, I might have to sell it before I continue traveling overland by public...

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by Greentravelbug View the latest post
Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:35 pm
Driving through Uzbekistan - time limit?
by Tasha96 » Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:38 am » in Cars and motorbikes
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Hi,
My boyfriend and I bought a car in Kazakhstan and have been driving around Kazakhstan and Kyrgzstan, with the plan to drive it back to the UK....

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We're driving a UAZ 452 (Buhanka) so our speed is a bit limited, haha

...at least you don't have to be afraid of the potholed stretch around...

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by murg View the latest post
Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:09 pm

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