Caravanistan

Hi everyone,
I’m looking to spend this winter cycling around Iraq, Iran and Oman however am having difficulties finding information whether it is...

Starting from Hohhot

Buses to Erlian leave from the main bus station next to the train station. The last bus leaves at 01:30pm, but it is 6 hours...

Hi everyone - I've been reading this forum for a while and now its time for me to contribute.

I am a Pakistani born Canadian passport holder, so my...

I recently returned from a 15 day trip in Afghanistan (absolutely amazing!). The trip covered Kunduz, Mazar, Samangon, the Solang Pass, Bamyan,...

Finally found some time to post about our trip from Almaty to Aktau/Beineu by train in September 2024. These are my notes about the trip:

Turkestan...

Finally found some time to post about our trip to Kyrgyzstan last summer. We spent around 3 weeks there in August/September 2023. Hope someone can...

I'm super excited having about 18-19 days to spend in the Central Asia region. There is however so much to do but also it is very geographically...

Hello!
As different people are giving different information, are some parts of this road blocked, which ones, when may be open and what are the...

hello,
im 20 years old from germany(male), munich and im planning a solo(not asking here for a buddy but if someone is interested ...) bike- trip to...

In June 2018, I could buy a car insurance on the border between Kyrgyzstan (Chon-Kapka) and Kazakhstan (Aisha-Bibi) at the office of Centras...

(this is a respost after I had accidentally put the first one into the wrong subforum)

Hey hey,

for an Uzb trip in April/May next year, im looking...

It seems Belarus will temporarily become truly visa free for European citizens. I know rejections are quite common at the border, so I would love to...

Hi everyone!

I am 24F from the UK. I am looking to travel to Turkmenistan at the beginning of May next year. I have a lot of questions regarding how...

Planning our 3 month 5 stans trip and still debating whether we should taxi to long shared taxi ride from Bishkek to Osh or just fly? Is the scenery...

The direct train from Ankara to Tehran has been reintroduced, leaving once weekly. Source (in turkish, use google translate):

Just putting this out there - received via e-mail

last Thursday we were the first real foreigners to cross this new (it opened on 7th of march)...

Hi everyone!

Thanks for letting me join your awesome community! I have been quietly reading for a while but now I reckon it's time for my first...

From November 30, citizens of the following 38 countries and territories will be able to enjoy a 30-day visa-free stay in China:

Andorra
Australia...

After Central Asia next year, I'm hoping to head across Khunjerab Pass into Pakistan, then India.

From what I can tell, an Indian evisa won't let...