Caravanistan

If I look on the foreign affairs websites from UK and US, it says yellow zone is 14 days home quarantine. I prefer to believe those guys. I heard from the Uzbekistan Tourism Ambassador on Twitter (she is a good source of info btw, you can message her), that the list will be updated soon. So it could...

Hi Misty. well, if you want to go fast, then Kazakhstan - Russia - Ukraine is definitely the quickest way. Boats are expensive and unreliable. Alternatively, you could go from Russia down to the Caucasus and back through Georgia and Turkey, but it's slower (more mountains, more borders and checkpoin...

I'll ask. Situation is indeed completely unclear, and likely to remain so. I am guessing at the moment that you need to home quarantine, but I don't know if that is checked. Edit: here's the answer - The list for red/yellow/green is here: https://uzbekistan.travel/en/o/covid-19-in-uzbekistan/ This i...

Some old notes I thought I'd share: Tumar's felt slippers are a favourite for souvenirs, they are on the corner of Isanova and Kiev streets I found 3 souvenir shops on Chuy between Ala-Too square and Osh bazaar: Saima had the nicest collection, especially embroidery. Original stuff, better than Tuma...

I am just going through some outdated info on the Bishkek city guide and I decided to move the info to the forum. Clubs and bars open and close with great frequency, so if you have a good recommendation, please post it here! Here is what I used to have (taken, I believe, from the pages of the old Bi...

Here is an article about the Bozzhira hotel controversy: https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-bozz ... 89904.html

What exactly do you mean by ethical perspective, Jealgu?

It is very easy to make sure the money you spend in Kyrgyzstan will go to the people who need it the most.

It looks like it's starting immediately?

I agree that in terms of time and convenience (not to mention not having to deal with traffic police), train is sometimes a better choice. But this means that you are pretty much stuck to the cities, whereas a car gives you the freedom to go wherever you feel like. That's the main advantage!

Yeah that's possible. It's a bit of a hassle since you will have to prove on leaving the country where your car is, but people do it. https://caravanistan.com/transport/driving/parking/ But why on earth would you want to do that? You have the freedom of your own car and you drove it all the way here...