Self-driving the Silk Road.
1987 Pajero or 1986 Lada Niva?
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Munck1313 »
Sun Jan 26, 2025 10:13 pm
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Hello all
Planning a trip from Europe to Central Asia and back, starting this July, roughly 5 months in total. I have been searching for a Lada...
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Lada lover here :D
Thank you very much for your honest input. I am really struggling to make the decision, because on one hand it sounds fun and...
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Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:19 pm
Car Insurance in Armenia
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bulker »
Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:56 am
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Hello,
I am planning to travel Armenia by motorcycle. As I read, traffic insurance is mandatory for all vehicles in Armenia. Where will I get this...
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Wanted to share our experience buying Armenian car insurance online about a year ago. Thank you to all for the aswa.am tip, but wanted to provide a...
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Last post by I35TX
Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:19 pm
Long-term vehicle storage in Eurasian Customs Union Q&A
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steven »
Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:51 am
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This is the place for all your questions and experiences surrounding long-term vehicle parking inside the Eurasian Customs Union.
We sum up the...
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Sorry don't know about Uzbekistan or Uzbekistan, but can personally vouch for Kazakhstan being an excellent country for leaving your car in long term...
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Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:52 pm
Which country for long term parking
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new member »
Tue Jan 21, 2020 7:37 pm
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Hi everybody - I´m new to this forum and first of all a big Thanx to all of you for the huge amount of useful information. Incredible.
We are not...
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I can personally also vouch for Kazakhstan being an excellent country for leaving your car in long term storage. They will not hassle you at the...
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Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:45 pm
Parking a Car in Georgia
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hartmonster3 »
Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:50 pm
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Hey all-
My friends and I have been looking at doing some longer multiday treks in Georgia, such as Mestia to Mazeri. Since we are self-driving my...
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Not exactly long term, but parked my car in Tbilisi Airport for a few days while I left the country (USA passport driving North Macedonian car)....
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Last post by I35TX
Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:22 pm
Car insurance in Georgia Q&A
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Resfeber.co.uk »
Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:09 pm
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Evening,
Not sure if this is the right section.
We are from the UK and purchased green card insurance as we entered Turkey. We have just entered...
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Super easy to buy it online in a few minutes!
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Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:45 am
Vehicle insurance in Kyrgyzstan
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ASpeed »
Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:05 pm
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We have just found out where to get vehicle insurance in Bishkek.
The insurance company is called KyrgyzInstrakk, located at 219. Chui Avenue, 2nd...
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You can definitely get it at most borders, but to be safe (in case border didn't have or if they were temporarily closed), I bought car insurance in...
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Last post by I35TX
Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:36 pm
Car insurance for Central Asia and Silk Road
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ALTHEWAYDOWN »
Sat Oct 19, 2013 3:22 pm
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Hi, How to obtain a Car-Insurance for the Stan-States? My Belgium Insurance Green Card covered allready: Turkey/Iran/Russia/Ukraine. Thanks....
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Hey guys super old post, but still wanted to follow up in case anyone read this. TLDR is that there is no one company that handles the entire region,...
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Last post by I35TX
Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:15 pm
Buy car insurance at Georgia / Russia border
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MikeTheLiid »
Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:13 pm
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Hi All,
Unfortunately as Azerbaijan land borders are closed I have to transit Russia to reach Kazakhstan by car. I cant find an insurer in the UK...
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Getting Russian Insurance
As for green card insurance, it's true that it no longer covers Russia (although I'd still get it for other parts of the...
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Last post by I35TX
Sat Feb 01, 2025 1:51 pm
Selling American titled car for export from Georgia
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J_Mo_C »
Fri Jan 03, 2025 7:26 pm
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I have a Toyota that is has a title from the US. I wish to sell this car not as scrap but to be sold for export as it is too old to be registered as...
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Hi, did you manage to get rid of your car? I am planning to do something similar later this year.
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Last post by 10kmax
Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:57 pm
Motorcycle Maintenance in Central Asia Q&A
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claddaghman »
Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:06 pm
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My friends and I are riding our KTM motorcycles this year (May-Sept) from London to Vladivostok via Iran and the Stans and we are trying to figure...
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For Almaty I recommend (as a motorcyclist myself) ArTrue moto
There are also HD Motors (Harley only) and other service shops, but they are much much...
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Last post by VicDavion
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:17 am
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Last post by VicDavion
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:15 am
Assistance Purchasing Vehicle in Central Asia
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e30kgk »
Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:11 pm
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After a three week Pamir Hwy trip this summer, I'm looking to return to the region for an extended visit in early 2025.
Given that I would like the...
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Hi. In Kazakhstan it is currently impossible to buy a vehicle without Residence Permit
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Last post by VicDavion
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:13 am
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Last post by mcg
Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:38 pm
London to Laos via Iran/Pak/India
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hughjani »
Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:06 am
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Hi All
Were new to the site though Ive had some overland experience. We want to do the above journey through Iran/Pakistan/India/Myanmar/Thailand...
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I believe Bangladesh is possible nowadays but expensive with your own car. India is likely as far as you are going to get.
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Last post by steven
Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:46 am
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Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:16 pm
Driving from China to any of the Stans with a Chinese plate
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Muadsib »
Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:50 pm
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Hey there. I am opting to drive a Chinese car to any of the stan countries on a Chinese driver's license. I have an international driver's license....
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Hi litesport,
Can you send some feedback relative to your experience of crossing China border with a motorbike register in China.
I live in Beijing...
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Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:40 am
Almaty car rental (cross-border) Q&A
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arnaudfr »
Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:25 am
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Hello,
I plan to rent a car in Almaty Kazakhstan to go to Kyrgyzstan
I called several rental car companies and no one allows crossing border.
Do...
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Hello there! I’m heading to Almaty on Jan 3rd and I’m curious if it’s possible to rent a car in Almaty and drop off in Tashkent, maybe even Dushanbe...
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Sat Dec 28, 2024 10:27 am
Selling a car: success stories
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sequel.world »
Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:41 am
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I sold my car to Patrik from Muztoo travel in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. I had a very undesirable right-hand drive, old Citreon Xsara Picasso driven from the...
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I sold my old+rusty Kyrgyzstan-registered car with Efim, from the recommendation and details as above. I sent him pictures of the car and got an...
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Last post by Mr.worldwide.crisis
Mon Dec 09, 2024 1:44 pm
Which vehicle and why?
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KiwiChick »
Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:19 pm
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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...
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Its indeed completely depending on your budget, i did a trip from Belgium to Cambodia in 2022 in a normal SUV Lexus, is was transformed to what we...
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Wed Nov 27, 2024 1:58 am
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Fri Oct 25, 2024 4:39 pm
Diesel quality in Central Asia Q&A
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KaYe »
Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:11 pm
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Hi there,
We would like to travel to Kazakhstan in 2020 with our Euro 6 Campervan and were wondering how currently the diesel quality is?
Our trip...
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In Almaty Euro 5 diesel is sold (
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Last post by Koen De Vaere
Fri Aug 30, 2024 6:56 pm
HELP: Selling a car in Kazakhstan
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yunayuna123 »
Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:23 am
Hi,
As the title suggests I need help in selling my UK registered 2005 Honda CRV (petrol) in Kazakhstan. I'm entering the EAEU tomorrow, via Russia,...
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Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:23 am
Leaving a car in Georgia
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gandalf3000 »
Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:07 pm
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So, I'm new here, and this might be a strange question. However in 2021 I travelled to Georgia by car from Europe, This was in an old Volvo, we...
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Hi,
yes, you car is registered by customs together with your passport in their computer system.
You can leave without the car, but your car can not...
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Last post by PeterM
Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:59 pm
Car rental in Kyrgyzstan / cross-border: Q&A
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Clabbe »
Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:03 pm
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And I´m back into the region again after last years discovery on Uzbekistad and Tadjikistan :D
I´ll be flying into Osh and out of Bishkek in...
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just rent.
the problem is there are not that many companies that allow cross border to begin with.
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Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:14 pm
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