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Travel tips thread - post yours!

Last post by Remicarr « Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:40 am
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by steven » Fri Dec 11, 2015 4:09 pm
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So many travelers in the region, so many experiences. There is so much we don't know yet, mistakes we make over and over, or little gems we passed by...

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Some tips for travellers in Uzbekistan:

I went to the parkent solar furnace few weeks ago with my friend I'm travelling with. We took a taxi in...
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Last post by Remicarr
Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:40 am
Canadian currency exchange questions

Last post by RollingTreeHouse « Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:02 am
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by TravellerDeQuebec » Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:52 pm

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Not really sure if this is the right place, but I couldn’t find anything better.

I am from Kyrgyzstan, but I left when I was a toddler and only...

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I have not seen a place that offers to buy Canadian Dollars in Bishkek.

The usual currencies bought and sold are:
- USD
- EUR
- RUB
- KZT
- CNY
-...

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Last post by RollingTreeHouse
Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:02 am
Baku-Lagodekhi-Tbilisi

Last post by Erikkkk « Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:26 am
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by lucagirardi » Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:21 am

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Hi travelers!
I am planning a trip from Baku to Tbilisi, crossing the border through Lagodekhi. As it will be my first trip in Caucasus, I would like...

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Sorry, but the landborder is still closed, maybe opens 1st of may.

See

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Last post by Erikkkk
Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:26 am
Driving Australia to UK August 2023

Last post by Kate and Rob « Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:37 pm
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by Kate and Rob » Sun Mar 26, 2023 7:02 am

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Hi,

We are new (Australian passports) on this website and forum and looking for information that will be helpful with the logistics of driving our...

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Yes hopefully the shipping from Austraa will be easier than the other way round!

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Last post by Kate and Rob
Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:37 pm
Proposed Itinerary for 3 Weeks

Last post by sebhoff « Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:52 pm
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by asamuelson14 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:26 pm

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Hi all,

I'd love to get some feedback about this itinerary. My husband and I have American passports. I know that some will say we are squeezing too...

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There’s one this week, for example:
I don’t see any much further down in the future, which could mean the connection will soon be terminated, or...

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Last post by sebhoff
Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:52 pm
UK to The Stans - leaving April

Last post by Erikkkk « Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:56 pm
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by Sefti » Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:40 am
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Hi all

I wonder if anyone is planning a similar journey. I’m leaving mid Apr and planning on seven months on the road returning later in the year....

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I am also sort of planning to visiting the Stans, from the Netherlands on a motorbike. I still have no good idea as of what is possible around the...
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Last post by Erikkkk
Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:56 pm
UK to Bali in 2023 via the Silk Road By Train, Bus and Ferry

Last post by Treecle « Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:20 pm
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by Treecle » Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:11 pm

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Hi All. I wanted to create a forum for all of us who are travelling The Silk Road in 2023 using public transport and avoiding any flying.

Our plan...

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So I launched my post yesterday and hoped for positive change on the situation in China, and before midnight the Chinese Government responded by...

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Last post by Treecle
Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:20 pm
Singapore to London - by Road or Water

Last post by sebhoff « Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:50 pm
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by GlobeTrotter » Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:37 pm

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Hi,

Just joined today to this amazing forum :)

I am planning on a road trip from Singapore to London next year. Currently I am working out my...

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Sorry - I got it slightly wrong in my first post. In many online booking sites, the name for Aktau is Mangystau (МАНГИСТАУ). That last leg takes...

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Last post by sebhoff
Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:50 pm
Combining Uzbekistan and hiking

Last post by Kasia « Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:21 am
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by Neok » Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:50 pm

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Hi all,

After a very nice holiday in Kyrgyzstan back in 2019, we decided to pay the stans another visit this year. We will be travelling there the...

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You asked for hiking options besides Fann.

Last year I did a 4 day hiking tour in uzbek Nuratau mountains (Hayat-Uhum-Asraf). After so many mosques,...

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Last post by Kasia
Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:21 am
Buy a motorcycle in Central Asia

Last post by steven « Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:31 pm
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by Jeromecvl » Sat Jan 21, 2023 10:29 am

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Hi there,

I’m heading to Central Asia in April (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan). I would like to purchase a motorcycle for my trip since I’m...

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Google doesn't show Caravanistan highly anymore in search results, but it's still all there:

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Last post by steven
Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:31 pm
Alternative Route Cycling Pamir Highway

Last post by bergf « Sun Feb 12, 2023 5:37 pm
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by WheelsOfFortune.Lisa » Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:38 pm

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Hello you lovely people,

I will be cycling Pamir Highway in June(ish) and since the border is still closed, I was wondering, if any of you have a...

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I'm in the same situation, so all advice and ideas here will be useful and appreciated! I'm planning to cycle Sweden-Singapore and will probably be...

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Last post by bergf
Sun Feb 12, 2023 5:37 pm
Germany - Japan in six weeks

Last post by Milad « Sun Feb 12, 2023 4:41 pm
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by killroy2000 » Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:33 am

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Hi here,

we are actually on our way from Germany to Japan, trying to do most of the route with train. Went through Austria, Hungary, Romania,...

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I think Turkey's Dogu-Express will be gone for some time due to the devastating earthquake.

No - Dogu Express runs through north-eastern Turkey,...

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Last post by Milad
Sun Feb 12, 2023 4:41 pm
More flights from Asia?

Last post by Ian Sp « Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:54 am
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by lissie45 » Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:25 am

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I'm still hoping to get to Central Asia - but even pre-Pandemic this had got hard with the effective closure of Xinjang, and now of course most...

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Hi Lizzie
fyi Asiana fly twice a week from Seoul to Tashkent and Almaty. you can book one way flights at the same rate as the return flight rates,...

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Last post by Ian Sp
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:54 am
Shipping a camper to Central Asia

Last post by Traveller « Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:05 am
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by French overlander » Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:41 pm

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Dear All,

We have been traveling across Georgia and Armenia last summer with the idea to cross the Caspian Sea and to continue our journey to...

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It seems to be possible to ship the car from Georgia to Azerbaijan and then fly in. Or going from Armenia via Iran to Turkmenistan.

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Last post by Traveller
Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:05 am
High comfort, low cost itinerary

Last post by Kasia « Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:49 pm
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by stansmug » Sat Dec 31, 2022 4:16 pm

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Want to see as many of the main 5 countries discussed here, keeping any major costs (ie flights in and out) low, while keeping a decent level of...

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For the Pamir highway tour each of us (we were 3 travellers) paid 975 $ for a 12-day tour via Bartang and Wakhan valley, starting and ending in...

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Last post by Kasia
Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:49 pm
One week too much?

Last post by sebhoff « Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:27 am
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by jetsetwilly » Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:08 pm
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I have just over a week in July to tick off a few of the stans with my 12 year old son.

The plan thus far...

Sunday Morning Arrive Almaty from...

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There's (currently) a night train on Wednesdays and Fridays from Bishkek (20:23) to Samara that stops in Shymkent (arrival at 11:37) - this would...
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Last post by sebhoff
Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:27 am
Southern Uzbekistan/Tajikistan - worth sorting travel in advance?

Last post by wfqfw « Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
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by Jimmy1453 » Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:54 pm

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Hi everyone,

I’m planning a rough itinerary in October of:

- Samarkand - Termez (maybe via Shakhrisabz?)
- Termez to Shahrtuz via the Gulbahor...

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I took the same route about a week ago.
A random driver from Termez to the Gulbahor border: 140,000 uzs
At the border an uzbek border officer made me...

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Last post by wfqfw
Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
trip report: KG, UZ & KZ

Last post by Rufio « Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:42 pm
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by netllama » Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:37 pm
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I recently returned from spending three weeks traveling around central Asia (specifically, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan). This was my first...

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Mastercard is fine.
Tajikistan only Halyk bank accepts Mastercard, they are easy enough to find but better to bring VISA for Tajikistan to save the...
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Last post by Rufio
Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:42 pm
Iran Itinerary (Bother with Baghdad)

Last post by Ian Sp « Sat Nov 12, 2022 6:22 am
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by richard mole » Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:13 am

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Greetings
I am a 69 year old Australian male. My trips in 2018/2019 were in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc
My aim is to be in...

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I Hope your trip went well, but just saw your post.
I loved Iran, and found them the friendliest people i have met.
Ian (also from Australia)

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Last post by Ian Sp
Sat Nov 12, 2022 6:22 am
Working on a UZ/TJ/KZ late April - June itinerary, plz help!

Last post by Ian Sp « Sat Nov 12, 2022 6:07 am
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by raspberrysoda » Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:10 pm
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Hi everyone,

I'm working on an itinerary. It's very basic and doesn't include travel time, and I thought about sharing its initial form and some...

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how did the trip go, and what would your recommend the split up to be now you have done the trip.
I've have got a similar length trip coming from...
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Last post by Ian Sp
Sat Nov 12, 2022 6:07 am
YOUR ADVICE - Bishkek to Dushanbe via The Pamir Highway

Last post by joej « Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:25 pm
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by joej » Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:19 pm

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Hi All

Planning a trip to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, flying into Bishkek and flying out of Dushanbe.

Rough transport plan is:
Bishkek to Osh in a...

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Thanks both, useful information to know... Plan rethink!

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Last post by joej
Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:25 pm
Best city to learn Russian and hang out?

Last post by Rufio « Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:46 am
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by velowallah » Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:17 pm

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I'm planning a cycle trip in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan in next July, but I also have June off and would learn to spend it practicing my basic Russian....

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Bishkek is walkable than any other capital city in the region, has some of the best rated cafes, restaurants, bars I've ever seen in a city going by...

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Last post by Rufio
Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:46 am
Tashkent, Samarkand, Dushanbe, Khujand, Tashkent - Any recent experience Dushanbe to Tashkent?

Last post by RollingTreeHouse « Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:20 am
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by Kekly » Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:59 pm

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Hi,

I have a week to spare in early October and want to see some of Uzbekistan that I haven't seen and visit Tajikistan.
My rough plan is
Saturday -...

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I was in UZ last month and on this trip will cross into UZ two more times. I'm hoping there are no issues with this but from what I've read no one...

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Last post by RollingTreeHouse
Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:20 am
Hitchhiking through Middle East and Central Asia towards India?

Last post by Valibean « Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:52 pm
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by Valibean » Thu Oct 06, 2022 9:39 am
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Hi everyone! This is my first post here, these past days I've been reading through a lot of threads on here, really happy I got recommended this...

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My final destination is Phnom Penh Cambodia, would be fine to cross China or Myanmar, but they are still closed.I am now in Gilgit, and just will go...
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Last post by Valibean
Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:52 pm
Inspiration for routes possible in 2022

Last post by knightofni « Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:47 pm
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by knightofni » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:16 am

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Hi!
I am from Switzerland and am planning a 4-month trip by car this time next year. At this point I'm sort of brain storming all the different...

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I've been checking out the blog but I can't seem to find the entry you're referring to (I did however see he managed to ship his camper for only...

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Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:47 pm

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