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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Do not buy a SIM card from the small shop selling them next to the ticket counters in Sayran bus station in Almaty. The guy is scamming foreigners,...
yesterday I traveled from Karakol to Almaty via the Karkara border by hitchhiking, and let me start of with saying: Don’t do it.
I drew a little...
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At the end of June 2025 we wanted to travel in one day from Karakol to Saty with some time to visit the Charyn Canyon. First of all we got Kazachstan...
Does anyone know what time the sleeper buses leave Almaty for Urumqi, and what time they get to the border? For visa reasons, I need to time it so I...
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Just took this route last month. Almaty-Yining took around 9 hours total with border stuff. Left Sayran at 8:30am, arrived Yining evening local time...
My wife and I just spent 7 days there 2-9 May 2025. Following is few of our thoughts.
Dashoguz border into Turkmenistan. It took us 4 hours due to...
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Hi - am thinking of adding 5-7 days in Turkmenistan onto my trip to Uzbekistan, but after your report I’m not so sure! What did you think of Mary and...
In this post, we share our report and updated information from cycling the Pamir Highway through the Wakhan Valley in June 2025. After...
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I crossed over in september 2018, from kyrgyzstan, between Bordaba and markansu on foot (had to walk at least 15km from memory) i reached the border...
As I was researching the Dostyk border and transport from Osh to Andijan, I came across articles on Kyrgyz media saying that a new marshrutka line...
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Crossed from Osh to Andijan yesterday. Public bus 2 to the Avtovokzal, easy to find the ticket booth for the cross-border minibus (tell anyone you're...
I will arrive in Samarkand on March 1st and I will leave Samarkand for Bukhara on the 4th. So I will have 3 days there. I intend to spend...
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I wanted to provide an update to this thread as I found it very useful in planning my own time in Samarkand in June 2025. I didn't want to spend more...
First I really want to thank you for this blog and the comments that really helped us to prepare this trek in Tadjikistan.
We are...
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Hello there,
We did not meet any wild animals, such as snakes or aggressive dogs. You should not worry about it we only met cows, horses and donkeys....
Hi all, I am looking for a mechanic that could help me with my rear derailleur, it is bent. The derailleur hanger is bent as well, fortunately I have...
Does anyone know if it would be possible to visit Axsikent and Kokand in a LONG day trip from Tashkent? I would have to arrange for a driver or tour...
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Thanks for the advice. Would you happen to have any guesthouse recommendations in Kokand?
Now I just have to decide if I am confident enough of my...
Hi all,
I am planning a motorbike trip I've been dreaming of for so many years now... The plan is to leave Italy in mid/end Feb 2026 and return after...
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For Syria a guide the whole way was necessary. I don´t know if this is still required after the regime change.
Hello everyone, after failing our scheduled trip to Kyrgyzstan last year for health reasons, we are giving it another try now, but with Kazakhstan as...
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Sorry, I have seen this post just now, when I was heading to the forum for some comments on my trip :) I am not sure I can mention local agencies in...
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