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  1. abhishekhalder avatar

    Visas for Indian resident in Italy

    by abhishekhalder 14 September 2011

    Hi all I am an Indian national residing in Milan, Italy since the 8th of September 2011. I have a long term Italian (D Type) STUDY visa…

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    Invitation letter Kazakhstan, need help.......

    by ivalun 14 September 2011

    Hi, I have mexican passport and I´m obligued to obtain an invitation letter in order to get any kind of visa to Kazakhstan (in this case…

  3. garyshan avatar

    Stay for free in Talgar, Kazakhstan

    by garyshan 14 September 2011

    Hi, I am an English teacher in Talgar. I have travelled by myself a lot in the USA, Canada, Bulgaria, Turkey, India, Egypt, China, Russia…

  4. Raki_Man avatar

    RE: Question regarding insurance coverage (to do with Jetstar)

    by Raki_Man 14 September 2011

    Mrs Raki had a Jetstar flight from Oz to Bangkok, with 18 hr gap till a flight to Kazakhstan. Her Jetstar flight from Hobart was cancelle…

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    RE: Extensive Asian Travel - lots of visas needed. Suggestions?

    by everbrite 13 September 2011

    No visa is necessary for _Brunei_ unless you plan to stay more than 90 days but given the size of the country and the lack of things to…

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    Extensive Asian Travel - lots of visas needed. Suggestions?

    by WanderingFlame 12 September 2011

    Hi all, I am heading off to Asia in November of 2011 and am planning on travelling all over on a "loose" itinerary for about a year.…

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    RE: Border crossings Kazakhstan- Russia

    by Miiiks 12 September 2011

    Sorry about the brief thread hijack! Daniel, in what kinda condition are those backroads between Zmeinogorsk and Gorno Altaisk? It's rough…

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    RE: Transit Visa

    by achp 11 September 2011

    Flights between Russia and Uzbekistan are considered international. Only flights between to Belarus are considered domestic. The flights…

  9. Mikeylikesbikes avatar

    Karakol (KGZ) / Kegen (KZ) boarder crossing?

    by Mikeylikesbikes 10 September 2011

    Howdy Folks, I plan to cross from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan at the Kegen/Karakol boarder crossing in about two weeks. Has anyone crossed…

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    RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

    by jiejie 09 September 2011

    I'm confused by your description of timings--there is too much room for (incorrect) interpretation. We can better advise on sensible…

  11. everbrite avatar

    RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

    by everbrite 09 September 2011

    With you Irish passport 1. you don't need a visa for Taiwan 2. you can extend your Chinese visa for 160 yuan while traveling across Chin…

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    RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

    by joolz2 09 September 2011

    I think your concern is that you can't enter Kazakhstan earlier than the date on the Kazakh visa, and you have *exactly* 30 days from…

  13. Toaster avatar

    RE: Russian consulate in Tokyo: business or tourist visa?

    by Toaster 09 September 2011

    I looked at the Mongolia to Kazakhstan flight, but in the end decided it'd be easier to leave Mongolia for another time and get the bus…

  14. everbrite avatar

    RE: Train Europe-Kasachstan-China-Laos Dez11/Jan12

    by everbrite 07 September 2011

    The only trains from Europe to Kazakhstan will be through Russia. There is one train per week from Almaty, Kazakhstan to Urumqi, China…

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    RE: Russian consulate in Tokyo: business or tourist visa?

    by everbrite 07 September 2011

    Actually getting a visa for China in UB is not impossible and probably makes sense. [Chinese Visa in UB|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntre…

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    RE: From Netherlands to Australia

    by everbrite 07 September 2011

    To travel from Netherlands to Australia cheaply, I would avoid Central Asia as you will need visas for all countries. There are plenty…

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    RE: Russian consulate in Tokyo: business or tourist visa?

    by everbrite 07 September 2011

    Very little chance in Shanghai or anywhere in China, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't try. For Mongolia to Kazakhstan there…

  18. Toaster avatar

    RE: Russian consulate in Tokyo: business or tourist visa?

    by Toaster 07 September 2011

    Well, you're completely correct. They said no way in hell. Residents only. They also wanted the original of the LOI and weren't delighted…

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    Train trip Nanning-Xi'an-Urumqui

    by serblanco 06 September 2011

    Hello fellow travellers!! I'm planning to travel a sort of Silk Road starting from Phnom Penh, then Vietnam, China, Kazakhstan, Russia…

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    Re: Train Europe-Kasachstan-China-Laos Dez11/Jan12

    by serblanco 06 September 2011

    Hey, I'm planning to do a similar trip but backward (Cambodia-Vietnam-China-Kazakhstan-Russia) next spring/summer. So maybe we can only…

  21. jayanraj avatar

    RE: For those who have been, what do you honestly think of...

    by jayanraj 05 September 2011

    # 10 Me too. Heading to Armenia soon. Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan next year.

  22. aleksandray avatar

    Bekdash (Turkmen) - Zhanovozhen (Kazakh) Border Crossing

    by aleksandray 03 September 2011

    This topic hasn't been posted for a while so we thought we'd give it a try. We're planning on crossing from Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan…

  23. pnourzad avatar

    From Netherlands to Australia

    by pnourzad 03 September 2011

    Hallo, I have plans for travelling alone for about 4 or 5 weeks. I want to start in Netherlands and then go straight to Moscow (Russia)…

  24. pnourzad avatar

    From West Europe tot Australia

    by pnourzad 02 September 2011

    Hallo, I have plans for travelling alone for about 4 or 5 weeks. I want to start in Netherlands and then go straight to Moscow (Russia)…

  25. tomongolia avatar

    Re: From Mongolia to Kazakhstan

    by tomongolia 01 September 2011

    Hi There is no direct border crossing between MON and KAZ. (though they seem to be close on the map). You have three options from the…

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