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visas for silk route countries??

by sethjoey 19 September 2009

I'm going to be travelling from Lhasa by train on to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia. Does anyone know where I can get visas…
getting travelguide of Iran in China, or any of the CA republics

by micloon 19 September 2009

Hi, I'm currently travelling overland from Shanghai via Urumqi to Kazakhstan and the the CA republics, I intent to travel through Iran…
RE: What China wants to hear (visa Interview)

by Peter N-H 18 September 2009

Easy to be wise after the event, but having been in the same situation in Almaty during a period when access to Beijing was effectively…
RE: Kazan

by celticbhoy7 17 September 2009

I agree with #1. I was there for a very full day (14 hours) in 2008 to break up the train journey to Kazakhstan. As it is the capital…
RE: Mobile phones and power plugs

by n_rb 17 September 2009

+My only gripe is that using web, I couldn't get it to access my yahoo uk email account+ I've never been able to access my email via WAP…
What China wants to hear (visa Interview)

by greenfaraway 17 September 2009

I am currently in Almaty Kazakhstan on an overland trip east. My Chinese visa has been denied twice in the past two weeks, but this time…
RE: Trans-Mongolian Railway

by everbrite 15 September 2009

Lots of people enter Russia without onward tickets because they are taking the train to China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Baltics,…
RE: Religious holidays in Turkey

by fluffy_bunny 13 September 2009

I think that Turkey celebrtes the "holidays" better than most. Now the increasing popularity of Nowrus is an easy way for eventhe most…
Homestay/hostel in Almaty & the fun begins!

by atlasfeveruk 12 September 2009

Hi there, I've been reading through the Kazakhstan posts and wow, looks to be an interesting visit :) Question: I am coming in to Alm…
RE: Train from Tashkent to Siberia??

by celticbhoy7 11 September 2009

Yekaterinburg is in the Urals, not Siberia, but I suggested this as an alternative as you will be going out of your way by going to Omsk…
RE: Train from Tashkent to Siberia??

by flachlandtiroler 11 September 2009

Look at the map! Yekaterinburg is near the Ural, you won't see much of Siberia if you take that route. +Just heard that going between…
Re: Train from Tashkent to Siberia??

by sethjoey 11 September 2009

Thanks for the advice, just wanted to see a bit of Siberia as well as Moscow. So Yekaterinburg to Moscow would probably be enough. Just…
RE: Train from Istanbul to Ashgabat?

by danielsprague 07 September 2009

There's certainly no direct line as there are different gagues between Iran and ex-USSR, but you can go from Istanbul to Tehran, Tehran…
RE: International border crossing TARAZ

by celticbhoy7 06 September 2009

yes this is an available border crossing with minibuses running the route from Taraz, Kazakhstan to Talas, Kyrgyzstan. don't see why you…
International border crossing TARAZ

by lindarasschaert 05 September 2009

Is it possible to cross in Taraz the Kazachstan border to go to Kyrgyzstan by bicycle?
Re: overland. from Korea or flights Korea- UB. japn - UB

by tomongolia 02 September 2009

Hi, Ruth's information is precise. Here are all the links you will need to check for all possible flight schedules to Mongolia. [MI…
RE: Long flights

by ianw6705 31 August 2009

You need a phone when camping? In case an oil well goes down somewhere in Kazakhstan?
RE: Visas

by rmdavis82 30 August 2009

Are you British? It's a good idea to indicate what passport you're traveling on. Nepal should be a breeze--you should be able to get…
Traveling through the Xinjiang Province

by hannahkirmesdaly 29 August 2009

Hello everyone, I am thinking of traveling overland from England to India and to do so I would have to enter the Xinjiang province from…
Visas

by hannahkirmesdaly 29 August 2009

Hi everyone, I am thinking if flying to India in the next month, spending some time there and then traveling back overland to England…
RE: Kazakhstan takes bird flu VERY SERIOUSLY...

by ainsan 28 August 2009

1. Oh my poor long lost brother from Mazharstan, now you know what does it mean "Kazakhs...will treat you like a long lost brother" …
RE: Xinjiang necessities

by everbrite 27 August 2009

From Kashgar it is relatively easy to go to Kyrgyzstan through either the Irkeshtam or Torugart Passes. From Urumqi it is relatively…
Kazakhstan takes bird flu VERY SERIOUSLY...

by magyar_musician 26 August 2009

Just a warning to any foreigners coming into KZ by train: I was hustled off the Moscow - Almaty train at Aktobye after (we think) our…
RE: Kazakhstan embassy in Baku

by everbrite 25 August 2009

MFA is ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian visas in the Caucasus are pretty much impossible. Ruth
RE: Obtaining chinesevisa in Kazakhstan??

by everbrite 25 August 2009

Chinese visas are increasingly difficult to obtain while traveling. You may find that you are unable to obtain one easily in Central Asia.…