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  1. Auraji avatar

    Re: Guide to Budget Accommodation in Uzbekistan

    by Auraji 30 May 2012

    Just wanted to say thanks for the helpful and informative guide! Great blog, too; I read from the beginning. Have been to many of the…

  2. Justin23 avatar

    RE: Kazakhstan on a Kyrgyzstan Visa

    by Justin23 30 May 2012

    Nope, you can't transit Kazakhstan on a Kyrgyz visa. You need to have a double entry Kyrgyz visa to return to Kygyzstan or a flight out…

  3. jkspike avatar

    Winter trekking

    by jkspike 30 May 2012

    Hello everyone I've planed a trip about the silk road from Uzbekistan to China (map shown as below: https://maps.google.com.tw/ma…

  4. anuprem avatar

    Re: Road conditions from Bishkek to San Tash.

    by anuprem 29 May 2012

    Are there any news about the Karkara pass between Kyrgystan and Kasachstan?

  5. anuprem avatar

    Kazakhstan on a Kyrgyzstan Visa

    by anuprem 29 May 2012

    "It is possible to visit the Kazakh provinces of Dzhambyl and Almaty with a Kyrgyz tourist visa, " we read on http://www.caravanistan.com…

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    Re: Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, June 2012: Looking for other travellers

    by Pomeri 29 May 2012

    Hello Ian! I'm leaving in Tajikistan and can help you with your tour to the Pamirs. We can discuss the details via email. Let me know…

  7. globetrekker2 avatar

    Naryn (Kyrgyzstan) to Kashgar (China)

    by globetrekker2 29 May 2012

    Looking for two other people to share the car cost for land entry from Naryn into Kashgar via Torugut Pass. Dates: June 28 or June 29.…

  8. lyns_here avatar

    Kazakh visa in London

    by lyns_here 29 May 2012

    Does anyone know how you go about getting a Kazakh visa in London? We are one British and one Australian and will be entering by car.…

  9. PurpleTang avatar

    Re: Anyone sharing a Pamir Highway trip on September/October?

    by PurpleTang 29 May 2012

    Hello Iker, how are you? I am going and am looking for company too. Here is currently my itinerary. Will you be there around the same…

  10. PurpleTang avatar

    Luggage

    by PurpleTang 29 May 2012

    Hello guys, maybe you can help me with some hints. I am travelling to Kyrgyzstan in August. Bishkek will be the starting point of a month…

  11. Roboroo avatar

    RE: Recommendation for getting Central Asian Visas in advance

    by Roboroo 29 May 2012

    Yes, hard to organize the "Stan" visas from Oz. We put our trip together in a couple of months so had to negotiate thru this forum and…

  12. Roboroo avatar

    Re: Currency for Central Asia

    by Roboroo 29 May 2012

    USD and Euro will not have any problems finding changers. Uzbeks love them and at black market rate converts 1USD to 2800som vs 1900 officia…

  13. dashwood avatar

    Re: Kyrgyzstan for a solo traveller

    by dashwood 28 May 2012

    Away from the main towns life in Kyrgyzstan is very simple, very tough. Hardly anyone speaks English, many don't even speak Russian.…

  14. Orru avatar

    RE: cycling KKH via Kunjerab Pass

    by Orru 28 May 2012

    Hey hey I didn't even consider the wonderful possibility of cycling to the KKH and Kashmir and India and Nepal because of the visa issues,…

  15. namaso402 avatar

    RE: Visas in Tashkent (Tajik, Chinese, Kazakh, Indian, Pakistani, Azeri)

    by namaso402 28 May 2012

    Hi all, My girlfriend and I have just had our Chinese visa applications denied in Tashkent (May 28 2012). The reason is the same as other…

  16. namaso402 avatar

    RE: Chinese visa in Tashkent

    by namaso402 28 May 2012

    Hi all, My girlfriend and I have just had our Chinese visa applications denied in Tashkent (May 28 2012). The reason is the same as sergais…

  17. kfir_b avatar

    The Silk Road

    by kfir_b 27 May 2012

    Hello, my name is Kfir and im 24 years old. Im planing to travel through the Silk road starts this July. My plan is start in Georgia…

  18. Giora avatar

    RE: Good beach vacation place in central Asia during June

    by Giora 26 May 2012

    I think there are some towns along Lake Issyk-Kul, in Kyrgyzstan, which get a summer holiday vibe, perhaps with rowdy Russians and Kazakhs.…

  19. ud_rev avatar

    Afghan Wakhan Corridor companion

    by ud_rev 25 May 2012

    Ive also posted in the looking for travel companion section, but thought I'd try my luck here: Hello everyone, Looking for anyone inte…

  20. ud_rev avatar

    Afghan Wakhan Corridor

    by ud_rev 25 May 2012

    Hello everyone, Looking for anyone interested in a ~2 week trek through the afghan portion of the wakhan corridor, arriving in Dushanbe…

  21. EddyV avatar

    RE: Off-The-Beaten-Path places in Kyrgyzstan

    by EddyV 25 May 2012

    Check the link in my signature line for info on off the beaten track independent travel in Kyrgyzstan

  22. lyns_here avatar

    Re: Yet another visa question

    by lyns_here 25 May 2012

    Thankyou for your replies. That is hopefully good news about getting this visa in London. I am currently dealing with visatorussia to…

  23. Giora avatar

    RE: Xinjiang Visa Options

    by Giora 25 May 2012

    You'll have a problem with visas to leave and re-enter in China. I can't imagine that the Chinese will let you out of China unless you…

  24. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Logistics getting out of UZ.

    by anillos_de_saturno 24 May 2012

    +1. I need to either find a flight from Kyrgyzstan to Tashkent on the same day as my departing flight (8/31), so that I don't need a new…

  25. Auraji avatar

    Logistics getting out of UZ.

    by Auraji 24 May 2012

    Am in the process of planning my 6-week trip around Central Asia. I am planning to buy a ticket into TAS on 7/20 and out on 8/31. I must…

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