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Does anyone have some ballpark figures for how much it costs to stay on Nageen Lake houseboats? I realize that this might depend a lot on...

My only guess why the Abkhaz make such a stink about not crossing to Russia is that they want to keep the Georgians happy on the other...

Thanks a lot for the timing info. I'll mark Uletokpo down as a possible stop-off spot. Any idea about the price for a privately chartered...

I'm heading to Srinagar in early June, keen to take a jeep to Leh. I was wondering both about costs and how long it will likely take (one...

I did a trip in Ladakh by bike from mid July to late August, and the timing was perfect. Check out...

Does anyone know the current approximate per-day or per-stage rates for hiring a pony and pony-man for trekking in Ladakh? Interested in...

I didn't find any other threads like this, and there's no answer posted here, so I'd like to re-ask the above question. Heading to...

Dear Slav:...

Same crap at the Ukrainian Polish crossing between Przemysl and Lvov. 2.5 hours this time, and again had to be loaded into a van with my...

I took this crossing a few days ago, trying to cut the corner from Sighetu Maratiei and Sapanta to NE Hungary. I was on a bicycle and...

I did end up riding this route. Spectacular scenery, and it was wonderful to be absolutely alone in the mountains for 24 hours. The road...

I recently travelled this route. The MFA in Abkhazia took forever to issue my letter of permission; I applied in March and got it in June,...

I e-mailed the folks running the ferry, and they told me that according to the agreements signed between Georgia and Russia after their...

Thanks for the info, Ruth. I will keep the forum posted on what does actually happen this summer trying to get from Georgia to Russia.

Dear Katillo:...