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@piaczka - thanks for the quick reply... I am still in the early stages of my planning, but I will definitely consider your suggestions. I...

Thanks for the reply. I have 13 days on the ground to play with, I just have to figure out which cities to leave out, or how many extra...

Great post. I'm thinking of a similar trip for later in the year. About how much time did you spend?

It's been a while since I applied, but I think we reserved online, and printed out the reservation and submitted it with the application.

I took that flight in August 2011. We flew from Bishkek to Tashkent, went through customs, left the airport, and walked about 100-200...

I was in Almaty last summer (I am from USA). We stayed at a spot called Hotel Turkistan located at 49 Makataeva St. opposite from the Green...

i went the other way a month or two ago... took a night train from samarkand to denau (9 hours?), then a taxi to the tajik border (40...

Denau. The first was a day train, left on time, and was comfortable. They showed someones well produced wedding video on the TV screens,...

Not sure about your exact route, but last month a took a night train from Samarkand to Denau, where we took a taxi about 50km to the...

I entered Kyrgyzstan twice in the last month or two, and I was never asked to do a health inspection. But, both times I entered I came in...

I just got back from a month in the region. I speak English only (other than the obvious thank you, hello, etc.). Knowing Russian (or the...

i am not 100% positive, but i belive it was the north bus station. i think it was around 390 yuan. Less than 400 for sure.

I just took the bus from Urumqi to Almaty about two weeks ago. A couple of observations:...

I will just add the following:...

I pretty much always bring one when I travel. They weight next to nothing, and if anything, I find it more comfortable, when staying at a...