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Re: Trek partners wanted - Snow Lake via Lukpe La and Hispar La - Aug 2013
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Indian Subcontinent, Jun 8, 2013
Hi

I cannot write you a PM, but we are also interested in finding someone to join a trek. We w...

Re: Cambodia to Laos overland - visa on arrival? Possible by boat?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Mar 12, 2013
Border is officially open from 6 am to 6 pm, but on the Cambo-side they started only after 7 and ...

RE: Koh Kong or jungle hike advice?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Mar 5, 2013
Hi we just went from Koh Kong to Battambang by bike. So I only now the roads there. If you look i...

Re: Gas, paraffin & petrol supplies and best time to go?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Central Asia, Feb 26, 2013
Hi
my experience for other fuels in Kyrgyztan is from 2004. We bought white spirit at Osh basar ...

Re: Chinese Visa Sticky
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Feb 20, 2013
Hi
we applied with about 10 bookings, but have made an itinerary of over 80 days and submitted i...

Re: Southern Russia (maybe Altai and Tuva?)
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Feb 15, 2013
Hi

northern parts of Altai are meanwhile quite touristic (turbasa, horse rental etc). You can ...

Indian visa in Bishkek?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Central Asia, Feb 8, 2013
Hi
as the older threads are still not visible, a perhaps redundant question.
Has anyone experi...

RE: Chinese Visa Sticky
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Feb 8, 2013
In 2009 there were severe riots in Xinjiang (Uigurs in Urumqi), in 2011 riots also occured in Kas...

Organisation of K"/Gongogoro Trek in Skardu/Gilgit?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Indian Subcontinent, Feb 7, 2013
Hi

we just got a Pakistani visa, but are not yet sure if we will cross the country.
In case w...

RE: Chinese Visa Sticky
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Feb 7, 2013
When you are leaving overland, it is better to give the Mongolian (Erlianhote) border as point of...

Re: Mileage for k2 Gondoro Trek
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Indian Subcontinent, Feb 7, 2013
Hi
here you can find a GPS track giving you ...

Re: Chinese Visa Sticky
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Feb 2, 2013
We just got a 3 months visa with 6 months validity and 2 entries in our home country. No big hazz...

Re: one more time same questions
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Central Asia, Feb 1, 2013
Indeed most questions you can answer just by googling or on caravanistan.
9, Shoqdara was ok, wh...

Re: From Vladivostok to Minsk by motorbike.
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jan 30, 2013
Look in the Advrider forum or on the [hubb|http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...

Re: KKH / Karakoram Highway - May 2013
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Indian Subcontinent, Jan 29, 2013
Does this mean, the pakistani police did not allow it, or did the Chinese (as usual) not allow th...

Re: Trip around Tajikistan
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Central Asia, Jan 27, 2013
Hi
20 days should be enough, we did it in three weeks on a bycicle, for itinery you can look [h...

Re: Over-staying Russian visa
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jan 27, 2013
The problem will be, if you get at the wrong person, you might be stuck for some time. I saw a ca...

Re: Getting to Kyzyl, Tuva
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jan 21, 2013
Hi

yes, it is that hard to get there. There might be some flights directly to Kyzyl from other...

RE: Traveling to Russia (Irkutsk & Baikal) from Mongolia
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jan 20, 2013
This summer they were laying tarmac down to the ferry, allthough on some stretches it was not fin...

Re: Traveling to Russia (Irkutsk & Baikal) from Mongolia
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jan 19, 2013
Hi

if I were you I would also take the plane, you seem not to have the time for train or car.
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