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  1. PaulSed avatar

    RE: Turkmenistan transit visa on arrival at land border expeience

    by PaulSed 01 June 2012

    I applied (or rather a family member did for me, which was fine with the embassy) in Paris. I am French. If a do get the Turkmen visa,…

  2. dremarek avatar

    RE: western Turkmenistan

    by dremarek 31 May 2012

    1. you're generally given the entry and exit locations you ask for on your visa. occasionally there are reports of travelers getting…

  3. anaya avatar

    RE: money for travel in the Stans

    by anaya 31 May 2012

    Turkmenistan is all cash, USD.

  4. pimparipo avatar

    RE: Afghanistan FAQ & Security Thread

    by pimparipo 30 May 2012

    The central route not safe any more. I have seen two years ago a guy with gun in eastern Ghor province, but the road itself was safe at…

  5. chuck_narris avatar

    RE: Problem in my back wheel

    by chuck_narris 30 May 2012

    Are you guys on 700cc wheels? I can give a free brand new front wheel if you want! Alec rim, Sapim spokes, XT hub. I had it sent out to…

  6. yyliu88 avatar

    Re: Turkmenistan transit visa on arrival at land border expeience

    by yyliu88 30 May 2012

    I called consul after 10 days and he told me. Visa still valid in old passport is common for certain countries, but no for Turkmenistan.…

  7. twentyone21 avatar

    Australian obtaining Russian Visa in London

    by twentyone21 29 May 2012

    Hi, I'm an Australian citizen, with plans to visit Russia for about two weeks in July. I already have my flight out of Moscow booked,…

  8. PaulSed avatar

    Re: Afghanistan FAQ & Security Thread

    by PaulSed 29 May 2012

    Hey, I hope this is a correct place to ask about recent info, opinions, and advice on a particular route in Afghanistan. I wasn't…

  9. brtk avatar

    western Turkmenistan

    by brtk 29 May 2012

    Hi! I'm slowly trying to come up with a routing for my visit in Turkmenistan (on transit visa). At the moment I'm attracted to the scena…

  10. PaulSed avatar

    RE: Turkmenistan transit visa on arrival at land border expeience

    by PaulSed 27 May 2012

    Thank you very much for sharing your experience yyliu88. These kind of visa stories interest a minority of people, but greatly help those…

  11. lyns_here avatar

    Re: Is this correct

    by lyns_here 27 May 2012

    Thank you everyone for that info. It does seem that I can get to Georgia and Armenia but then Azerbaijan becomes the brick wall as we…

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    RE: Good beach vacation place in central Asia during June

    by anillos_de_saturno 26 May 2012

    +There are beaches on the Caspian Kazakh coast too+ ... and on the Caspian Turkmen coast too. It seems the goverment of Turkmenistan…

  13. yyliu88 avatar

    Turkmenistan transit visa on arrival expeience

    by yyliu88 24 May 2012

    I was able to get transit visa on arrival at land border, so let me share my experience I applied my visa in Beijing(I have Chinese passp…

  14. fluffy_bunny avatar

    RE: national day and turkmen visa

    by fluffy_bunny 23 May 2012

    In 2008 [i went to Turkmenistan|http://joestrippin.blogspot.com/2008/11/turkmenistan.html] during Independence Day celebrations. I got…

  15. turkmenguide avatar

    car with driver + interpreter

    by turkmenguide 23 May 2012

    hi everybody, if anyone needs car with driver and interpreter in Turkmenistan you can e-mail (r_annayev@mail.ru) or call me +99365 68…

  16. never_tooold avatar

    Re: Recommendation for getting Central Asian Visas in advance

    by never_tooold 22 May 2012

    So pleased fellow Aussie that you are going to Uzbek and Kyrg. We went 2 years ago and had wonderful experiences. Yes, visas were our…

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    Re: soviet monuments in Uzbekistan + Turkmenistan

    by advanadvisor 21 May 2012

    There are a lot of Soviet Architecture in uzbekistan still existing. For example soviet style apartments , 9 store concret apartments…

  18. fluffy_bunny avatar

    RE: from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan by the Caspian sea

    by fluffy_bunny 20 May 2012

    I'm afraid i've never heard of anybody doing it.

  19. mal_101 avatar

    Re: from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan by the Caspian sea

    by mal_101 20 May 2012

    Hi fluffy_bunny, Do you know if this is the same for Azerbaijan,if we want to get the Baku/Ataku ferry, would it be okay to just get…

  20. Daniel1971 avatar

    RE: Crazy idea?

    by Daniel1971 19 May 2012

    Hey thanks everybody for the useful infos! I am planning my trip in November-December so loads of time for organising it. Regarding visa…

  21. ertaga avatar

    Re: From Bangkok to Greece

    by ertaga 19 May 2012

    I suppose you could technically make the whole trip in two months if you got all your visas lined up beforehand, but it would be a monumenta…

  22. sinbac avatar

    Transit visa (in and out by air)

    by sinbac 18 May 2012

    Hej, Just saw many posts stating that Turkmenistan only accept transit visa in and out by land, I hope to share my experience regarding…

  23. lizzardking47 avatar

    Cambodia to Turkey via China, the Caspian sea and "The Stan's"

    by lizzardking47 18 May 2012

     [Previous post: Thread 1: SE Asia | http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2202149]   [Previous post: Thread 2:…

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    RE: Turkmenistan Consulate in Almaty

    by lizzardking47 18 May 2012

    Ok , got a friend to find out... Here it is. Turkmenistan embasy Almaty New Address: Furmanova, 137. фурманова 137, Almaty ri

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    RE: Easiest visa strategy and route: China to Europe (via the stans)

    by lizzardking47 18 May 2012

    Everbright: stan tours organise the russian visa and tickets for the Almaty office, but is cheeper booking the tickets online yourself.…

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