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--Select a country-- Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Afghanistan * Posted by: Ak_Saj On: 09-May-2004 22:03 Last post by: Seagull7 On: 20-Mar-2008 16:24 Replies: 179 Views: 13, 839 holiday in wales
Read The Torugart, Irkeshtam, Khorgas and Qolma crossingsPost your questions and non-commercial information about the said crossings between the ex-Soviestistans and Xinjiang here. On: 28-Apr-2004 20:34 Caryatid On: 16-Mar-2008 06:27 holiday wales
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It also de facto covers Xinjiang (China), Pakistan (being that it is a stan), and Northern Iran which are historically and technically part of Central Asia. In addition there are often questions asked here about Mongolia and Russia and occasionally the three Caucasus countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. For Pakistan consider cross posting on the Indian subcontinent branch; for Xinjiang (China) and Mongolia, the North East Asia branch; for Iran, the Middle East branch; and for the others, the Eastern Europe branch. camping holiday wales
The Asia postcards include lots of useful, up to date information from fellow travelers. Check there as well as do a search on this bra... more worldtraveller8 On: 21-Mar-2008 09:36 worldtraveller8 Replies: 0 Location: Kazakhstan Views: 5 Read AMT accommodation holiday wales
Is AMT machine working fine in Kazakhstan Do any one know if there is a fee per transaction Thanks, Wayne katsikaki On: 20-Mar-2008 23:15 CentralAsia_tra... On: 21-Mar-2008 06:32 Replies: 2 Location: Kyrgyzstan Views: 32 Read kyrgyz visa in China holiday last minute wales
Hi everybody! I want to make a land passage to Kyrgyzstan early this summer from China, and ws wondering if anyone knows if there is a kyrgyz embassy in beijing, and if it is a hassle-free one...I am positively in love with Kyrgyzstan and want to make my forth comeback there. thanks MathiasBrennberg On: 20-Mar-2008 07:17 Steve_UK On: 21-Mar-2008 03:57 catering holiday self wales
Replies:1 Views: 31 Read travel in IRAN by own car Hi, I need some information please: this summer I want to visit IRAN by my own camping-car. what is about the border do I really need a carnet I want to enter IRAN from Turkey, but maybe, if possible first go to Armenia and from there to Iran. Is there any bordercrossing for tourists between Turkey and Armenia holiday wales walking
What is about petrol (diesel) in Iran Is it easy to get so long the first questions... Ciao Mathias reiziger2 On: 20-Mar-2008 03:39 reiziger2 On: 20-Mar-2008 15:23 Views: 47 Read best places to change money in Almaty Can anyone suggest the best places to change money into tenge in Almaty Airport City locations Any special denominations of dollars preferred Thanks. family holiday wales
jmflemming On:20-Mar-2008 03:19 jmflemming Views: 21 Read How to fly from Islamabad/Lahore to Almaty or Bishkek Hi there Very quick question - I m going to be spending a few weeks in Pakistan (Islamabad) later this spring and want to spend some time traveling around Central Asia - in particular Bishkek and its environs. holiday riding wales
My problem is getting from Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan. I ve heard that it s much easier to fly to Almaty than to Bishkek, but I ll take either, really. I m wondering if someone can help me figure how to fly from Islamabad (or Lahore if need be) to either Almaty or Bishkek. I ve thought of going overland, but going through Afghanistan isn t feasible and going via the KKH through China seems an administrative nightmare. Since time is a bit short, I thought it easier to fly. adventure holiday wales
Any suggestions are welcome. Many thanks! Celtic_Sufi On: 20-Mar-2008 01:50 Celtic_Sufi Views: 30 Read Nawruz mobarak! We are close to Nawruz so I wish the best to the Central Asian brothers and sisters of good faith. For those who want to know a bit more about the origins and background of the Iranian/Central Asian new year (which Nawruz was at the origin, naw =new, ruz =day), here a quite extensive Wikipedia article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_New_Year holiday park south wales
Nawruz) is the traditional new year holiday in Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India, and among the Kurds. It is also celebrated in Turkey and various countries of Central Asia. ( Nawruz is the festival of (the first day of) spring and the beginning of the Iranian Year. It is celebrated by some communities on March 21st, and by others on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox... more cottage holiday wales
otkuda On:19-Mar-2008 23:01 ainsan On: 21-Mar-2008 03:47 Views: 24 Read Kazakhstan Business Visa registration Hi, Do EU citizens still need to register business visas in Kazakhstan with OVIR (or whatever they re called now) I ve heard conflicting information about this, it seems that even the Kazakhstani officials don t really know... holiday in wales
Arnaud bert29 On: 19-Mar-2008 16:08 bert29 On: 19-Mar-2008 19:02 Views: 53 Read First approach to Central Asia Hi! I am starting this thread with, still, a very vague idea about the area and the route I want to take. My idea would be to buy a car in India and drive it to Europe, and, ideally, I would like to spend several months crossing through Pakistan, maybe China (as I don t know if I want or can cross Afghanistan), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey and so on... holiday wales
First of all.. I would like to know if this is reallistically possible. I have done several long car trips around Europe and Australia, and I have traveled around North America, Asia and Africa as well, but I am not an expert on driving on potentially unfriendly... Which obvious tips would you give me I have heard mainly about the overzealous police and border crossings... what about that cottage holiday in wales
Sorry for my poor knowledge and my general questions... but I must st... more Gayletoo On: 19-Mar-2008 00:27 changgulu On: 21-Mar-2008 05:10 Replies: 3 Location: Uzbekistan Views: 88 Read Euros versus dollars in Uzbekistan caravan holiday in wales
Can anyone advise whether euros are as widely accepted as dollars in Uzbekistan We re currently in Iran where they accept both everywhere we ve been. Can you also advise on how fussy they are on the state of the notes e.g. are notes that have been date-stamped or marked rejected camping holiday wales
Thanks in Advance Gayle On: 18-Mar-2008 23:33 On: 19-Mar-2008 06:41 Location: Turkmenistan Views: 45 Read Turkmemistan Transit Visa in Tehran, Info and Question Yesterday we applied for a Turkmenistan Transit visa in Tehran. You need to have your Uzbek visa already with a photocopy of your passport and copy of the uzbek visa and one photo. We are British and they told us the cost is 46 dollars each - you pay in dollars and the dollars must be in perfect condition and no marks on them. They said it will take a week to process. No one at the Embassy spoke any English but they telephoned somone who could for us to speak to. We were told that we have to cross from Sarakhs to Farag (even though we aked to enter at Bagjiran). We were told it would cost more if we want to collect it in Mashhad. accommodation holiday wales
We would like to visit Ashgabat but it is not on the route that they have told us to take.....does anyone know if we will have problems if we go to Ashgabat anyway i.e. enter at Sarakhs, go to Mary, Ashgabat, back to Mary and leave at Farags. holiday last minute wales
more bh4698 On: 18-Mar-2008 21:52 Creamcrackered On: 19-Mar-2008 02:28 Location: Tajikistan Read Tajikistan Embassy in Ankara Has anyone recently been to the Tajik embassy in Ankara I went this morning to Mahatma Gandhi Caddesi 36 at Cantaya and it was not there. It s definitely moved somewhere else. I did found a new address which says it s at the Diplomatic Site in Oran. Has it really moved there And how can you get there by public transport catering holiday self wales
Any information is much appreciated Ben Edited by: bh4698 Caterpillar75 On: 18-Mar-2008 21:46 Caterpillar75 Views: 33 Read Uzbekistan in mid-May I will be travelling to Uzbekistan in May (May 9 - 16). Would like to see whether there s any independent travellers in the area at the same time, would be nice to share some travelling ideas or even a cup of mint tea in Tashkent for example :) holiday wales walking
I am from HK and currently working in Paris. Best Regards, Simon TheLittleVoice On: 17-Mar-2008 23:28 TheLittleVoice Views: 42 Read Visa in Almaty VS Tashkent I m reading Central Asia LP at the moment and I have a question...it says under Visa for Onward Travel in Kazakhstan that Kyrgyzstan Almaty is the best place in Central Asia to get a Kyrgyz visa. The consulate accepts applications from 10am to 1pm Monday to Thursday)get there at 9.30am to minimise queuing time). Take your passport and one photo. A one-month tourist visa takes three working days for US$45; urgent service(picking up between 3pm and 5pm the same day) is US$90. family holiday wales
While under Uzbekistan it says Kyrgyzstan A 30-day visa costs US$40 for same-day processing. No LOI needed for US, Commonwealth, and most EU citizens. So I wonder at what point Almaty is the best place in CA to get it I will travel from Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan and then finally to Krygyzstan so I m looking for the easiest place to apply for it. Thanks. Robertadmarks On: 17-Mar-2008 20:40 holiday riding wales
Robertadmarks Views:36 Read Want to climb in Kyrgyzstan I m returning to Kyrgyzstan at the end of March to do some climbing, if it s not too cold. I m looking for someone to climb with. There s a bit of sport just outside of Bishkek of course. Also, my plan was to try Peak Ala Archa (not often repeated I think, but hopefully not too tricky, and not as cold as the higher peaks, and should only involve rock). adventure holiday wales
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Those Koreans, seems to me were there to provide aid, but also had some religious interests. Maybe that s why the Taliban kidnapped them. Did the Koreans have the protection of the local people The purpose of the walk should be free of religious and spiritual interests. I believe such a walking event would have to be approved by the local tribal leaders along the ring road highway. The participants in the walk will have to vow to obey all Pashtunwali codes, Sharia laws, etc, and ask for the protection of the local people. cottage holiday wales
dutchwindmill 22-Dec-2007 08:02 RE: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year ok... so much for that... how about organizing the Mogadishu Marathon then next year Things ought to get better there! 22-Dec-2007 19:19 RE: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year How about a Baghdad Bi-Athlon Things are exponentially safer than last year... holiday in wales
No takers How about a Darfur Decathlon Things might improve there next year too... 22-Dec-2007 23:33 RE: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year Afghans held a 10km race near Kandahar earlier this year: http://www.sanepr.com/The-Race-in-Kandahar_15371.cfm 23-Dec-2007 00:02 RE: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year In case you haven t noticed, you are proposing something much more substantial than 10 KM -- do we really have to explain to you the difference in a 10K race and what you are proposing holiday wales
Your idea smacks of all the things that drive Afghans crazy about wide-eyed foreigners who want to come to their country and do good. They are very appreciate of aid and support that builds their capacities to run their own country -- they do NOT appreciate stunts like this. cottage holiday in wales
But, hey, many criminal elements will appreciate this stunt VERY much -- if you get a good mix of people, you could get the Taliban and various Afghan mafias some big bucks through ransom. And as you are proposing a large group of walkers, all the better -- if you take 50 and just one or two are killed, why that s such a tiny percentage, not enough to still not call your walk through Afghanistan a success! caravan holiday in wales
I finally understand the British term gobsmacked . 23-Dec-2007 00:12 Re: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year ok...let s give yoda a break! musafir 24-Dec-2007 19:35 RE: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year clearly this feringhee is insane. eaglegirl 28-Dec-2007 14:29 Re: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year Not insane, something much worse...........misguided and naive camping holiday wales
30-Dec-2007 05:34 Re: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year Salut mes amis, You ve never been to Afghanistan before, so you better go to Kabul once and read the situation properly and I hope that you ll shun this idea. Photos of Pakistan on stoognik 14-Jan-2008 02:43 RE: Walk from Herat to Kandahar to Kabul next year hey, everyones got a right to their ideas however nutty they may be. mind you, i wont be rushing to join you but i give you my encouragment. accommodation holiday wales
in fact in 04 i met an american couple who had travelled to kandahar - tourists, brash, loud, cameras, baseball caps, flouro shirts. more who youd expect to find honolulu. try and find the places in between by rory something scottish . he walked from herat to kabul via bamiyan a few weeks after the taliban were ousted in 02 and had a fairly hairy time. when it wasnt ambiguous militants it was dogs, diarhea, snow and kids with rocks. holiday last minute wales
Does On The Road s celebration of the spontaneous and the improvised get lost in the advertiser s command to just do it As travellers what do you think - Dan Caleo Labels: The Americas Join the Discussion: catering holiday self wales
3 Comments:Disclaimer first: I ve never read On the Road , so feel free to ignore this. I d say it s pretty hard these days to come up with a rebellion that doesn t get mainstreamed and commodified before you can blink. I d also say that travel as a form of rebellion is pretty much dead - companies like Lonely Planet love to market travel as a way of proving your independence and otherness from the mainstream, but travel has really become just another status symbol, something you can purchase to give you more cred. Buy a big screen TV, buy a trip to Kazakhstan; they re both just ways of improving your standing with whatever niche you consider yourself part of (and proving it by showing you reject the trappings of whatever niches you don t consider yourself part of). holiday wales walking
I believe the message of %un the Road% of living life in the moment and to its fullest will always remain valid. With the onslaught of too many modern day % leasures% like television reality dramas and electronic games, it makes greater sense to rebel against mediocrity and experience the world as it exists. While the travel industry might be booming due to promises of instant gratification with a dose of reality, many are coming to the % ow or never% conclusion, the philosophy this book is based on. family holiday wales
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On The Road is still the best book around for getting young people on their feet and out there, but it does read like something from a different time. It is notable for not being a travel book, more about one man s experiences. That said, if you set out to travel like Sal does: hitching, taking buses, bumming round cities seeing live music and hanging out with friends you d have a pretty great time. Just don t expect it to be like the 1950s. adventure holiday wales
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1 Comments:Thanks for the info. I only wish I could attend. I first had Sake the first time I ate Sushi. I have loved them both ever since. What is holding me back now is the price. Sake has gone sky high! cottage holiday wales
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Wipha WipeoutPosted Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 6:48 PM by Lonely Planet By no means the worst casualty of Typhoon Wipha, but interesting to note, is as a result of the storms lashing at China s Eastern coast, Tuesday s and Wednesday s scheduled matches in the FIFA Women s World Cup were delayed. holiday wales
With China to host the Olympics in August next year, numerous international events in the lead up, and both the Paralympics and Special Olympics tournaments in September and October respectively, there will be close observation of organisers capacity to adapt to unforseen disruptions. cottage holiday in wales
The matches to now be played tonight are: Norway v Ghana Brazil v Denmark Canada v Australia China v New Zealand Travellers in and around Shanghai should still be wary of flood, wind and storm warnings and can check out what s being discussed on the Thorn Tree and news websites for more. **Good Luck to the Matildas tonight!** Labels: Asia and Pacific, Breaking travel news, Festivals and events caravan holiday in wales
Matildas drew with Canada last night meaning they make it through to the quarters - the best result for Australian women s soccer ever. Hard to believe there was a typhoon threatening any part of the country. In Chengdu - where the game was played - it was 30 plus degrees celsius and the sun was shining brightly. camping holiday wales
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To Madagascar with love from LondonPosted Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 5:01 PM by Lonely Planet London s not all about shopping, exhibitions and partying. I was lucky enough to work voluntarily for Azafady for a few weeks in their Kilburn office. My job was to make their website more user-friendly. Or so I thought... catering holiday self wales
On my arrival, Mark the director had me writing emails, answering the phone, posting voluntary positions on university websites, scanning applications, running to the post office, making tea and contributing to the madness that is the office of Azafady. You think London is glam Well Azafady s office is quite the opposite. And for good reason - 90% of the donations they receive go straight to Malagasy communities. holiday wales walking
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1 Comments:There are some nice pictures, including animals, landscape, culture, and people, on this site: Madagascar Pictures. holiday riding wales
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Blue sky bio-hazardPosted Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 7:17 PM by Lonely Planet Australia: blue skies, big open brown spaces, lots and lots of minerals and one, particularly nasty one... cottage holiday wales
Chrysotilewas once mined to make asbestos - a popular, cheap housing material used in Australia in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Now, it s widely known that asbestos is highly toxic and leads to nasty lung related diseases, including cancer. holiday in wales
The mine site was in Wittenoom; a town by the same name servicing the workers of what was a booming industry. But since discovering the hazardous effects of asbestos, Wittenoom s been deserted. Situated in the Pilbara region in northern Western Australia the area still appeals to many travellers - and quite rightly. The gorges and waterfalls of nearby Karijini National Park are naturally spectacular. holiday wales
Iconic 80s Australian rock band, Midnight Oil released the album Blue Sky Mining in 1987, featuring a track, Blue Sky Mine which cut to the core of the mining industry and made Wittenoom infamous. Its lyrics still resonate with miners and their families who ve lobbied their incredibly wealthy ex-employers for justice and compensation to cover medical costs and damages. cottage holiday in wales
So I m caught at the junction still waiting for medicine The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night... And the company takes what the company wants And nothing s as precious As a hole in the ground... Where as once curiosity may have seen you risk a side trip to Wittenoom it s no longer possible. It doesn t exist. It has been decommissioned, taken off the maps, the electricity - switched off. caravan holiday in wales
So if you re looking for somewhere to stay try the two campsites in Karijini National Park or the Auski Tourist Village on the Great Northern Highway And in an interesting aside, if the Labor party (currently in opposition) wins government at the Australian election this weekend, then ex-Oils frontman, Peter Garrett (member for Kingsford Smith) will be the new Minister for the Environment. It will be interesting to see if he stays true to his activist roots. camping holiday wales
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4 Comments:Stays true to his activist roots! ! I think Garrett has already come to far for that what with supporting the Gunns mill in Tasmania. holiday last minute wales
On a family trip round Australia in the 80s, our car broke down in Wittenoom and we were stuck there for nearly a week. I loved the t-shirt I bought: Wittenoom is Gorge-ous . But the thing I remember most is Karinjini Gorge, mindblowingly beautiful even for a 13-year-old. catering holiday self wales
Oh yeah, also, what anonymous said - PG has well-and-truly ditched activism. holiday wales walking
I also went to Wittenoom with my family in the 80s. We visited the mine and I was terrified that my dad was going to catch cancer because he found the deadly blue stuff so interesting and picked it up. Interesting place, a shame it s been shut down. family holiday wales
As for the Karijini - I ve been back since and it lived up to all of my memories. Definitely one of the most beautiful places in Australia. holiday riding wales
I now live in Wittenoom and have read all the Government and scientific reports which show that there is minimal risk to humans in the town now that the mine has ceased operations. This beautiful place needs now to be cleaned up by responsible Governments so that future generations can enjoy this piece of paradise. But Governments are dancing to mining companies tunes who want to mine this region, so Garrett time you vocalised the truth and conservation is what is needed here not blind ignorance and lies. adventure holiday wales
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Bubbles at High SpeedPosted Thursday, November 22, 2007, 2:31 PM by Lonely Planet Unless they ve been on the moon for the last year no Londoner could have escaped the hype and publicity surrounding the launch of Eurostar s first carbon neutral service from its new home at St Pancras International on Wednesday 14th November 2007. holiday in wales
Not being able to turn down the chance of being whisked off to Paris for the day, we jumped at Eurostar s invitation to join other Green Pioneers on its first service and test out the super fast way of getting over to magical Paris. Plus, Eurostar offset all their carbon emissions, so apart from the (large) chocolate bar we shared on the train over, the trip was practically guilt-free. holiday wales
We excitedly checked in at the recently refurbished and renamed St Pancras International station, which has been fully restored to house the 400-metre-long Eurostar trains. With a crowd of media and trainspotters looking on the 11.07am train pulled away from its glorious new home on the first ever 186mph (that s a whopping 300kph) Eurostar to Paris. As we sped to Paris s Gard Du Nord we watched the blurred scenery rush by before descending into the Channel Tunnel for the 20 minutes stretch under the English Channel. The buffet car was a disappointment - we would have to take out a small loan to purchase a few snacks to see us through the journey. As we emerged from the Tunnel there was a good old British round of applause, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, although this could have had something to do with the free champagne. cottage holiday in wales
The verdict Comfortable, effortless and the most environmentally-friendly way to travel. With the journey time now only two hours and 15 minutes Eurostar makes flying to Paris look positively outdated. We ll definitely be popping over again soon... caravan holiday in wales
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2 Comments:So cool! Thanks for the report. I read a blog post about the carbon emissions here http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/11/09/trains-planes-automobiles/ I am interested in the number of carbon emission /peron/mile by this Greeen Pioneer. Any idea accommodation holiday wales
http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/travel_information/before_you_go/Green_Eurostar.jsp You can compare Eurostar carbon count to flying on their website (see above) - i do like the fact that they offset it for you! holiday last minute wales
Pakistan, was always an unsafe place, this latest military take-over only heightens anxiety.. catering holiday self wales
While I want to go to Pakistan one day, I think that for 2008 (and perhaps 2009) I will stay a little closer to home. After all, Palm Desert has some lovely high-desert scenery locally even if it doesn t have the cultural allure of a foreign country. holiday wales walking
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I sincerely appreciate your comment about traveling with a smaller impact or footprint. It's been on my mind a great deal lately as I plan future trips, from the impact on climate change of my plane trip, to the influence tourism has on the communities I visit. It's be great for Lonely Planet to do more education to travelers about how we can reduce our impacts, though your own site and through other media outlets. Thanks!