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Old 16 May 2012
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Thanks for that! Everyday brings a new experience! I suppose am I a bit of an ametuer. It is the first time I have been asked for bribe and all my big talk about refusing still left me shaking in my boots. I guess next time I will just play even stupider. Especially now I have the proper paperwork.

All That said. I enjoyed my ride yesterday. I know Kazakstan's big open plains and the wind that goes with aren't everyone's cup of tea. But after six weeks of people and cars and traffic from London to Samara. I was very happy with the nothingness. Made me think about riding from Birdsville to Windorah or the bottom of the Strezlecki track.
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In 2007 we had to pay $90 each for not having stamped the white paper you get at the border within 3 days at it says on the back. So watch out for that too.

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Thanks for that! Everyday brings a new experience! I suppose am I a bit of an ametuer. It is the first time I have been asked for bribe and all my big talk about refusing still left me shaking in my boots. I guess next time I will just play even stupider. Especially now I have the proper paperwork.

No, you aren't, I've never been that far on a bike, so happy to learn myself from your experience.


A funny stupid way to react to bribes is when asked "Ruski" (if you speak Russian), insist in "no, no ruski, SPANSKI" (no, I'm not Russian, I'm Spanish). You can repeat the game 10 times, so you look definitely retarded (I actually could understand a bit, so it's even more fun!).

Once, for a speeding fine (totally untrue) my last resort was this sequence: the Spanski retarded finally shows astonishment when he understands the speeding problem (the cop had showed me the radar pistol like 10 times in his hand), then shouts, blames, looks at the sky (hand together, amen, praying, asking God why this crap car???), mimics showing it's a s*it of slow car, sitting in front of the wheel, looking at the watch and yawning, "speeding this???? now way, it's so slow" and then finally kicks one side of the car among swearing shouts. Russian cop reaction: this guy is a lost case definitely idiot, "ok, davai, davai, davai!"

Happy trips and keep us posted if any progress on bribe avoiding techniques!

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Last we were invited to stay at someones house for a couple of nights. Whatever you can stay about the problems with governance in Kazakhstan. It is more than made up for by the generosity of the people who live here. We lobbed up at a supermarket in Aktobe last night for some supplies and ended up with a bed for two nights.

One of the suggestion I now have is to have a running video camera. It scares the cops and they leave you alone.
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Ummm... videocamera, interesting, but may be tricky in some cases, so big smile. Add this: not looking angry, but puzzled, you get your mobile and say "call Embassy/Consulate?" meaning that they could help as translators. Magic words.

I don't know if there is a thread like "Means to avoid a (totally unjustified) bribe". I mean unjustified since many say in some remote borders, officials unpaid for several months actually have to live on that, so it's already customary to accept a small fee.
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I will be in the area this summer, and i think you have done partf of the route I want to ride, from Uralsk to Aqtobe. The question is about the road conditions of this part of the M32. Is it good? How many days riding from Uralsk to Aqtobe?
Then I will drive north through A22, do you know how the road is?
Thanks for the info and have a good ride
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Days? You need 7-8 hours to do it. Tarmac, loto of holes. Thats all.
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Sambor, do you have information of road which was build in 2010 between Aktobe to Aral (it was then under construction) and i was wondering how it is now.
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Days? You need 7-8 hours to do it. Tarmac, loto of holes. Thats all.

I supossed it...but I didn´t know how the road was...it could be as bad as the Atyrau-Aqtobe...
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