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Originally Posted by upanddown.voyage
Hi everyone,
it seems like just about now is the time to register here and join the conversation.
I had planned a trip to central Asia going through Georgia and Russia. Coming from Germany I have received the information (last week) that getting a tourist visa issued and then entering on it overland should not be a big problem. Even with Russian friends living in Russia I still felt like it would be a gamble.
The situation feels a bit more unstable now and I am even hesitant giving my passport to the consulate (who knows whether they process it and I get it back if they reduce their staff...).
Has anyone else planned a similar route for this year? I had planned to enter Russa as early as April. I will probably try to take the ferry across the Caspian Sea now instead.
Cheers,
Benjamin
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Could you share the source of this information that Russian land borders are open again? A lot of people are waiting for Russia to re-open. As far as I am aware, there has been no change.
As for being worried about being in Russia at this time, I don't see why, away from the conflict zones, there would be an issue. Most people in the world are sensible enough to detach the actions of a government of a given country from the intentions of an individual which comes from that country, especially outside of the West where few people believe in the illusion of democracy.
EO
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EurasiaOverland a memoir of one quarter of a million kilometres by road through all of the Former USSR, Western and Southern Asia.
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