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Im in India now and will mossy on up to the Balkans then back through turkey to Georgia and on to Vladivostok where ill ship my bike back to Australia at hopefully about that time too, May catch ya along the way somewhere
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Quick change of thought about crossing from Azerbaijan - Ferry from Baku to Aktau in Kazakhstan - saves on visa costs at least...
Makes a bit more sense to me.
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Originally Posted by ShaneBaby
Im in India now and will mossy on up to the Balkans then back through turkey to Georgia and on to Vladivostok where ill ship my bike back to Australia at hopefully about that time too, May catch ya along the way somewhere 
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I'll be looking to share some of the shipping costs to Aus if I can.. Can't imagine it will be cheap! but My brother will be in Korea in 2015, so I hope I can get some shipping information from him .. The ferry still runs from Vlad to South Korea as far as I can see from internet searches.
So shipping from Korea makes sense and should (I hope) be easier to organise than in Russia
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just seen this on Real Russia
Following the presidental order, as of 10th December 2014 all applicants over 12 years of age applying for their Russian visas in the UK, Denmark, Myanmar and Namibia are required to provide their biometric data at the time of having their visa documents submitted for processing at the consulate. Whilst we can still support, advise and assist you with preparing and completing all your paperwork, lodge your visa application pack to the Russian consulate on your behalf and pay for it, you will have to visit the Russian Visa Application Centre in person in order to give your fingerprints.
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So first week of the new year I intend to put the paperwork in place.. carnet and visa applications will go in the post and I will kick start the whole process.
will have to make a "special" trip down to London for biometrics as part of the Russian visa application - thanks Vladimir !
and so it starts!
An early "happy new year" to all
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And the first European Games happen in Baku the month before I arrive in Azerbaijan.. will be interesting to see what effect that has on the infrastructure and transport
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