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Thailand to India
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So back to planning board,, RTW starting from TH and should get really nice route as bike will be BMW K1200LT 2004 model and GW1500 1997 model.

We So first plan needto get some info how we can get from TH to india as passing Burma is not possible yet but still working on that and how is Bhutan?
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butan forgeat it not alowed whid bike and IFF yuo can geat in minimum off 200 us a day ship the bike to nepal whid plane from bangkok around 35 to 4o thusand bath
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butan forgeat it not alowed whid bike and IFF yuo can geat in minimum off 200 us a day ship the bike to nepal whid plane from bangkok around 35 to 4o thusand bath

Cheers "Babba"

But have planned already india east coast to Sri Lanka and back via Kanyakumari to west coast all the way up to north to Pakistan so how is Pakistan now days and any one passed karachi? and hope to get via coast line to Iran if it's possible and then Kuwait to Saudi, israel, BUT if not then via north Iran to Turkey....
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Only one crossing option for foreigners between Pakistan and Iran (Taftan-Mir Javeh).

Crossing Burma is probably not an option. China could be, if you're rich enough (but Tibet still a ?-mark). Plenty of discussion about these at Southern Asia-section.
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Only one crossing option for foreigners between Pakistan and Iran (Taftan-Mir Javeh).

Crossing Burma is probably not an option. China could be, if you're rich enough (but Tibet still a ?-mark). Plenty of discussion about these at Southern Asia-section.
Tibet i know and no attention to travel in there at this point but lets see the burma as there has been foreing bikes already and still checking any change to get passing by.
China, No for me, as that is also know about cost of it and they will never open up to rest of the world when praising is considered.

What is then best Iran - Turkey crossing?
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There have been foreign bikes in Burma just now. But on a pre-arranged trip, with a fixed itinerary, and I don't think they were allowed to go anywhere near India. Maybe someone soon proves me wrong, but crossing whole Burma still does not seem "do-able" IMO. (but on the other hand, I never tried it)..

Iran to Turkey, I don't know which border is best, but at least I had no problems using the one directly east from Dogubayazit (going TR -> IR). But this was in -07. After Iran, getting into Turkey should be relatively easy.
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There have been foreign bikes in Burma just now. But on a pre-arranged trip, with a fixed itinerary, and I don't think they were allowed to go anywhere near India. Maybe someone soon proves me wrong, but crossing whole Burma still does not seem "do-able" IMO. (but on the other hand, I never tried it)..

Iran to Turkey, I don't know which border is best, but at least I had no problems using the one directly east from Dogubayazit (going TR -> IR). But this was in -07. After Iran, getting into Turkey should be relatively easy.
I Know all about Burma and what's happening in here as i live here 17yrs already but not been there with bike yet.
but that is just minor and would be interesting to hear from those of HUBB riders who been there already as i know they are here as well.

It's good to see Helsinki rider here as i'm originally from "Kalliosta" and we have many really nice FIN riders here as well and few RTW riders as well
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Bhutan is $250pp/day (215 for double occupancy) and there are 2 borders - both with india only. chennai - bangkok (or KL) is definitely a shipping route option. BKK-Kathmandu as well.
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