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UK to Stans and back Weather ??
HI all
After realising that the cost of a carnet for my bike rules out some routes heading down into asia from the uk my current plan for next year’s trip is this:
Leave around May the 1st (possibly April) heading from the uk across Europe down into Turkey across to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
From there hoping to get a ferry from Baku to Kazakhstan (I need to find out if one actually takes that route??)
From there the plan is to ride to Tajikistan before heading north into Russia then Ukraine and back across Europe back to the uk.
One of the biggest questions I have at the moment is to do with the weather in the Turkey and stans and what is the best time of year to ride through them without getting boiled?
Does anyone have any advice on this route and the best time to see these areas?
Many thanks
Dan
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Interested in replies on this but will (hopefully) be going on to Mongolia. I suspect the best time to get to Mongolia will be for the August HU meet up so boiling in the Stans is unavoidable  
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HI all
After realising that the cost of a carnet for my bike rules out some routes heading down into asia from the uk my current plan for next year’s trip is this:
Leave around May the 1st (possibly April) heading from the uk across Europe down into Turkey across to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
From there hoping to get a ferry from Baku to Kazakhstan (I need to find out if one actually takes that route??)
From there the plan is to ride to Tajikistan before heading north into Russia then Ukraine and back across Europe back to the uk.
One of the biggest questions I have at the moment is to do with the weather in the Turkey and stans and what is the best time of year to ride through them without getting boiled?
Does anyone have any advice on this route and the best time to see these areas?
Many thanks
Dan
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Southern Kazakhstan, all of Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan are typically at or above 40º C in the summer months (June to August).
Azerbaijan is not much cooler.
Turkey is not such an issue - apart from the south-east of the country (roughly Diyarbakir to the Iraqi frontier) the summer heat is moderated either by being close to the coast, or by altitude.
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very interesting .
We are - 3 of us- planning almost the same ride , except on way from Georgia to Russia then Kazakstan, Kirgistan,Uzbezistan, ferry to zerbidjan - if possible- then south of Turkey along black sea and Balkans, already been ther e very nice . 
if you want send a PM ;
ans anyway look to nora trip : itchy boots
and Igor in adv rider : 25000 k on kebab road
these are GREAT 
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Thanks all for the replay's some really useful information! 
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In April May you might want to stay out of the mountains as eastern turkey will be pretty cold at altitude. But with out mucked up weather at the moment it will be difficult to predict.
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Look on you tube : GEOALEX they have done the route from Germany leaving about 1 april and route was roughly Germany-turkey-Georgien-Kashakstan-Pamir Highway- up in to Russia and the Baltics.
They hat all weather from snow to 40 degrees, trip was 3 months April to June.
Very nice movies and done on a Honda NC750X fully loaded. The bike had some problems with snow and clay, but see for you self.
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Still following the thread .
Hopefully we will take the "south way" on the beginning around may and back the "north" one in order to avoid rain ajnd snow in the balkans , and the hottest period in Turkey.
But of course we will have hotter periods on this ride
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Thanks for the continued information guys, that really Helpful 
Ex-xt , when are you planning on doing your trip?
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i assume it will take place around may to july.
After the weather will be to hot and before too much snow
So a real 4 seasons suit will not be necessary
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Interestingly it sounds like you're planning the exact opposite route that I'll be doing next year, also starting on 1 May. Heading across northern Europe into Ukraine, then Russia and the Trans-Siberian Highway arriving Mongolia at the start of July. From there along the Silk Road through KZ, KG, TJ and UZ during July and August. Although it's going to be pretty hot on the plains, if you want to do the mountain passes you pretty much have to ride through the summer, because many of them are only open in summer. Coming back via the Caspian Sea ferry, AZ, GA and Turkey returning to UK around October.
Open to offers of drinking/riding buddies by the way.
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any way i good
HI
IN fact i am using as basis my firs ride to Bulgaria, the Igor's story on adv rider ( 25000 k on kebab road) , by the way i had met him last month : quite a rider can tell you  .
We will be on passes in time I assume , around end of june .
your own ride seem longer also . how many k ? and days ?
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Hi, yes looks like we are doing a very similar route but in opposite directions.
What is your reason for doing it that way round?, i'm just wundering if there are any advantages to doing it that way ?
Safe Travels, I will hopefully meet up with you on the road!
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Interestingly it sounds like you're planning the exact opposite route that I'll be doing next year, also starting on 1 May. Heading across northern Europe into Ukraine, then Russia and the Trans-Siberian Highway arriving Mongolia at the start of July. From there along the Silk Road through KZ, KG, TJ and UZ during July and August. Although it's going to be pretty hot on the plains, if you want to do the mountain passes you pretty much have to ride through the summer, because many of them are only open in summer. Coming back via the Caspian Sea ferry, AZ, GA and Turkey returning to UK around October.
Open to offers of drinking/riding buddies by the way.
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HI all
After realising that the cost of a carnet for my bike rules out some routes heading down into asia from the uk my current plan for next year’s trip is this:
Leave around May the 1st (possibly April) heading from the uk across Europe down into Turkey across to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
From there hoping to get a ferry from Baku to Kazakhstan (I need to find out if one actually takes that route??)
From there the plan is to ride to Tajikistan before heading north into Russia then Ukraine and back across Europe back to the uk.
One of the biggest questions I have at the moment is to do with the weather in the Turkey and stans and what is the best time of year to ride through them without getting boiled?
Does anyone have any advice on this route and the best time to see these areas?
Many thanks
Dan
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I am planning the same route at the same time. My bike is in Bulgaria now. message me if you want to team up.
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Hi, yes looks like we are doing a very similar route but in opposite directions.
What is your reason for doing it that way round?, i'm just wundering if there are any advantages to doing it that way ?
Safe Travels, I will hopefully meet up with you on the road!
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It's pretty much dictated by the short riding season over the Pamirs and other high ground in the region. I have no desire to be wading through snowfalls! Then you have the long ride through Siberia, I reckon that's about a month on its own and I'd rather not be doing that in Autumn. On my route I'd be coming up through Turkey in September so hopefully by the end of the month it would just be a short hop up through northern Europe in deteriorating weather.
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