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Hey all we will leave for Mongolia tomorrow or the next day from Barnaul if anyone is interested.
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Hi Craig
Have a good ride. I'm about a month behind you. Let us know how you get on.
I arrive by air on Sun in Almaty and hopefully have bike cleared through customs by end of Mon. Then a loop round Kyrgz, Taj, Uzbek and Kaz before following your tyre tracks.
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C
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Hi Craig
Have a good ride. I'm about a month behind you. Let us know how you get on.
I arrive by air on Sun in Almaty and hopefully have bike cleared through customs by end of Mon. Then a loop round Kyrgz, Taj, Uzbek and Kaz before following your tyre tracks.
cheers
C
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Sounds good. We have come from there and really loved it, especially Tadjikistan. If you have the time, I would recommend stopping at both KaraKul (second guesthouse on your way in - marked with Colebatch's waypoints) and Murghab Sary-Kol guesthouse it is just off the road to China signposted. Both were great.
Along with Lalmore's Lodge in Khorog (next to Pamir Lodge).
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Sounds good. We have come from there and really loved it, especially Tadjikistan. If you have the time, I would recommend stopping at both KaraKul (second guesthouse on your way in - marked with Colebatch's waypoints) and Murghab Sary-Kol guesthouse it is just off the road to China signposted. Both were great.
Along with Lalmore's Lodge in Khorog (next to Pamir Lodge).
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Many thanks for the heads-up on these. Really loking forward to my trip.
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Okay we are leaving Barnaul in the morning. If anyone wants to tag along let me know.
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Well currently in Khovd still looking for someone to travel the North route with. We are doing some sightseeing tomorrow down to the Tsenkheriin Cave. After that who knows.
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In the words of Marvin Lee Aday: 2 out of 3 ain't bad: Almaty is sunny, Girls are pretty, no have bike.
Assuming container is opened today, will cross border to Kyrg at Biskek tom (17July), then 7 days in Kyrg, then Taj for 7 days, Samarqand/Uzbek etc. Maybe cross into Altai-Russia from Kaz about 05Aug, then Mongolia.
If our paths could cross, post here or email me via my website.
later
C
PS. My Kaz cell number is +7777 five two 88 5 four 6 Allegedly it works in all Central Asia and Rus (Beeline network)... We'll see tomorrow... Text messages only pls. My mum has told me not to speak to strangers
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I guess Mongolia is just going to be full of Transalps this year.
I will probably be there late August as well, but things are pretty liquid at the moment. I'll keep an eye on this and will post again when I know something more definite. Would be nice to meet up with other riders again.
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