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I was planning to get my Carnet from the RAC towards the end of May at the same time as visas. They need about a month to issue it and I've calculated it will cost about £1500 with approx 50% refundable.

Where are people planning on sourcing their visas from?

I was planning on using Iran Internet Visa Application together with the Pakistani and Indian embassies.

Any tips Re: visas?
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Hi all!
i've been following your thread these last few days - I'm also planning to leave central europe early august - final destination Thailand, following the route you have been discussing...

Which bikes will you be on??? I'm actually considering a honda blackbird, not sure how much off road there will be in India...
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Hi coy,
We're going on X Challenge and F650GS, we are hoping to find as much off road as possible on route !

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1200GS. Tourances as far as Iran then TKC 80s to Nepal and back to Iran.
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Hi everybody
Following recent events we decided we can't be bodered to pay for Iranian visas with such a high chance of not using it or not having it accepted. We made reservation for the ferry yesterday and we plan to detour to Armenia. We will touch lend in Izmir 03/08/2009 23:30 anybody on the same ferry ???
As my wife will probably fly back a couple of weeks before my return, I would be very happy to find any biker willing to experiment some free offroad in Turkey/Greece on the way back. (I need to be back to Igoumenitza Greece by last week end of august)

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hi,

hm, there were no messages in a while here.
i am still planning to depart on 17 august from helsinki and make my journey through russia (down south), then ferry to turkey, iran, pakistan, india and nepal. i am planning to be in kathmandu early to mid october.

it would be really great if we could meet up along the way (possibly east turkey end of august)

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hi,

hm, there were no messages in a while here.
i am still planning to depart on 17 august from helsinki and make my journey
duesi
Hi duesi,
following recent events we could not be bodered to make Iranian Visa, so we decided to go for Armenia
I have to take my wife to Istambul Airport on the 23rd.
Unfortunately our schedule is not very elastic and nether organised.
If you think to go down Turkey during the first week of august there is a chance we can share some road...
Tell me more about your plans
PS (Is there any chance to get Iranian Visa at the Border ?)
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Hi,

Departure for me is still next Saturday. 2 weeks to turkey. I'm re-applying for an Iranian visa and hope to enter Iran at the beginning of September. If no joy I will go up and over and organise visas on the road. Hope to meet up with you on the road.

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Duesi Hi,

Just as I was about to start applying for visas and a carnet the problems in Pakistan hit the headlines so I waited for a bit and then the aftermath of the election in Iran hit the headlines so I decided against the Nepal trip this year and instead am heading east across Russia and down into the Stans to do the Pamir Highway and visit the Silk Road cities.

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hi there,

i also was (am) a bit concerned about what is happening down there, but i guess things will settle down a bit. visa wise i have the india and pakistan visa, my passport currently is at the russian consulate (should get it this week) and i submitted my request for irania vsa support through Iran Internet Visa Application (did the fast track and they told me that i should get my invitation july 25 - let's hpoe the best). i am not sure if you can get the iranian visa at the border (most likely not) - but i met a german dude in new zealand who did the same trip; he obviously got a transit visa (valid for 7 days) somewhere in turkey.

abut my plans - i'll leave finland on august 17 and then make my way south trough russia. i hope to catch the freey from sochi to trabzon (north eastern turkey) on the 27th (it obviously only runs on thurdsays and sundays). so i also would like to enter iran beginning of september (so Duncan i hope you get your visa to iran sorted ). after that it's not planned though yet; roughly 2 weeks for iran, 2-3 weeks for pakistan, dash through india - and then nepal. i'd like to finish up around mid october (and ship my bike from there to nz).
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