Project VELAIA

The plans about crossing Central Asia have not gone very far yet. It’s not clear how the situation in Iran will be for example. I’d like to go through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and either Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan. But if geopolitics make trouble I’ll probably decide to take a northern version through Armenia and Azerbaijan crossing the Caspian Sea either to Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan. I’ll also have to look how the weather conditions will be when I arrive there.

I am leaving Tehran tonight. Have only a few days left here in Iran. With the travel agency I had some communication problems so that I will leave the capital without visa for Uzbekistan and therefore also without transit visa for Turkmenistan

If I get to Mashad before next Tuesday and manage to get the Uzbekistan visa until then I will hopefully get a transit visa for Turkmenistan within one day (for $51) – but I have to arrive on Tuesday because the consulate of Turkmenistan has only open Tue, Wed, and Sat I think.

Wish me good luck!

Hello, I am in Samarkand, Uzbekistan right now. The journey through Turkmenistan went fine and I have written some reports but the computers here cause some problems. I will upload the stories and pictures from Tashkent where I will have to wait for visa. Till then, stay tuned!