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As last time, I plan to travel mainly on backcountry roads towards Mashad and have gone off the highway at Hajabad. I realize my good old paper map is better than all the offline GPS maps I got and end up driving on dirt tracks towards Baft through spectacular...

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Truck needs to be delivered at the port before 12h, boat leaves at 21h…lots of time to kill. Luckily met Ashley, the man that drives from Dubai back to the UK on a Ducati racebike in 1 week !!! Hanging out with him the afternoon back in Dubai getting...

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The date of departure comes rushing closer, last food shopping and tidbits…. Ah and Rachaels birthday :-) The combined birthday farewell party at Majan beach was really nice and a good reminder of what I will be missing, thanks guys and girls !!! Departure...

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After packing up the household and the official emigration from Oman (with a short trip to Germany and to Amy's wedding in Scotland) I am back in Oman as a Tourist and will be setting off to Dubai with the truck tonight. Plan is to catch the ferry to...

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So just got back my passport with visas for Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which means I will be able to make it at least to Kirgistan.... Kasachstan and Russia visas will need to be obtained on the way.... But for now the trip can go ahead...

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The blog will continue with the 2014 adventure in a month time or so: Five months from Oman to Mongolia via Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirghistan, Kazakhstan and Russia and then back to Germany on a route determined by other forces........

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I was heading into the Kazgkar Mountains as they are called the Switzerland of Turkey and are supposed to be a great hiking terrain. Heading up the main valley towards the highest peak only the many tourist huts, rest houses, and ugly, modern hotels reminded...

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Turkey has a real border making clear that you are leaving the EC countries. Sneaking by the line of trucks there was, however, no major issue or wait. The highway is a bit rough at first but the way towards Istanbul is well used and maintained overall....

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I landed in Igoumenitsa in Northern Greece, together with a few other “offroad” travelling souls I met on the ferry. Some younger, some older, with and without kids, all different objectives, the time on the ferry passed by really quickly with all the...

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Crossing the Alps through Austria (as ever promiscuously selling out its soul to tourism but also still as pretty as ever) reminded me of the old kayaking days in the Lech and Inntal… the hands got almost itchy to hold a paddle again… I did hit Switzerland...

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