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Turkmenistan I
The Turkmen border officials, however, were very thorough…. Pretty well organized I had to have a transit route for 5 days specified, vehicle registration, insurance and diesel tax were calculated and I was rid of a 167 US. The diesel tax is 10 cent per...
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"seeing old friends" ctnd.
From the Eifel and my unimog friends I went on through the “hohe Pfalz” into the Rhein valley to Freiburg the small city where I studied. Here my friends Johannes und Karin with their kids (boy have they grown) hosted me for a night and Johannes took...
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Iran: the Northeast
Mashad is a very typical Iranian city, sprawling over a huge area with crazy traffic but with a well known center around the holy shrine thats fun to explore on foot. The holy shrine is definitely worth a visit, an enormous area with many mosques and...
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Central Europe: “seeing old friends”
I spent a few days in the Rheingau where I come from for last preparations of the trip and to treat my dad and his wife to a fancy dinner as they have put up with me for the last 1.5 years with using their basement as a storage for all sorts of truck...
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Introduction
The objective of this trip was first and foremost a pragmatic one: transferring my Unimog truck from Germany to Oman so that I can finish fitting out the inside for a future sabbatical trip most likely to South America exploring all the good kite surfing...
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getting ready
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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The Hague – Muscat…. Take 2 - Prologue
I would not be a good scientist if I did not state the objective and some facts of this road trip in the introduction first. And then I will be a very bad scientist and properly mix observations and interpretations to a story for the different parts of...
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The adventure continues
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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Visas received...
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...