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weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

I found this interesting blog about the area and the Silk road. Might be worth a check. http://www.agonist.org/silkroad/

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

Interesting, Thanks.

Looks like they went into India which is beyond the scope of my trip idea. I was considering an east-west Chinese-Istanbul orientation.

I would like to get to India some day though.

camel96 · Guest

I've considered heading east to west China, down the Karakorum highway into Pakistan, into Iran and then up to Turkey. I wonder if anyone's done this. That'd be an interesting trip idea. Catch is that probably the Iran visa hassle would weed out most Americans who wanted to do it.

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

That's basically the way i'm considering returning from europe if I go both north and south routes. That route requires some passage through at least 2 of the 3 Caucasus countries unless you were to fly over them.

camel96 · Guest

That way's a serious timing issue. Because of the altitude on K'Rum Highway it's only open a few months a year.

azzwell · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject:

I am defintly interested. Have always wanted to go to Central Asia and the time and money are no object. Please add me to the list of potential candida

camel96 · Guest

Hey who are you calling a yeast infection....?

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

camel96 · Guest

I think from memory it was May to October but varies depending on the weather. I'll check LP tonight and find out exactly.

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

I couldn't find the answer on LP. I think we should be going through those passes close to the opening and again close to the closing if your estimate is right.

camel96 · Guest

I saw on some travel agencies website that they offer trips in that area between April and November. That's not so bad (date-wise I mean)

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:35 am Post subject:

It looks like the trip itself might take a few months, with the interest there is in taking side trips (After all, when again will we be in the area?). And there may be enough people to have two or three groups meeting up occasionally.

As for the weather, the stats are showing late April or early May as a good start. But of course group departure decisions won't have to be finalized for quite a while.

Ideally, we'll all know what we want after we meet in the spring (where, when, with whom, etc). Zed has said he is willing to pass along all helpful info to those not travelling with him, if many people want to go. So, if 5 or more end up going then there might turn out to be a couple of groups.
The structure of the travels will be as fluid as individual people want them to be.

Some people may only want to go as far as Tashkent, some to Odessa, a few all the way to the end of the silk road at Venice, a couple seem already interested in making the return trip along the southern route through Iran, myself included.

VanIslander · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 2:41 am Post subject:

A few of us will still be meeting up this spring to talk about the 2005 trip.

Next month in Daejon seems to be the general idea, no sooner because at least one person interested will be in North America until then.

Whatever info that has been collected, including a tentative itinerary, will be given out to those interested in making a trip of a lifetime. I'll post what I have, in the next week or two (once I beat this nagging cold).

I have had a lot of correspondence with a couple of you, occasional PM's with others, and, opps, a couple I've yet to PM with.

I'm taking on an organizing role in a very soft-handed way because, well, if somebody doesn't, it'll remain just an idea for most of us. Zed may truck along happily by himself, but I need a couple of others for safety, support, rapport, etc.

If any newbies are interested, just post or PM it.

Talk to you soon.