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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?

Alternate Answer provided at OP's request: If travel from Europe to India is the goal and specifically flying is the problem, you can travel by ship. One option is vacation style cruise lines such ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?

Disclaimer: this is mostly personal experience, and quite outdated (2015). It depends a lot on how you define "safe" (for example, would you feel safe talking to a border guard threatening you in ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?

The UK Government has travel advisories against all travel into the area of Iran within 100KM of Pakistan. Most of the rest of that path has ony "normal" advisories. Within Pakistan itself, the ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?

I can answer only about Russian part of your trip. You can avoid "Kazakhstan > Uzbekistan >Tajikistan > Kyrgyzstan", Russia has a common border with China. It will extend you trip, but not too much. ...
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What is the safest route for women to travel overland between Europe and India in 2016?

The answer to your question is rather opinion based and very much depends on your personal behaviour. Meanwhile, few people who have actually traveled to Iran will call it 'unsafe', though of course ...
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Is it easier for a westerner to obtain a Chinese tourist visa in Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?

In addition to what you say, the procedures for Chinese visa are also quite volatile over time, so be sure to check the sources for updates and try your luck. The best info I found is on the ...
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Renting a car in central Asia as an inexperienced driver

The rule about having had a driving license for a given amount of time is not there to inconvenience new drivers. It is there because new drivers are more likely to get into accidents. The risk of ...
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Can I travel between Central Asian cities without flying?

If you have time, it's possible to travel by road. It's easy to travel around much of Central Asia on marshrutkas. For example, there are multiple marshrutka between Bishkek and Almaty leaving every ...
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Is it possible to do Naryn - Song Kul - Kochkor route independently?

There is no public transport to Song Kul, not from Kochkor nor from Naryn. You have to get a ride from a tour company, other tourists or someone supplying the yurt camps if you do not have your own ...
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Is it possible for a Hungarian national to obtain a Chinese visa in The 'Stans / Central Asia?

The go-to resource for this type of question is Caravanistan. Also check their forum for details. While it seems that neither in Bishkek nor in Osh it is possible to obtain a Chinese visa at the ...
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Where can I get personalised designs on Turkmen carpets in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan?

Resources described on the Turkmens guide to the city of Aşgabat give options you could explore. Carpet Museum: This museum has a large, impressive collection of antique carpets and also the largest ...
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Is it allowed to take Som out of Uzbekistan?

There is no prohibition, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Centre, regarding Uzbekistan Currency Export regulations: Export allowed for non-residents: - ...
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