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Originally Posted by colebatch (Post 426464)

They are both border crossings ... I have renamed the more southerly one "Fergana" for future updates of the file to avoid confusion.

As for the more northerly border you referred to, You are welcome to try it and revert back to us if it works for foreigners.

The actual border facility you would try seems to be at N41.10166 E72.17800

Note, about a month ago, Snoah tried a border nearby (Isboskan 15 km away) and was rejected ... he had to go via Osh. His report and maps are here:

ADVrider - View Single Post - RTW with Noah on a KTM 690

Remember that Uzbez / Kyrgyz borders are the most volatile in the region and are subject to open and close at short notice. What might be open one month may be closed the next. Even last years info can be out of date.

So as of last month, both the Isboskan and the next border along at Jalalabad-Khanabad (60 km further east) were both closed to foreigners. Let me know how you go at Uch-Kurgan.

But if I was a betting man, I would say the border guards at Isboskan who turned away Noah, would have told him to use the Uch-Kurgan border if it was open to foreigners on motorcycles - since its just 15 km away from where he was. The fact that he was sent back to Osh, implies that Osh was the nearest open border crossing for him.

good for you you're not a betting man:-)

border at at N41.10166 E72.17800 (this is the uzbek side) is open.
I passed through from Kyrgystan to Uzbekistan four days ago.

Some guys I know, passed in the other direction last june.

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Originally Posted by crisidsto (Post 431886)

Thanks for trying it ... I will add it to the WPs next update :thumbup1:

Almaty waypoints

Nice work mate, I've been travelling Central Asia and only now have I come across your waypoints. :oops2:

I'm in Almaty now and a couple seem to be no longer valid. One is the "Almaty Camp" - it's now a ski resort. The second is "Almaty 3 DORM" which doesn't seem to be accommodation. I asked the guy at the gate and he pointed me over to some bushes.

Can I suggest a good, cheap (by Almaty standards) hotel. Astana Hotel N 43.25236 E 76.90268 £38 for a twin room including breakfast. 100m from a massive supermarket, secure parking, 100m from a bank and there are about 5million ATM's, and loads of fast food and electrical shops. 15 minute ride to the Mongolian embassy and MyMotoTown

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Originally Posted by GuiltyParty (Post 431987)

I'm in Almaty now and a couple seem to be no longer valid. One is the "Almaty Camp" - it's now a ski resort. The second is "Almaty 3 DORM" which doesn't seem to be accommodation. I asked the guy at the gate and he pointed me over to some bushes.

Can I suggest a good, cheap (by Almaty standards) hotel. Astana Hotel N 43.25236 E 76.90268 £38 for a twin room including breakfast. 100m from a massive supermarket, secure parking, 100m from a bank and there are about 5million ATM's, and loads of fast food and electrical shops. 15 minute ride to the Mongolian embassy and MyMotoTown

Thanks mate... some of the waypints, including those two you mentioned, are not supplied by me personally, but donated WPs so I have no way of checking them. Thanks for the update, I will incorporate it into the next edition.

PS, good luck sorting the triumph out

Lets call it the September updates, even tho its still August.

Hello,

I recently did the road from Khabarovsk to Vanino and I marked the spots where asphalt is present (much more asphalt than previous years). How do I send the updates?

The unpaved parts are fine if it does not rain, even for a big loaded R1200GS like mine. The only issue is that I had a puncture, it became dark, I had to sleep in the cafe and next morning my bike had been robbed (its a long story).

Anyway, it is a not too bad road and the only way if you want to get to Japan. So go for it if you want to come to Japan via Shakhalin.

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by MrHicks46 (Post 434464)

Export the waypoints from your Garmin to mapsource or basecamp, save the file and email the file to me. wcolebatch(aatt)gmail(ddoott)com

MrHicks? I havent got an email with waypoints yet ... you OK with it?

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Originally Posted by colebatch (Post 435781)

MrHicks? I havent got an email with waypoints yet ... you OK with it?

Sorry. I'm on the road. Will do it as soon as I can.

I also had some waypoints.

What I would recomend:
It is nice to have a lot of gostiniza waypoints in Russia, it sometimes makes planing easier, when you are on the road ant only want to do milage...

I also started with naming the gostinizas with "Wifi", if they support that.
It is also nice to know where you can find Wifi in the evening.....

And thanks for everyone, who helped starting this collection, it was really helpful on the road......

Thanks for the waypoints attachment. A great help for planning. It's brilliant.

October 2013 Updates

A mix of fuel stations, hotels and cultural sights.

Nov 2013 Updates

Hotels (some with wifi thx Klaus), Watercrossings and others

Colebatch,
Once more you show outstanding dedication to stop us numpties getting lost in your beloved land.
Top man!