Wales to Shanghai
 

We are planning a trip from Wales to China, provisionally:-

• from Europe to Turkey
• Iran
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekhistan
• Tajikistan
• Kyrgistan
• China (via Kashgar)

We are particularly interested in anyone who could help with their experiences:-

• South East Turkey
• Any issues with the paperwork for any of the 'stans
• Chinese visa and travel permits

Also if anyone is interested in coming along please let us know. We will depart in April 2012, aiming to arrive in June 2012. Blog on www.bikezen.co.uk | Unreliable musings on motorbikes, travel, life, the universe and everything

Many thanks

In case you´re planning to do this with your own vehicle, then you have a relatively large issue with China.... Or maybe not, if you own a couple of oilfields, or have recently won a major prize in a lottery :rofl:

Won´t be easy or cheap to do it! But you´re already in the right place: more or less everything you´ll need to know about it, is on this site.

Sadly not an oil sheik - limited oil reserves in South Wales - but you're right it would help ;-) I understand you may have to pay by province - just looking into this now.

Thanks :-) The plan is to stick to the more populated routes so hopefully not a problem. We shall see....

you say you will depart april 2012.As things happen so fast or change, ı think to early to make a plan for middle east,african and some west asian countries.
lets keep in touch. When your start time gets closer, we will tell you the up to date situation about riding in turkey and in neighbouring countries as we travel so often.

best wishes.

That would be really helpful - much appreciated. By the way - loved the facebook picturess. Fantastic.