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Yeah I managed to get my letter of approval in Tehran but I would check up on whether or not your country is handing them out there, if I remember correctly I bumped into a woman from Belguim in Yazd who said that her embassy in Tehran wasn't willing to give her a letter of introduction and I also know that the French and Finnish embassies are no longer handing them out so probably best to check before hand or even get a six month visa from Belgium if at all possible. I have also met people that have travelled to Istanbul, then flown home to apply for their visas in their home countries as it made it easier for them!!

Didn't make it to the KKH as it was a bit cold for us and we were told that it was impassible in places so not really sure of the situation there. As an aside, we were not the only people that were escorted through the majority of Pakistan, another motorcyclist traveller that went through that way a few weeks before us was also escorted all the way to Lahore.

Hope thats has helped you a little bit, finally I have been able to actually put something up on the hubb other than a question!! :-D
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I have also met people that have travelled to Istanbul, then flown home to apply for their visas in their home countries as it made it easier for them!!
You met Ian?
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Darn it ..... busted, I didn't actually meet the person in person, I met a chap that was traveling with him (if it is indeed the same guy) the guy I met was Jon who was traveling on a Brompton fold up bike?? Sorry Toukakoukan P.S. We never made it up the KKH as we thought it might be blocked with snow, is it really as cool as the pictures make out? (Just sneaked a peak at your website).

But to make things right I also got told today that people are sending passports back for others to forward them on to embassies in their home countries in order to get the visas.
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Hi,

Thanks for the info. Travellng with my partner from London to SE Asia; setting off mid-june (ina 4x4). Most likely route - into eastern europe then Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Nepal and into SE Asia - probably ship the van from calcutta.

Was most worried about the Iran-Pakistan border. You seem to have covered a lot of ground that we will. Would be really keen to hear any other tips or info you could offer.

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