Does anybody have a clue on travel in the Caucasus
countries, particularly Georgia and Azerbaijan? I am
planning a trip from Karachi (Pakistan) to Athens (Greece)
via Iran, Turkmenistan (I already have a visa invitation),
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, but fear that as I have been
able to find so little out about the Caucasus, I may have to
re-route. The only vaguely useful info is in the Trailblazer
Asia Overland guide, but it's so sketchy.
Or would it be a better trip to go from Iran to Turkey and
then south to Istrael? Does anybody know how cheaply I could
pick up a flight to London from Israel?
Back to the Caucasus and Turkmenistan: how likely am I to
find other travellers there? Is there much to see? How long
should I allow to do these places justice (I have three
months in total, and intend to spend about a month in Iran)?
How much is shoestring travel there likely to cost? What's
the climate like? And would anybody be interested in joining
me? I'm a 20-year old UK student who has so far been to
India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, China, Pakistan, Burma,
Cambodia and Tunisia. I consider myself pretty adventurous,
but do like to take it easy with a beer/check out clubland
too (though obviously not in Paklistan, Iran, etc.!)
I have very little time really to get the visas (I have the
Iranian and Pakistan ones already, plus the Turkmen
invitation), so may just go for the Israel option unless
somebody can help me fairly soon: I am flying out from
London Heathrow on 19th June... .
All advice etc. would be VERY gratefully received.
Cheers!
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Hello there,
i know it is hell finding stuff out about caucasus. i think
the best place to look for info on visas etc. is
wtgonline.com Georgia is in the europe bit but Azerbaijan
is the middle east.
I am going to live in Tbilisi September for ten months and
so i have been in touch witha lot of people from Georgia.
It sounds really cool, I also think it is pretty sfe now.
You can get a train from Baku to Tbilisi but I think it is
very slow and could be a little bit scary!
I know very little about Azerbaijan, except it is full of
ex-pats, because of the oil!
If you want some more info on Georgia then get in touch. i
think the route from Iran to Turkey is best avoided due to
the Kurdish problems!
Jon