silkroad

hi,
a friend and I are going overland with a renault 4 from
belgium to thailand or vietnam along the silkroad(turkey,
iran. pakistan, india, myanmar,thailand,cambodgia and
vietnam)
has someone done this before? we would like to have good
travel tips.
we are leaving approxemately july 20th till end october.
thanks in advance

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1. Huh? Added by: Huh?
   [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 2:53 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Since when is that the 'Silk Road'?

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2. Silk road Added by: Koen
   [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 4:57 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Since the years 1500.

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3. more than one silk route Added by: lw
   [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 11:39 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   In the planning stages of my own trip following the S.R.
   I have done a bit of study...the only silk route I know
   of starts in the middle east, Syria, Jordan, Israel through
   Turkey, Iran a couple or three of the 'Stan countries then
   into China. A couple routes were taken through China but
   they both ended up in Chang'an (Xi'an). One branch did
   go south from China through Tibet, Pakistan into India.
   Now that doesn't mean that there wasn't a lesser know
   silk route into SE Asia. I just never heard of it.
   What the hell enjoy the trip...sounds great.

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4. Huh? Added by: Huh?
   [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 12:42 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   There is no silk production in SE Asia. Why would the road
   go there?

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5. I ve been...... Added by: rehser (rehberserkan@yahoo.com)
   [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 16:20 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   hey I am from TURKEY.I ve been to silk road
   (Iran,PAkistan;India)last year.I am planing to go back with
   the same route.write to me I can give you lots of info

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6. Car? Added by: Yudhisthira
   [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 17:34 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   for all I know you are not going to be able to do what you
   plan by car.
   You are going to have heavy difficulties to cross from
   Turkey to Iran with a car, but you might manage to do it, if
   you are not american. (Dato il tuo nome, sei forse
   italiano?)
   Anyway, what I am sure of is that there is no way that you
   can enter overland into Myanmar. And, with a car? No way.
   Plan a detour (not in China, thou: your driving licence
   won't be valid).
   Y.

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7. Iran-Turkey no worries Added by: John the Brit
   [Timestamp: Sun 16 May, 6:19 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   If you aren't Amerian that is. You'll need a Carnet de
   Passage, but then it's fine. I did it and loved it (by
   motorbike), independent travel is the only way to travel.
   As Yudhisthira said, there's no way you'll get into Burma,
   but as far as there you're fine, quite a few people do it.
   Good Luck
   John

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8. To Huh Added by: Koen
   [Timestamp: Sun 23 May, 7:40 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Ever been to Thailand? Plenty of silk there.
   I've never been to China, but I'm pretty sure they have it
   there too.
   BTW: we have a proverb saying: a donkey never hits a stone
   twice...

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