tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247310193741649574.post7673924064819212197..comments2024-03-27T00:51:57.634-06:00Comments on Bradley Mayhew: Lonely Planet Central Asia - the 9 to 5Bradley Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297283511969076176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247310193741649574.post-65596284088451318542013-03-19T06:31:43.503-06:002013-03-19T06:31:43.503-06:00o YEH Tajikistan is great especcially Pamir i was ...o YEH Tajikistan is great especcially Pamir i was staying at Laalmo's Homestay in Khorog where i had a wonderfull meal and which i recomend to everyone :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247310193741649574.post-41608192413737219902012-11-25T23:32:20.510-07:002012-11-25T23:32:20.510-07:00Tajikistan was really a good place to explore, see...Tajikistan was really a good place to explore, seeing this made me had the travel time. I've been in that place. shitifujon.blogspot.comSteven Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757458390522390557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247310193741649574.post-27629836592548733582011-12-06T01:08:00.120-07:002011-12-06T01:08:00.120-07:00Hi Bradley,
I have seen your Marco Polo - film (5 ...Hi Bradley,<br />I have seen your Marco Polo - film (5 parts) in German TV and was impressed. In march 2011 I was in China together with my wife JUTTA. We also visited Suzhou and Hangzhou. I wrote a travelling report (4 parts):<br />http://rentner-billigerdereiseb.blogspot.com/2011/07/china-eindrucksvolle-geschichte-und.html<br /><br />For the moment I'm busy with my autobiography "Ein Leben voller Abenteuer" (A Life full of Adventures) with my travelling around the world in more than 40 years:<br /><br />https://plus.google.com/106238092400087274094/posts/HfLvS3MRRD8<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Klaus Metzger<br />Hildesheim/Germany<br />https://plus.google.com/106238092400087274094/postsKlaus Metzgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663832430014566469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247310193741649574.post-12631012443986896112009-11-30T14:19:31.136-07:002009-11-30T14:19:31.136-07:00Hi CAT,
Meta have a new website at www.meta.tj but...Hi CAT,<br />Meta have a new website at www.meta.tj but it's currently not working (though it was earlier this year). You can email them at ubaidulla46@mail.ru and call at 3554-21766 (or 992919485002 or<br />935931449). This year they have a couple of new yurtstays south of Chatyr Tash, just north of Zor-Kul (you can trek over the ridge for views of the lake). <br />Costs in 2009 were:<br />Guide: $15, $30/day depending on the qualification of the guide; (including food and lodging compensation).<br />Driver: From $0, 55$ (Russian jeep) to $0,70 (Mitsubishi Pajero) for an organised tour + $10/ day (including food and lodging compensation).<br />Home stay: $6, $9 (in the Murghab area)/night/pers, $10-15 (Kalaihumb, Khorog) $10-15 /night/pers, <br />$15(Dushanbe) /night/pers. <br />Yurt stay: $6/night/pers. According to the standard of the yurt<br />Food: Breakfast = $2/pers; Lunch = $4/pers; Diner = $4/pers for every place; <br /><br />Pamir Hwy would be really cold but possible if weather is ok and you have your own reliable transport (you don't want to break down in winter...)<br /><br />It's certainly possible to travel via Batken but getting from Osh to Batken can be tricky without dipping into Uzbekistan. Easier to get an Uzbek visa and travel via Andijan and Kokand. I'd fly from Khojand to Dushanbe (I'm pretty sure it runs year-round. A new Somon Air flight runs this leg en route to Russia). The Chinese are building a tunnel under the Shakristan Pass but until it's finished it's a bit of a mess and likely impassable in winter. Anzob tunnel was sometimes open in summer 2009 but sometimes closed due to renovation to try to get rid of the water in the tunnel.<br /><br />And yes the Khorog-Dushanbe route is unreliable, more due to clouds and wind than cold. The Sagirdasht Pass might be closed in winter (it was closed in summer due to political tensions). The Pamir Highway is possible in winter but you need a flexible itinerary and lots of warm clothes. No yurtstays though...<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BradBradley Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297283511969076176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247310193741649574.post-71401594016151960902009-11-30T01:17:06.639-07:002009-11-30T01:17:06.639-07:00Tajikistan was also a favorite of mine, especially...Tajikistan was also a favorite of mine, especially the High Pamirs. I was very happy with the assistance of the folks at META -- homestays, drivers, and trip planning. But folks at the Lonely Planet ThornTree forum and elsewhere keep asking how to get in contact with META, and the information on their site at http://phiproject.free.fr/specialecotourism.htm is quite out of date. Any suggestions?<br /><br />Separately but on a related note, several folks at the ThornTree are asking about traveling to and in Tajikistan in winter. From Osh, Kyrgyzstan, to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, would you recommend entering via Sary Tash and the Pamir Highway (which is, technically, open year round but through the sparsely populated and traveled Gorno-Badakhshan region) or via Batken, Isfara and Khojand (which is much shorter and more traveled, but the Shakhristan and Anzob passes between Khojand and Dushanbe are said to be closed from November to May, though the Anzob tunnel might be open)? <br /><br />Perhaps could the latter route work if one flies from Khojand to Dushanbe, or does the Pamir Alay range weather often close even the Osh-Khojand leg? <br />Perhaps the former could work if one flies from Khorog to Dushanbe (stunningly gorgeous but scary flight, as you note), except perhaps in winter the oft-windy air route is often unavailable?Central Asia Travelerhttp://www.centralasiatraveler.comnoreply@blogger.com