16000 km, 40 days from 22.07 – 30.08
Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria
On this page you could follow my adventure in the Stan republics.
Preparation – visas
First thing I do is to check for visa requirements at the website of the Foreign Affairs ministry: https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo
| Azerbaijan | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/azerbaijan | yes, e-visa, 30 eur |
| Georgia | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/georgia | no |
| Armenia | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/armenia | no |
| Iran | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/iran | yes |
| Turkmenistan | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/turkmenistan | yes, in Ankara |
| Kazakhstan | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/kazakhstan | no |
Kyrgizstan | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/kyrgyzstan | yes, on arrival at Bishkek airport, but beforehand if crossing the land borders |
| Uzbekistan | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/uzbekistan | no |
| Tajikistan | https://www.mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo/tajikistan | yes, required vaccination against poliomyelitis |
| Russia | yes |
Preparation – baggage
I am planning to take maximum of 30l backpack – I want to travel light. I need to fit-in:
- a sleeping bag, a tent and a self-inflating mattress
- hiking warm clothes, hat and gloves, underwear thermal
- pocket espresso machine
- laptop, power bank, GoPro, mobile phones, earphones
- clothes
- a scarf