Ron & Viv Moon overland russia kazakhstan mongolia pretrip planning passports visas country travel information


Read about Ron & Viv's pre-trip planning and preparation for the big trip.


GO TO PAGE 2 GO TO PAGE 3 PLANNING THE ROUTE PASSPORTS & VISAS COUNTRY & TRAVEL INFO GO TO PAGE 2 for PRACTICAL DETAILS VEHICLE MATTERS 3rd PARTY INSURANCE FUEL MAPS SHIPPING COURIER SERVICES GO TO PAGE 3 for MEDICAL & HEALTH MATTERS VACCINATIONS WATER OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS Money Currency Conversion Security - Vehicle / Personal COMMUNICATIONS & PHONES OTHER TRAVEL INFO UK of Great Britain Scotland Ireland Norway Sweden Finland Russia Kazakhstan Mongolia	PAGE 1 - Pre-trip Planning & Preparation Remember the old army adage: 'Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance' We'll find out a lot more info as we head through Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan& Mongolia, but here's the result of our experiences before we even get to drive across these vast stretches of land! Planning the route Half the fun is in the planning so take your time to investigate the countries you want to visit and the places you want to see. Some countries are to be avoided. Others are dangerous while others are risky. Keep up to date and check: www.smartraveller.gov.au Pick up a range of travel guides and maps. We've listed quite a few towards the end of this section. Passports & Visas You'll need a big passport for all the countries you are passing through. Get a heap of passport photos for the visas you'll require. Red tape and Paperwork To help ease the burden and red tape of organising visas for Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia we used: Passport Travel Level 1 12-14 Glenferrie Rd Malvern Vic 3144 Contact: Brent McCunn Ph: (03) 9500 0444 email: Brent@travelcentre.com.au http://www.travelcentre.com.au/ Return to top of page. Country and Travel Info We've used a couple of Lonely Planet guides for our planning and will no doubt use them more once we are on our travels. But there are a host of web sites where you can gather some info. UK www.uktravel.com For campsites: www.ukcampsite.co.uk Norway www.visitnorway.com www.northcapecabins.no Return to top of page. Sweden www.visitsweden.com Finland www.visitfinland.com For campsites: www.camping.fi Return to top of page. Russia For info and visa applications: www.travelcentre.com.au/travel/russia/ For info and visa applications: www.waytorussia.net Flights from Vladivostok: www.airagency.ru/English/Passenger/Inquiry/default.htm Return to top of page. Kazakhstan Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: www.kazakhstanembassy.org.uk www.stantours.com www.kazakinfo.com Return to top of page. Mongolia Embassy of the Mongolia in the United Kingdom: www.embassyofmongolia.co.uk Mongolian Tourism Board - www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn Mongolian Travel Tours - www.mogultravel.com The Silk Road http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_road www.silkroadproject.org Return to top of page. Other Across Russia Travellers Web sites/Blogs www.goannatracks.com The Kingsmill's Overland Adventures: http://overland.dreamers1.com For more details on shipping, visa requirements, overland travel, setting up a vehicle, etc, see our web pages: africaoverland; or See our web site: www.guidebooks.com.au for more details on our vehicles, or for any of our books as well as tips and travel information for traveling remote Outback Australia. Return to Top of Page	\ The Silk Road