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mmmjgm · 9th March 2009, 20:59

The route via Dubai requires crossing the fringes of Rub Al Khali of Saudi Arabia or the empty quarter, there's nothing there. Simply put basic essentials are hard to find. Again north Saudi Arabia the road to Jordan is also sparsely equipped with basic facilities.

Second, this will involve either transiting through Iraq - problematic area.
Or transiting through Jordan -> Syria to move north into Turkey. Donno if there are good roads away from Lebanon/Israel (as usual Palestinian conflict).

Transiting through Pakistan - Well the bane of contention of the Kashmir problem is that both China & Pakistan want the Karakoram Highway (its the only road link between the Subcontinent and Eurasia). It's risky as hell plus the bureaucratic hell of Chinese escort per vehicle while driving overland in China.

The company I used to work for earlier bring in four shiploads of raw material from Turkey every year. The stevedores are well known and can wangle a journey for vehicles/men. The ship is generally a nice one. This is a non containerised option where the vehicle will be kept in the ships hold.

Naturally a carnet is required for the vehicles (car visa to avoid paying duties at each border).

I'd rather take 90 days than a whirlwind 40 days. 40 days is too little, we had done a 21 day West Europe tour and we hardly saw anything anywhere. This was by road.

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mmmjgm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 298	The route via Dubai requires crossing the fringes of Rub Al Khali of Saudi Arabia or the empty quarter, there's nothing there. Simply put basic essentials are hard to find. Again north Saudi Arabia the road to Jordan is also sparsely equipped with basic facilities. Second, this will involve either transiting through Iraq - problematic area. Or transiting through Jordan -> Syria to move north into Turkey. Donno if there are good roads away from Lebanon/Israel (as usual Palestinian conflict). Transiting through Pakistan - Well the bane of contention of the Kashmir problem is that both China & Pakistan want the Karakoram Highway (its the only road link between the Subcontinent and Eurasia). It's risky as hell plus the bureaucratic hell of Chinese escort per vehicle while driving overland in China. The company I used to work for earlier bring in four shiploads of raw material from Turkey every year. The stevedores are well known and can wangle a journey for vehicles/men. The ship is generally a nice one. This is a non containerised option where the vehicle will be kept in the ships hold. Naturally a carnet is required for the vehicles (car visa to avoid paying duties at each border). I'd rather take 90 days than a whirlwind 40 days. 40 days is too little, we had done a 21 day West Europe tour and we hardly saw anything anywhere. This was by road. __________________ The Decision bell rings. It does. Last edited by mmmjgm : 9th March 2009 at 21:03.