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Mit der Fähre von Turkmenbaschi nach Baku über das Kaspische Meer
Published: December 20th 2010Asia » Turkmenistan » Turkmenbashi
October 6th 2010
Will man normalerweise mit einer Fähre fahren, so schaut man im Fahrplan, geht dann an den Fahrkartenschalter und kauft sich ein Ticket. Da wir uns in Turkmenistan befinden, läuft dies etwas anders. Erstens, es gibt keinen Fahrplan, zweitens, niemand weiss Bescheid und drittens, niemand tut sich darum, Bescheid zu wissen. Für alle Informationen muss man grundsätzlich wissen, bei wem man diese holen kann. Im Normalfall sind dies nicht „Infoschalter“ sondern jemand der irgend so herumlungert, aber eben der richtige ist. So nun alles der Reihe nach: Es kommen regelmässig Fähren, die anlegen. Eine angelegte Fähre ist schon mal gut. Jedoch muss man dann warten, bis bekannt wird, ob auf die Fähre Zugwagen mit entzündlicher Flüssigkeit (Benzin, Diesel) verfrachtet werden. Ist dies der Fall, kann man nur mit viel Schmiergeld mitfahren, Passagiere sind auf diesen Fähren verboten. ... read more
May 4th 2010
We are now officially in the land of big hats. Since we left Turkey the hats have been getting bigger and snazzier. All the officials have enormous peaked caps, the more important the man the bigger the hat - they really are superb. Unfortunately, since Turkey, we have also been in the land of 'strict security' so taking pictures of officials in their hats is a big no no. As is taking photos of the border crossings or the “ferry” we are about to board. To get from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan we have to take a “ferry” across the Caspian Sea. The “ferries” are designed to carry railway carriages rather than people. Its all a bit hit and miss, there are no timetables, it just depends when the next “ferry” docks and if the captain is ... read more
November 10th 2009
Turkmenistan On the 19th of October my flight of 17.30 brought me from Amsterdam via Istanbul to Asghabath the main capitol of Turkmenistan. The last flight was terrible, many people with to many stuff! I was surprised the people could carry so much. After landing I had to go for my visa, this took 2 hours of waiting. Than there was a man assisting how to get on my inland flight, this took about 2 hours to Turkmenbashy. When it got light I saw that the entire inland flight was over dessert and rocks. No towns or signs of civilisation. When the plain started its landing I saw some roads and gas pipes crossing the landscape. The small airport had one landing strip and a still under construction flight tower. All foreigners where again placed in ... read more
