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Tre settimane alla partenza per Murmansk!

Mancano solo 3 settimane esatte alla partenza per Murmansk ed il resto della Russia. Questo e’ il percorso con le date. 30 Maggio: Partenza alla sera dalla provincia di Latina (Notte al volante). 31 Maggio: Arrivo al confine Ungheria/Ucraina (Chop) nel tardo pomeriggio/sera. (Notte in hotel in Ungheria o in Ucraina). 01 Giugno: Penso di arrivare in … Continue reading »

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Driving to Russia 2011 ends here with the last stage – Port Krim (Ukraine) Itri (Italy) (English Version)

30 September 2011 It is about 11.10 (local time), I have just entered Ukraine for the first time in my life. I am in the Customs queue, in front of me are about 20 cars. Since I was the last to board the ferry, I am one of the last in the queue. The custom officers … Continue reading »

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The Route for Driving To Russia 2012 – The adventure continues to the Urals… (English Version)

At last, the new route for Driving To Russia 2012, I’m sure there will be some changes during the journey, because after the previous experience, I have realized that in Russia and in Ukraine it is impossible to calculate the stages, due to the road condition, work in progress, police check points, time at customs, people … Continue reading »

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Day 21 – Goodbye Sochi… last few hours of Russia in direction of Port Kavkaz (English Version)

29 September 2011 Last day in Sochi and probably the last day also in Russia, but I was not sure because at this stage I didn’t know if I would manage to arrive at the border, because on Russian roads you know when you leave but not when you arrive. I had  2000 rubli left (about … Continue reading »

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Day 03 – From the South of Poland to Vilnius (English Version)

I realized that the roads were terrible in Poland because there are no highways or rather that there are very few. Many roads are also under construction and so we really lost a lot of time when reaching Warsaw. Once in Warsaw we were directed to Vilnius using the road Warsaw- Minsk-Moscow. There were a … Continue reading »

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Day 03 – Dal sud della Polonia a Vilnius

11 Settembre 2011 Mi sono reso conto che le strade in Polonia sono terribili perche non ci sono autostrade o meglio ce ne sono molto poche. Molte strade sono poi in costruzione e cosi abbiamo perso veramente un sacco di tempo a raggiungere Varsavia. Una volta a Varsavia ci siamo diretti verso Vilnius passando sulla … Continue reading »

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Day 1 – Itri Lodi (English Version)

The first part of the journey went well, about 750 km of highway, very boring, very hot (34 degrees). A brief break to pick up my traveling companion Massimo, a shower and a plate of pasta. Another 1300 km ahead of us still to go, at night, before we arrive in Krakow via Vienna and Bratislava, … Continue reading »

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A Little Less than 24 hours to Departure… (English Version)

Still so many things to do and prepare, and just when it seems things are almost done, something else crops up!  The car is ready, and so is the baggage. There are a myriad of different types of cables, plugs, extension cords, battery chargers, 3 or 4 telephones, two video cameras, maps of all types, … Continue reading »

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Poco piu di 24 ore alla partenza…

Ancora un sacco di cose da fare e preparare, quando sembra ormai tutto pronto ecco che salta fuori qualcosa d’altro da fare! La macchina e’ pronta, la valigia anche. Ci sono anche una miriade di cavetti di tutti i tipi, spine, prolunghe, carica batterie, 3 or 4 cellulari, due video camere, mappe di tutti i … Continue reading »

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22 days to departure for Murmansk and Sochi, Russia (English Version)

Almost there, just a little over 3 weeks until departure. Let’s do a summary of where we are at.   Route: I will be driving via Slovakia (Bratislava) instead of the Czech Republic to save some time, and the first stop will be Krakow where I expect to arrive the morning of Saturday 10 September. … Continue reading »

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