One quiet winter evening in the distant 2014, an idea was born to visit Georgia. We read the reports and decided to bring this idea to life. Navigator Natalia developed a route of movement and places to visit. And everything would be fine, but ten days before the start of the trip, we learned from the media about the mudflow in Georgia. The only road is closed, there are huge […]

Dine in China. Good day to everyone who reads the report and who does not read too. In this story, I'll tell you about one more interesting journey. One beautiful spring day, the generator of ideas (not a shift navigator and keeper of the hearth) brought up for discussion the route of the next summer vacation, as we previously planned to spend vacation on Baikal, the intrigue was […]

Journey through the lakes of the steppe Altai, in 2010. The purpose of the trip is to explore the lakes Altai Territory in terms of recreation. Decided — done, I drive ALLEXA for diagnostics, got the green light and go ahead to collect things. The route, Natalia - wife, hostess, keeper of the hearth and navigator, prepared long before the vacation. Decided to leave at night to pass Novosibirsk without traffic jams. I gave the word, the word [...]

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In general, it was a long time ago, back in 2016. The North has always attracted me with its brutal nature and original culture. Thoughts about a trip somewhere further north have been nurtured for a long time. Somehow we got together with a friend (noted something) and decided to move somewhere to the North. At that time, I had already been to Karelia (reached Belomorsk), so another location was needed. Time was limited as always (9 days off on the May holidays), so that in terms of time / distance ratio, the Arkhangelsk region was optimally suited. In addition, the Arkhangelsk region is a real storehouse of monuments of wooden architecture, which attracts all sorts of lovers of everything Northern (like us). So we decided.

By chance, a few years ago, my family and I moved from the city of military glory of Khabarovsk to the hero city of St. Petersburg. And again the road began to beckon, especially since here, as well as on Far East, there is where to walk the horses and take the soul. Once again looking at the western part of the map of our vast Motherland, my eyes fell on Kola Peninsula…

What do you know about Kolyma? I think the majority will name: camps, cold, hordes of midges and herds of bears right on the road. Oh yes, herds of bears right on the road, which can only be driven by a tractor. I’m exaggerating, of course, but when people found out that we were going to Magadan, they said in all seriousness: “There are no roads there!”, “The bears climbed out there today.” Etc. But it couldn't stop us.

The idea of ​​this trip was born much in advance, at the end of 2017. In general, my wife and I love various trips very much, but the birth of three children made us very settled people for a long time. But the children grew up, we waited, dreamed, selected options and, finally, decided.

I have a drop of Polish blood in me. And when I retired, I decided to sort out some family issues. In particular, to find the mass grave of his grandfather, the commander of an anti-tank fighter battalion, who died on Christmas night in 1944 in Belarus (which was done), and at the same time to sort out his family tree.

I thoroughly prepared for the trip, having monitored the opening hours and prices of everything that interested me, and made something like a daily schedule. The trip plan is as follows: Late evening start from NN - arrival in St. Petersburg, cultural education 7 days - lunch start from St. Petersburg - overnight in Cherepovets - early start from Cherepovets and to the village with a stop and a walk around Yaroslavl, with a stop in Ivanovo and a quick run along Textile Profi - rest in the village for 5 days and go to work.

The only thing I was afraid of was a mudflow on the Georgian Military Highway (as in 2016). In case of bad weather conditions and the closed border, I prepared a plan B and even a plan C. One was to go to Georgia through Azerbaijan. The second plan was to stay in the Caucasus: Elbrus - Dombay - Grozny - Makhachkala - Derbent (Caspian Sea). In any case, we received the mountains + the sea. But I wanted Georgia.

We decided to take a chance and did not regret at all, without incidents on the road (thank God), despite the age of the car (31g). The traffic cops did not stop, but saw off with their eyes))). In Gelendzhik, we rolled into the mountains, nature, the view is crazy, we drank from a mountain stream. We rolled up to Abrau-Dyurso through Novorossiysk, there, of course, just like tourist centre Everything is very clean and very nice. They rolled up in Dzhubga - a garbage dump, a dirty beach, Shanghai in a word, but for some reason people are rushing. Novomikhailovsky - as the complete opposite of Dzhubga. In general, ride along the coast. Then they rushed to the grandmother of the village of Kubansky (Novopokrovsky district), ate gourds from the belly, stayed for a while, helped with what they could and drove to Tyumen. By the way, I advise everyone who will be near Volgograd to go through the village of Kotelnikovo - the fish there is simply gorgeous of different smoking. In Tyumen, we slept for three days and in Nizhnevartovsk, there we slightly transformed our beast (freshened the paint), stayed with our parents and back to Tyumen. That's how my wife and I had a busy summer))) Traveling by car is a topic.

Trip idea - see French province and the coast, look into previously uncovered corners of Europe. This is the 6th trip to Europe in my car. Of course, the wow-effect has long been dulled. Especially after last year's trip to the happy countries of the world (Norway-Iceland). Therefore, I wanted a little bit of everything - nature, rural roads (away from autobahns), small towns and castles.

Somehow, our faithful friends told us: “Ah, you know, we have a dream to ride a camper. Would you like to join?" We embraced this idea with great pleasure. We immediately went over several places where we would like to visit, and settled on Karelia. Why not amazing place? And for the next six months, we had a common dream.

Well, well, I’ll try myself as a narrator on this forum, all the more, I think I have the right to do so, since since the end of the 80s of the last century I have driven cars of various stripes (from used “Germans” to our “Okushechki”, which was only in Sochi 3 times) more than one hundred thousand kilometers along the roads of Europe, the Soviet Union, the CIS and Russia (Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Crimea, everything Black Sea coast Krasnodar Territory and dozens of cities and regions of our vast Motherland).

The trip took place in the summer of 2015. After two short trips to Kazakhstan in 2013 and Baikal in 2014. The descriptions of the first two routes were not long in coming and were posted on the Drome immediately after returning. And this route, 50 days long, required great inspiration, a visit to the muse and a lot of free time. Therefore, some points present here are no longer relevant, please do not judge strictly, especially since some things (for example, prices) can be compared with the current ones.

For me, this trip was quite spontaneous. The customer, to whom we built this motorhome two years ago, called and offered to accompany him on a trip to Altai. The action plan included 2 main points: Visit the southern shore of Lake Teletskoye. Get to the Ukok plateau. The main character and home for the next 3 weeks is the Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 motorhome.

At the end of winter, you always want to warm up, it remains only to choose an option according to your budget, interests and time. Well, tickets, of course. The choice fell on South East Asia. We have already been to Thailand, Bali is expensive - they were lured by stories about cheap Vietnam. So there is a basic goal. It remains to be specific. But with this, typical problems - you want more of everything, and different things, and not to be on the move all the time. And then the thought popped up - anyway, in those parts - why not look at Angkor Wat, since it's still nearby? We sat down to dock travel, accommodation, tickets. We almost killed each other, but everything worked out and such a route was drawn.

Back in 2013, when we were young and arrogant, I suddenly wanted to go on a mountain hike. I drove past the Severo-Chuysky ridge in the Kurai steppe and realized that it was necessary. Upon arrival home, I started looking for information about routes available to conquerors with a zero level of training, and here it is - the Dome of Three Lakes, 1B, what you need. Judging by the descriptions of other travelers - a short walk to warm up before serious peaks - it suits, wrap it up. What is there in the pictures of people - backpacks, boots, helmets - ok, let's go to the store, buy backpacks, boots, helmets, this is too much, a stone definitely won't hit me, that's it - now I'm definitely a Conqueror. Of course, they also recommend good physical training, but, alas, I have work to do, I have no time.

Are you going on a road trip for the first time? Or have you already conquered more than one thousand tracks and roads on your car? In any case, the "Autotravel" section will help you avoid a lot of problems and prepare you for many surprises along the way. Preparing for a trip by car is a serious matter, so here you will learn about the capacity of various cars and their behavior on a long trip. We talk about what obstacles you can encounter while driving in Russia, how the car reacts to the peculiarities of Russian roads, as well as about the sights and interesting places that we meet on our way. If you are planning a road trip around Europe, you will also find a lot of interesting things here. The road trip reports of our correspondents contain both photographs taken on the way and helpful tips for those who love solo travel by car.

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• Mitsubishi Pajero Sport - "Good warmth"

  Do you know what Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and alpacas have in common - amazing animals that live high in the mountains South America? We share a secret: the first one helped us get to know the second ones and learn a lot of interesting and very useful things about them

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  Audi A6 - "Tandem for fun"

  Getting joy from life and from everything that surrounds us is in some way an art, especially when it is possible in ordinary everyday activities. But, if you travel around Spain in the new Audi A6, it is easy to become a hedonist - the car and the country are simply made for pleasure.

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  Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross - "Time Machine"

  Classic and modern - can they be organically combined? In search of an answer to this question, we took the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and went to the stronghold of the domestic craft - the Museum of the History of the Russian Scarf and Shawl in Pavlovsky Posad

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  Skoda Octavia - "Likes for ... station wagon"

  The traditional rating system is no longer popular - today a lot is measured by the number of likes. We also decided to join the modern trend, and as a test site for the Skoda Octavia Combi, we chose the border of Moscow and Vladimir regions

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  January 18, 2019

  Mitsubishi L200-
  "Notes of a Naturalist"

  Animal world always attracts, and exotic birds and animals - especially. That is why we, in the company of a Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck, went to the border of Moscow and Kaluga regions to the Bird Park "Sparrows"

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  03 January 2019

  Land Rover Discovery-
  "Height"

  During the trip on the Land Rover Discovery along the Pamir Highway, there were no special off-road conditions. But, perhaps, it was the most difficult route of all the past expeditions within the framework of the "Discovering Russia" and "Time of New Discoveries" projects.

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  Jaguar E-Pace, Jaguar F-Pace - "Cat Breed"

  Mountain serpentines and broken asphalt of Romania came in handy for testing in the crossovers of the Jaguar brand - E-Pace and F-Pace. Both cars proved to be real "predators"

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  Skoda Kodiaq - "Bear path"

  Classic holidays in Altai include fishing, hunting, horseback riding and river rafting. We have added Skoda travel to this list, using the top performance of the mid-size Kodiaq crossover, released in Nizhny Novgorod