Posts with #travel stories tag
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From Moscow to Irkoutsk on the Trans-Siberian Road
We arrived in Moscow on a Saturday morning which allows us to drive in good conditions. Katia, a friend of Yuri welcomes us and puts us in direct contact with Elina, a young journalist for who the capital has no secrets. She hosts us for 3 days and we...
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Happy birthday Céline
No big party for my 30 years old birthday, just a day spent in the middle of the russian taïga. In the morning, a group of 24 wild swans was on the river in front of our camp. In the evening, Iouri, my russian father and mother (because he takes very...
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Heading for the north to Kostomuksha
It takes about one hour to leave Saint-Petersburg. The road to Mourmansk crosses the forest and is very good. At about 7pm, we are at the level of Ladoga lake, the 2nd largest lake of Europe. We decide to leave the main road to find a nice place to bivouac....
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Arrival in Russia
We arrive at 8 am to the border zone on Friday 25th April. We are a little bit worried because some friends explained us it took 12 hours to get to Russia with their car. In fact, we can wait for hours because of the documents we need to fill, but for...
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On the way to Russia
We left Bialowieza national parc to go towards Russia by crossing the Baltic States. We were impressed by the heavy traffic of trucks in Poland. It last about 4h to cover 200km. We only crossed Lithuania and Latvia, without going to the capitals. We can...
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A first Bear on our way in Slovakia
We arrived in the North-West of Slovakia on 12th April. At the end of the day, we were looking for a place to sleep near the mountains. We met Martin who told us "Come into our house, it's the birthday of my daughters, we're doing a party with the family...
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A nice meeting in the Czech Republik
On our way in the Czech Republik, we met wonderful people Livia and Peter, who hosted us for two days. We shared a very nice moment with them. They allowed us to know better the country and its inhabitants. Peter and Livia made us a private concert because...
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First week of our trip
After spending the evening with our friends in Troyes, we camped near the Konstanz lake in Germany and pursuied our road in the German Alpen street. It was great to drive in Germany, the weather was sunny, the landscapes were wonderful. We spent a night...
