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Ural: Where is Chelyabinsk?

Ural: Where is Chelyabinsk?

In the fervour of preparations for the trip, various thoughts come to mind. For example, what are we to expect? What’s to be packed and what’s to be bought at the place? Eventually, our thoughts have gone to the area of travel insurance. Finally, we found two options: – Europe– Europe and Asia View this …

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Ural: The expedition. Part Two

Ural: The expedition. Part Two

In the previous part of the report from our expedition beyond the Ural Mountains we drove from Warsaw to Syzran. We are going on! From Tolyatti to Ekaterinburg through Chelyabinsk, Samara and Ufa. Automotive, cosmos, army and lots of snow. The farther to the east, especially on the road called Ural Avtodroga, we saw more …

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Car accident in Russia

Car accident in Russia

Even the best driver may find himself at the wrong time and in the wrong place. A moment of inattention (not necessarily ours) and boom – accident. This is what happened to us on December 24, 2019, in Oktiabrsk, on the Volga River, a little bit east of Syzran, when, after seeing the longest railway …

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Ural: The expedition. Part One

Ural: The expedition. Part One

We want to show the very essence of the trip to Chelyabinsk, in the winter of December 2019. That’s what we thought was most interesting. And not necessarily according to the guidebooks, and why we think so. You will find here our dilemmas and final solutions, as well as tips on what to look for. …

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Travelling Christmas Eve

Travelling Christmas Eve

Christmas… Christmas time… Those who know us already know that we spend this time with our family, but also travelling. It wasn’t always like that. The time of change and transformation lasted several years. How it all started, you can read in the article “Ural: The Beginning.” View this post on Instagram A post shared …

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Ural: Surprises and Certainties

Ural: Surprises and Certainties

At every trip, we find something that surprises or amazes us. There are also things that we expect and are our certainty. Below you will find a list of surprises and certainties, identified during our winter expedition to the Urals. A large part is enriched with photos 🙂 Surprise #1: Russian drivers Contrary to YouTube …

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Ural: Everything You Need to Know About Winter Trip Cost by Car

Ural: Everything You Need to Know About Winter Trip Cost by Car

We came back Alive and well, with impressions-reach heads and data carriers full of photos and films from behind the picturesque Ural Mountains. You’ll find the trip’s assumptions here. The transactions that were to be settled have also arrived. So we can calculate how much our trip cost. Did we fit into our forecasts, which …

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Will a car trip to Russian Asia in winter be cheaper than holidays in Egypt?

Will a car trip to Russian Asia in winter be cheaper than holidays in Egypt?

Egypt in 4k We’ve been wondering what it would be like to drop everything and go… …in the Bieszczady Mountains or on a sunbed in places warm and sunny. And that’s how we started collecting data in one place. The trip itself can be determined by an appropriate amount, using ready-made products on the tourist …

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