By bolot | Published:
July 21, 2009
So… Two UK adventurous bikers of the Sibirsky Extreme travel motorcycle expedition have just ridden the Kolyma Highway. They had left Yakutsk on Thursday afternoon and arrived in Magadan on Sunday evening. 2100 km, 3.5 days, and 7 tyre changes! What did they say about the federal road?
The road was a little better than the [...]
Posted in Answers, History, Locations, Travel | Also tagged adventure, bike, biker, car, Expedition, Kolyma Highway, life, Magadan, maps, mountain, Oymyakon, Photo, Pole of Cold, roads, Sibirsky Extreme, the Lena river, Tomtor, Travel, Ust Nera, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
June 3, 2009
A Turkish traveller, who is planning to complete the around-the-world lonely trip “Istanbul2Instanbul”, is asking: “Everybody is talking about the danger to cross the Road of Bones alone, however, there are lots making lonely trips with thier motorbikes or cars. Do you think that it is dangerous to be alone on this road? If so, [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged accommodation, car, hospitality, housing, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, Road of Bones, roads, security, summer, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Ust Nera |
By bolot | Published:
November 26, 2008
PROFILE: Vyacheslav A. Shtyrov, President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
By bolot | Published:
November 12, 2008
Route: Yakutsk – the Road of Bones – Magadan. Arranged in August 2008. Three vehicles (Niva, Safari, ZIL truck) participated. Photo by Kallamish.
Posted in Answers, Photo, Travel | Also tagged car, Expedition, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, Photo, Pole of Cold, roads, Tomtor, Travel, Verkhoyansky, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 10, 2008
“I would like to know of the most recent travel condition reports on the Road of Bones in the summer. What is the best recommended itinerary and what settlements or towns does one pass. How are the bridges, when are the rivers at their lowest point? There is some information on your site but still [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged car, Churapcha, Kolyma, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, roads, summer, the Lena river, Tomtor, Travel, Ust Nera, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
October 28, 2008
Just wanna let you know about the existence of the national tour operator “Yakutia” that has all rights to sell Yakuia-based tours directly.
Posted in Answers, Services, Travel | Also tagged Cold, Coldest City, company, Editorial, Expedition, Kolyma, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, Oymyakon, PlanetYakutia, tourism, Travel, weblog, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
October 27, 2008
Kolyma Road in winter is in perfect condition. However, in mountain area, especially, it is highly recommended to be all eyes, drive slowly, watch ahead to see if there are cars coming towards you, in order to escape the situation when two cars meet each other in the narrowest way over a cliff and cannot [...]
Posted in Answers, Photo, Travel | Also tagged car, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, Oymyakon, Photo, Pole of Cold, roads, Tomtor, Travel, winter, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
October 12, 2008
In the previous post “Verkhoyansk Info Wanted” it is said that Verkhoyansk is located 650 km north-east of Yakutsk. Is it the same distance to go by a vehicle?
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged car, Churapcha, distance, Kolyma Highway, Pole of Cold, roads, Travel, Verkhoyansk, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
September 25, 2008
Right, that’s the most popular question asked by travellers, who are eager to try the Kolyma road. Read further to learn more about route details.
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged car, Churapcha, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, maps, Maya, mountain, Oymyakon, Photo, Pole of Cold, roads, Travel, Ust Nera, Verkhoyansky, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
September 21, 2008
Do not recommend to make international calls from a hotel room phone. It is as expensive as anywhere in the world.
