Tag Archives: roads

Pros & Cons: Travel from Yakutsk to Magadan in winter by taxi

Once I published long-distance taxi rates that can be taken into consideration while traveling within Yakutia. But I’ve never written a post about pecularities of using such a ground transport, precisely about advantages and disadvantages of going from Yakutsk to Magadan via the Road of Bones (Kolyma Highway) by taxi.
This time I decided to [...]

Posted in Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Video & Photos: Winter cycling on the Road of Bones

In March 2007, a few friends of mine, Yakutsk-based adventure cyclists, Marat, Maverick & Scorpion (don’t know why, but they call each others by nicks), traveled from Yakutsk to Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. A funny thing. They documented the expedition pretty good. They’ve got a lot of high resolutions photographs, perfect videos and… Since [...]

Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo, Travel, Video | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

What is the standard tour to the Pole of Cold? Travel time, activities, accommodations, prices?

Often asked about the tour to the Pole of Cold, Oymyakon. All the time the question sounds different. Some is interested in transfer rates, others in hotel rates, third persons are just wondering what to do and see in the Pole of Cold. So I decided why not just give away the description of the [...]

Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Siberia/Yakutia Motorcycle Adventure Recommended Stuff List

Yeah, I am pretty much happy to present the list of useful stuff to bring along while traveling on bikes across Russia’s Siberia and Far East. The list was compiled,  used  and provided by Czech motorcyclists Eva Krečová and Tomáš Holman (the FB fan page OFF Siberia … ОФФ Сибирь Project), who, by the way, [...]

Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

How to get from Yakutsk to Lensk in winter?

There are three options. You can reach Lensk from Yakutsk:
1) by plane,
2) by taxi,
3) hitchhiking (mostly with truck drivers).

Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

How do you prepare your car for the winter in Yakutia?

This is a good question asked by a friend of mine from Fairbanks, Alaska. He is a big fan of photography and off-roading. His Flickr nick is rpiereck. Wonderful pictures he has. So… Frankly saying, it was me who first asked him “How do you prepare your Jeep for the winter in Alaska?” In his [...]

Posted in Answers, General, Photo, Social | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Download the Kolyma Highway travel map for free now

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Just wondering… Will the blog visitors, who love travelling and free downloading at the same time, be enough grateful for what I am going to do now? Damn, I am really up to let the world download the Kolyma Highway travel map for free.

Posted in Answers, Editorial, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

How to ship your moto or vehicle from/to Magadan & from/to Vladivostok by sea?

Rejoyce, everyone, who wishes to try the Road of Bones to/from Magadan. Magadan is not the deadend. It is, actually, one of your enroute waypoints.
The only thing you need to know is how to ship your vehicle from/to Magadan by sea. The second thing to remember is that a Turkish driver Ali Eric (www.istanbul2instanbul.com) [...]

Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

The Ford Fiesta will try the Road of Bones

Frankly saying, this week I thought “Well, on the next Monday we are promised to see the first snowfall in Yakutsk. Winter is really at the hand. It’s time to think about the cold.” Besides, I noted that, according to the latest Google Analytics statistics, Oymyakon, the so-called Pole of Cold, became one of the [...]

Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

2009 September Report: the condition of the Kolyma Highway (the Road of Bones) Kyubeme – Tomtor – Kadykchan

Rainy, rainy, rainy… Chilly, chilly, chilly… Yeah, that’s how it is. September 2009 appeared to be hard for drivers travelling on the Road of Bones. Especially on the old route of the Kolyma Highway from Tomtor to Kadykchan. Everything along the way from Yakutsk through Kyubeme to Tomtor looks perfect. No real obstacles. You can [...]

Posted in Answers | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed
  • Follow me via:

    Follow @yakutia on Twitter.Join YakutiaToday on Facebook.

  • Watch my pieces on:

  • Categories



  • 2010 Yakutia Summer Travels

    - The Lena River Cruises by Demian Bednyi (to Lena Pillars in summer & to the Polar Circle in September);
    - Yakutsk to Magadan Auto Expedition (via the old route of the Road of Bones).

  • 2010 Motorcycle Travels via Yakutia:

    - Sibirsky Extreme: Magadan to Mongolia (say "Hello" to Walter from me);
    - The Road of Bones: London to Magadan (yeah, pass my greetings to Mike Garbe as well).

  • Share/Bookmark