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, can it be a solution, for example, to go together with a truck which carries goods from Yakutsk to Magadan, if there is any?” Read more…
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An Oymyakon-based travel enthusiast, Semen Baishev, informed me that in the course of summer he is going to arrange tours to the legendary Labynkyr Lake that is famous for a monster. Read more…
Another portion of questions arrived from a Brit solo rond-the-world motocyclist regarding the old part of the Kolyma Highway that runs from Kyubyume through Tomtor to the Magadan Oblast. Found out that the new way Kyubyume – Ust-Nera – the Magadan Oblast is less interesting to drive than the old one. The reason is as simple as the new roadway is itself. Right, if to go through Ust-Nera, travelers won’t experience any hardship and thus any adventure. This track is easy to drive at any time. But the old part is full of challenges. Read more…
Today I was interviewed by a RussiaToday TV Channel reporter. The channel has the program “Russia Close-Up”. It’s a unique series on RT, travelling to hard-to-reach places, revealing the answers to your questions. Last 20 days a RT team was travelling across the region and has aired many videos. Some of them are available on YouTube. Check it out. Read more…
Might want to watch a Brit reportage from Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here is the video to stream. Read more…
Route: Yakutsk – the Road of Bones – Magadan. Arranged in August 2008. Three vehicles (Niva, Safari, ZIL truck) participated. Photo by Kallamish. Read more…
“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 difficult to figure out. Where does one obtain maps for the region?” a blog visitor, of Belgium, asked. Read more…
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 go backward to let a car pass through. Read more…
Another big portion of questions I received from the British company Firefly Film & Television Productions Ltd that is very interesting in making a documentary about the life in Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Read more…
Found out that there is constant interest in the Kolyma road known much as the Road of Bones. Is it safe or not? When is the best time to travel through? And so on, and so on. Okey. Let me give some idea. Further I may expand, if readers wish. Read more…
