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That's good to hear that there is an alternate ferry service available between S. Korea and Vlad
Offer still stands for a bed and  , if you make it through Alanta, GA on your way to New York and I'm not traveling myself.
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Motels, fuel and cafes all the way along the Trans Siberian Highway - generally no more than about every 100miles (160km).
Now it is tarmac all the way from Vladivostock to the Atlantic Ocean which makes much of it a rather boring monotonous journey. How many trees do you need to see?
Don't even think of weighing yourself down with a tent, stove etc unless you are going on remote roads/tracks. A sleeping bag is always useful if there is only floor space left!
Learn to read the Cyrillic alphabet and simple Russian courtesy/question phrases.
PM me if you have not been intouch with Joon (Sangjoon) in Seoul who we met in Vlad in 2009 and who rode all the way to UK then to USA. He will have lots of advice.
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Joon and Cyrillic Alphabet
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Motels, fuel and cafes all the way along the Trans Siberian Highway - generally no more than about every 100miles (160km).
Now it is tarmac all the way from Vladivostock to the Atlantic Ocean which makes much of it a rather boring monotonous journey. How many trees do you need to see?
Don't even think of weighing yourself down with a tent, stove etc unless you are going on remote roads/tracks. A sleeping bag is always useful if there is only floor space left!
Learn to read the Cyrillic alphabet and simple Russian courtesy/question phrases.
PM me if you have not been intouch with Joon (Sangjoon) in Seoul who we met in Vlad in 2009 and who rode all the way to UK then to USA. He will have lots of advice.
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Thanks Tony.
I belong to the blog, where Joon is ,, as well as others, who made the journey. I am reading them as well as here,, several hours a day.
I have well noted the importance of learning the alphabet and some phrases for it will break the ice with respect for the Russian culture. Damn hard though, even though I speak English, German , French and Spanish. Gee , now they throw Cyrillic alaphabet at me,, ;(
Tent is staying home ,, a small sleeping bag gets packed.
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Russian Cities; Moscow to Vladivodtok
Moscow Mockba Samara Крылатка Ufa Уфа Chelyabinsk Челябинск Kurgan Курган Omsk Омск Novosibirsk Новосибирск 3700km Krasnoyarsk Красноярск Irkutsk Иркутск 1950km Ulan Ude Улан-Удэ 450km Chita Чита 350km Skovorodino Сковородино Khabarovsk Хабаровск 2000km Vladivostok Владивосток 750km
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Samara should be something more like 'CAMAPA' ... the others look sorta kinda right, note the 'b' you have in moscow, should look like a capital Latin B ... as in MOCKBA ... a small western 'b' is a different letter in cyrillic
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Moscow Mockba
Samara Крылатка
Ufa Уфа
Chelyabinsk Челябинск
Kurgan Курган
Omsk Омск
Novosibirsk Новосибирск 3700km
Krasnoyarsk Красноярск
Irkutsk Иркутск 1950km
Ulan Ude Улан-Удэ 450km
Chita Чита 350km
Skovorodino Сковородино
Khabarovsk Хабаровск 2000km
Vladivostok Владивосток 750km
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Camapa
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Samara should be something more like 'CAMAPA' ... the others look sorta kinda right, note the 'b' you have in moscow, should look like a capital Latin B ... as in MOCKBA ... a small western 'b' is a different letter in cyrillic
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Thanks Colebatch ,,
Meeting Joon for lunch this Saturday ,, he says hello to you and Tony ,,
Cheers !
PS. Saw your 40th B-Day photo in Vlad. Joon was very grateful to you and Tony for all the help you guys gave him....
Good job.
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One 320KG Harley from Korea to Los Angeles
Dear Yun-Soo Park,
We would like to offer the rate and conditions as follows:
Port of load: Inchon
Port of discharge: Long Beach
*Transhipment via Yokohama
Commodity: Motorbike
Volume: 1UNIT/ 2.7M3/ 0.32MT
Time of Shipment: Unknown
Ocean freight: USD 800/lumpsum
Bunker Adjustment Factor: USD 21/wm 2011/01/01 till 2011/03/31
Manifest Filing Fee: USD 25/BL, factory new RORO units are exempted
- Rate is valid till 16.03.2011
- Rate quote #11021608U
- Rate is based on Liner terms.
- Shipment is subject to space and OPS acceptance.
Best regards
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Phone: +81 3 6858 8719
Phone Direct: +81 3 6858 8745
Mobile: +81 90 7408 2172
Fax: +81 3 6858 8701
E-mail: Jens-Simon.Ulvoy {AATT} 2wglobal {ddott} com
Internet: www.2wglobal.com
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Massive road work
Is taking place between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok as we speak.
Roads are all dug up ,, pipes being laid..
From a business friend,, who just came back from there. He says locals are flying between the two cities.
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Georgia
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That's good to hear that there is an alternate ferry service available between S. Korea and Vlad
Offer still stands for a bed and  , if you make it through Alanta, GA on your way to New York and I'm not traveling myself.
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Thank you kindly sir,, I am,,, on purpose doing the southern states. Been to US ,, many many times, mostly, Ca., NY, Wa., Il., including New Orleans and Florida but never the real south. Your offer sounds great ,, except your name T.Rex ,, how many riders got out of your home alive?
I also have sent an EM to Wendy Choi of this new ferry service.
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