We had a real thrill over easter on the relatively short country side trip in a sunny NW Russia with start in the StPb-area. It took us through some long snow/dirt/mud tracks to odd back yard places worth while to re-visit. Several ”basas” with decent accomodations and always with banja found even when least expected. Waypoints to note for anyone interested (guaranteed offroad on several long stretches) as follows Easter trip 2019 NW Russia St Petersburg - Krohnstadt – Peterhof (tarmac) Chudovo - Bor – Tichvin – Alokhovschina (tarmac) Ozero Savozero ”Basa Cabozero” Vinnitsy-Vytegra-Pudozh (dirt/tarmac) Nemino-Sergievo-Valday-Polga (mud/dirt/track) 200 km Olga-Vorenzha-Suma-Virma-Belomorsk (wading/dirt/mud/diff) 220 km – try also Nimenga-Vorzogory-Onega (Kem)-Kohovoy (Hvojny)(Khaykolya) 86K-20 (dirt/mud) Yushozero-Borovoy-Ledmozero-Muyezerskiy-Voloma-Tumba (Dirt/tarmac/wading) Vyarsilya – Savolina-Kaskili-St Michel-Lahti-Tavastehus -HEL (Tarmac)

Our summer trip 2015 aimed at discovering south west and central Russia, sniffing on central Asia with Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan and to tackle parts of the legendary Silk Road.

Armenia - Nagorno Karabach - Georgia - South Ossetia - Abkahzia .

Russia - Ukraine 2014 / and the rest of south east Europe Geopolitical study