The Blue Mosque. I can say that I am impressed by the architecture of modern Afghanistan, but only if I put this word in quotation marks. But there is one city where quotation marks will not be appropriate. Mazar-I-Sharif. The fourth largest city in the country, it is famous for its historical complex "Blue Mosque", built in the XV century. This Muslim shrine is located in the center of the city andRead more

Visiting forbidden people. From Dushanbe to the Afghan border is 180 km of excellent highway, which can be covered in a couple of hours. We took a little longer, as I managed to catch a self-tapping screw in the rear tire somewhere. 40 km before the border we filled up full tanks with 92 gasoline and in half an hour we were at the checkpoint barrierRead more

Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan. Well, finally the real adventures began! On Saturday at 10 am we left Beineu and in an hour we were on the border with Uzbekistan. It took us three hours to overcome it. We ran with some papers to the offices, where responsible comrades put colorful stamps in them. When we left the checkpoint, we were mobbed by other comrades,Read more

Let's go! The new highway M12 Moscow-Kazan is just super! 800 km of fully illuminated perfect asphalt in 4 lanes, modern gas stations, markings, electronic information boards - it's a pleasure to drive on it. It's a pity that the speed limit is only 110 km, for me it's possible to set 150, anyway everyone violates it. ) Today it's 8.30 a.m. Ours is still small.Read more

Рейс UT-596 Усинск — Москва авиакомпании Utair отменен по метеорологическим причинам. Хочешь рассмешить Бога — расскажи ему о своих планах на Крайнем Севере. Мое очередное путешествие по северным регионам нашей необъятной Родины прошло под этим девизом. Пять дней и ночей наша команда под руководством широко известного в узких кругах путешественника Ключникова АндреяRead more

"Naryan-Mar, my Naryan-Mar — Ain't close, ain't far…" This is from a popular song of the 70s. People travel back and forth and we’re going to the North! It's time for one more journey to the Far North across our vast Homeland. Such kind of trips has already become a tradition for us.Read more

There is a place in the Namib desert with a terrifying name Dead Valley. Being situated among the sands and surrounded by high orange dunes, this place fascinates with its minimalism and bright colors. There are black trees on the white surface of a dried-up lake, which have bright orange dunes and the blue sky on the background.Read more

After 16 hours of two flights by Ethiopian Airlines with a two-hour break in Addis Ababa we finally landed at Windhoek airport. And now I am going down the ramp to the hot concrete coating. From the Moscow slush we got to the capital of Namibia, which is a state in the south of Africa. It greeted us by a heat up to +40°C, an unremarkable landscape and a faceless airport building.Read more

As always, the Caucasus is beautiful, in spite of the fact that the third day of our journey across the Main Caucasian Range began with a gloomy morning and drizzlingRead more

And drive along it just like us. We are following the roundabout way to the White Sea. This time we have decided to explore a new route to Arkhangelsk. In 2020 we didn't manage to ride by motorbikes along the Mezen river from Leshukonskoye village to Usogorsk following the ground roads washed out by rains.Read more