I'm going London to Bangkok this year, leaving mid August. I'm going to meet up with some people in Russia and head down and across with them but I need to get across there PDQ as I've commitments here.
I'm a reasonably experienced traveller and done a lot (maybe 60-70k) away on the bike. Been through Eastern europe and the balkans etc but I'm going to go across Ukraine alone - not somewhere I've been before - and I'd like any advice that could help expedite my journey. I'm comfortable dealing with police (plenty of that in central/south america - hell, I even got pulled over by the police in Timbuktu) but I'm looking for ways to avoid it or deal with it quickly if at all possible as I'll be in a hurry.
I'm sure the country and the people are basically safe and OK, it's just the boys in blue have a bad rep across there.
Any recommendations for places to stay in the south would be welcome too.
Thanks
I'm a reasonably experienced traveller and done a lot (maybe 60-70k) away on the bike. Been through Eastern europe and the balkans etc but I'm going to go across Ukraine alone - not somewhere I've been before - and I'd like any advice that could help expedite my journey. I'm comfortable dealing with police (plenty of that in central/south america - hell, I even got pulled over by the police in Timbuktu) but I'm looking for ways to avoid it or deal with it quickly if at all possible as I'll be in a hurry.
I'm sure the country and the people are basically safe and OK, it's just the boys in blue have a bad rep across there.
Any recommendations for places to stay in the south would be welcome too.
Thanks