Freak

As title.
Anyone any gen on this? I know its in ukraine, and erm...thats all i know at the moment.

Would really like to vist there, have wanted to for years- not your typical lad holiday really, but hey different strokes for different folks

imlach

There was a thread on here some months back about some bird on a motorbike who went through....try search on chernobyl.

imlach

Here it is :

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...ight=chernobyl

Freak

yeah i remember that one -
Scooby in a radioactive lake

geeva

here is anothe rarticle about visiting it


http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1329729,00.html


from the sounds of it you would want to take your own rad suit!

speedking

From The Times last weekend.

Although Chernobyl is in the Ukraine you have to pass through Belaruss to get there from Kiev (Kyiv). This involves much complex paperwork. Even with letters of introduction from our employer we used to have to wait ages for the relevant visas. I guess if they're encouraging tourism that tourist visas will be easier to obtain. There is a 50km exclusion zone. They built a new town, Slavutych, to house the displaced people. There are quite a lot of French, UK, and US living there.

We have worked on the design of a facility at Chernobyl, and though I have not been there, I have been to Kiev a couple of times. The people are friendly, but there is a big gulf between the haves and have nots. You don't have to travel far to be in ox cart country. The hotels are basic but charge western prices because they can. Much is cheap on the streets, but places like supermarkets are relatively expensive. Any software on CD was £1/CD when I was there.

Kiev is fascinating, but not the sort of place that I would choose for a holiday. But the more adventurous would enjoy it. It became a lot more civilised during the couple of years that we visited, things like mobile phone coverage expanding significantly.

For taxis you just raise an arm at the side of the road and someone will stop and give you a lift. You have to overcome the language barrier, most speak Russian and Ukrainian, and negotiate a fare, but its all good fun if you're not in a rush.

I would say if you've got the urge, give it a try.

PS You will pick up more radiation exposure on the flights than you will wandering around the countryside, even in the exclusion zone. But entering Reactor 4 at the Power Station for a quick peek is not recommended.

PPS Roentgen (REM) is an old fashioned unit. 1000 micro roentgen = 10 micro Sievert = radiation dose from a return flight to Spain.

Enjoy your holiday and report back how you get on.

David Lock

See recent thread about losing hair.....

Freak

cheers guys
Ill grab FHM too and see that that says- bonus *******!