Would You Ride The Night Train To Chechnya?
???????? I decided to head south to the snowy peaks of the Caucasus that divide Europe from Asia. But before I could board my train to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, I had to work out what exactly a bloody 'put and platform' is. Fortunately a one legged local helped me...Yes I'm back in Russia!
Inside Chechnya | Russia's Most Infamous Republic (NOT what we expected!)
Welcome to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya (Chechen Republic). The Chechen Republic is a Muslim majority autonomous republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Unfortunately it is better known for the conflicts of the 1990's and early 2000's, which earnt Gronzy the title of 'the most destroyed city on earth'. Despite the stigma, and the Foreign Office warnings, the Chechnya of today is much changed from the one that hit the headlines a couple of decades back. We went in to get a look at real life in Chechnya and find out what Russia's most infamous republic is really like.
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Inside Chechnya | Russia's Most Infamous Republic (NOT what we expected!)
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Hanging With The Elders Of Dagestan
???????? One year ago I was stranded on a mountain top in Dagestan when one guy saved me. We kept in touch and he invited me to return to his mountain village in Dagestan called Gagatli. Everything was great, except his car...
Solo On The World's Longest Train Journey ????????
????????The Trans-Siberian train, who hasn't dreamt of taking it across this leviathan of a country? Well not me to be honest but somehow I decided to override my dread of endless train rides to show you what nobody has shown you before. The real Trans-Siberian. This isn't a package tour, nothing is booked in advance. It's just me on my own hopping from town to town on whichever train is leaving next, meeting locals, drinking vodka, avoiding snorers, exploring Russia. Join me!
The Gangs Of Chechersk ????????
???????? I had survived wolf country, radiation and Viktor but now I was being led into the windy swamps of Chechersk as night approached by a gang of tough looking dudes. Would I survive or had I finally met my match....
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The Night Train to Moscow!
From Kazan, it takes 12 hours on the night train to get to the Russian capital. So we do it! And then see some of the sights of Moscow when we get there.
The BAM: Russia's Unknown Trans-Siberian Train????????
???????? We have all heard of the Trans-Siberian, Russia's mega train journey that crosses Siberia as it skirts the Chinese border. But few have heard of the even more impressive B.A.M ( Baikal Amur Mainline ) which passes through virgin forest in the middle of Siberia. Built in the 1970s by young communists, the BAM is the greatest construction project of the 20th Century. And yet it is unknown in the West.
I decided to go and ride this unknown journey across northern Siberia and speak to the people who came to build it. Join me as we ride 'The Bam'!
The journey route: Tayshet-Severobaykalsk-Novi Uoyan-Tinda
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Would You Drive This Mountain Road? ????????
????????I left Kyrgyzstan's worst hotel and headed towards the high peaks of the Ala-Too mountain range on my way towards the radiated town of Mailuu-Suu. And for once I had a friend with me. Join me on a Central Asian road trip...
24 Hours Train Journey in Russian Railways | Murmansk to Saint petersburg ????????
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Welcome to 11th episode of Russia 2023 series.
This video is all about my train journey in Russia. From Murmansk to Saint petersburg 24 hours. It was an amazing journey. Do watch full video, you will enjoy the journey too.
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In this video I take you with me for 20 hour trip by train in the Far North of Russia (Vorkuta - Mikun)
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0:00 Starting my ride from Vorkuta
2:28 Equipment of wagons
12:47 How do train conductors work?
17:06 Problems of long distances in Russia
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How Safe is Chechnya: Travelling from Dagestan to Chechnya – I Didn’t Expect This
How Safe is Chechnya: Travelling from Dagestan to Chechnya – I Didn’t Expect This
I decided to walk long distances before hitchhiking from Dagestan to Chechnya. It was an experience I will never forget; this is definitely a different Russia; a Russia that is never experienced by travellers and tourists
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Party In A Ukrainian Soviet Village!
???????? Buying a Soviet bicycle, climbing an abandoned Soviet tower, finding a snake in the toilet, buying village home brew, drunken motorcycle journey and much more....Welcome to what might be Europe's most fun country...Welcome to Ukraine!
Hidden Rooms In Moscow's Soviet Hotel
☭ Situated on a side street in Moscow is the grand Hotel Soviet. A place unchanged since Stalin and some of the world's worst dictators stayed there. I checked in to explore its corridors and tried to imagine what the walls had seen over the years...
I took a Soviet steam train in Karelia | My expedition to the Far North of Russia starts!
There is one daily steam train left in Russia in the Republic of Karelia. It takes you to the mountain park Ruskeala in the North of the country, Let's see what life looks like in Karelia, what local dishes you can try and how people entertain in the North.
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0:00 Starting my big expedition!
1:42 Good morning from the Republic of Karelia
2:18 Soviet-style apartment tour!
3:40 Friends reunion
4:20 Exploring the Sortavala town
5:14 Eli the fisher!
7:54 Local food to try ????
8:25 Ruskeala express - a steam train!
10:07 Inside the train ????
12:06 The restaurant car
13:18 Let's explore the Ruskeala town
14:43 Underground marble cave!
16:14 Time to get back
17:22 I'm heading further north
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Riding The Rails In Mumbai // India
Fed up with Mumbai's traffic congestion I decided to jump onto the commuter train instead and ride it into the centre. Join me on an open door ride with the wind in my er, hair, all the way to the centre of the wonderful city of Mumbai.
Meeting Ukrainians On Streets Of Kyiv ????????
???????? New country, new city but I could not forget old Tondi with its old army barracks that everyone talks about but are in fact nowhere to be found no matter how hard I tried and so I set off to the very end of the Kyiv metro line to a place called Lisovo to see what life was like there and if it was better or worse than old Tondi...
I Joined The World's Most Dangerous Migrant Trail????????
???????? PART ONE: The migrant crises along the USA's southern border has become a hot topic over the last few years with what seems to be an endless stream of people flooding across the border. But where are those migrants coming from, and why? I decided to go to the source of the issue, Venezuela, a country on the verge of collapse, and travel with the migrants north through Central America to understand the issue better. Join me on what will be my most dangerous and longest journey ever undertaken as we cross the infamous Darien Gap and other areas most people avoid unless escaping poverty.
Joining me on this journey is my good friend @TimmyKarter Please check out his channel to see his version of the trip too.
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KGB Encounters In Azerbaijan ????????
???????? Whilst exploring an old Soviet village in Azerbaijan I was stopped by a polite old gentleman who asked for my documents. Who was he? Why did he want them? Who did he work for? Did I do the right thing? Who knows but I think I just me the Azerbaijan version of the KGB.
Train Pearl of the Caucasus in Luxury Sleeping Car - Day 4: Chechnya поезд Жемчужина Кавказа
Destinations for Day 4: Gudermes and Grozny (Chechen Republic), Kizilyurt and Makhachkala (Dagestan)
Aboard Tourist Train: № 929/930 Pearl of Caucasus
Train operator: Moscow Railway, RZD Russian Railway
From: Moscow Paveletsky Railway Station, Russia
To: Moscow Kiyevsky Railway Station
Via: Rostov, Novorossiysk, Mineralnye Vody, Kislovodsk, Grozny, Makhachkala, Derbent, Volgograd, Tula
Travel Class: De Luxe Sleeping Car
Car No: 01
Berth No: 07 and 08
Price: RUB 44,000 (approx. EUR 497)
Distance: approx. 5,334 km
Travel season: Summer 2021
Used railway networks: North Caucasus Railway
Diesel Locomotive Prokhladny - Gudermes:
ТЭП70БС-169 (North Caucasus Railway, Kolomna Locomotive Works, 2012)
Diesel Locomotive Gudermes - Grozny - Gudermes - Kizilyurt - Makhachkala:
ТЭП70БС-171 (North Caucasus Railway, Kolomna Locomotive Works, 2012)
Day 1 (Moscow - Rostov):
Day 2 (Novorossiysk, Black Sea):
Day 3 (Mineralnye Vody, Kislovodsk):
Круизный туристический поезд (Состав поезд): № 930/929 «Жемчужина Кавказа»
Оператор поезда: Моско́вская желе́зная доро́га, РЖД
Откуда: Станция Москва Павелецкая, Россия
До: Москва Киевский вокзал
Через: Ростов, Новороссийск, Минеральные Воды, Кисловодск, Грозный, Махачкала, Дербент, Волгоград, Тула
Маршрут на 4 день: Гудермес и Грозный (Чечня) и Махачкала (Дагестан)
Маршрут через: Кизилюрт
Класс поездки: Вагоны класса Люкс
Номер вагон: № 01
Место для сидения: 07 и 08
Цена: 44,000 рублей
Время в пути: 153 часов и 18 минуты
Расстояние: ок. 5,334 км
Туристический сезон: лето 2021 г.
территориальных филиалов: Се́веро-Кавка́зская желе́зная доро́га (СКЖД)
Тепловоз Прохладный - Гудермес:
ТЭП70БС-169 (СКЖД, Коло́менский заво́д, 2012 г.)Тепловоз Гудермес – Грозный – Гудермес – Кизилюрт – Махачкала:
ТЭП70БС-171 (СКЖД, Коло́менский заво́д, 2012 г.)