Epiloog
Blijf op de hoogte en volg Rudy
09 Februari 2015 | Nederland, Assen
We traveled though 12 countries on our way across the mighty Eurasian continent. It took 132 days to travel the 41,000 km.
The Polish cities of Gdansk and Warsaw were an eyeopener. The old silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara are fantastic with their large decorated Medressa (schools). The Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) are an adventure to drive through especially if the passes have just been opened. East Kazachstan has the most hospitable people we met. Mongolia is a country were everybody treks around and camps along streams and lakes. Russia is so vast. The countryside is beautiful (especially lake Baykal) but access is limited to the cities with St Petersburg, Moscow, Susdal, Tobolsk, Tomsk, Ulan-Ude and Vladivostok being the highlights. The places for us to go back to are Mongolia and the regions we could not visit ie the Altai and Tuva. If we were to do it again we would have spent some more time in Mongolia and defiantly driven the 13,000 km back from Vladivostok slower (now 26 days) to enjoy the country side and cities a bit more.
When we got back the camper was overhauled. The steering mechanism was wobbly and needed some new bearings etc. One of the Sheikel shock absorbers was leaking and replaced under guarantee. A second spare tyre was installed on the metal rack on the back of the camper together with a much smaller aluminium storage box, which hopefully will hold up on the next washboard roads. Further more metal mosquito screens were purchased to fit in the windows so Jamaliah will feel safer and have fresh air.
With Rudy sleeping on the top bed and Jamaliah on the couch at the bottom we bought an extra mattress for her to make the bed more comfortable. The lower bench was also shifted forward a bit so that folding chairs and table can be stored behind it.
Passepartout is now ready for the next trip. This will be in June/July when a New Zealand couple will use her while we use their camper in New Zealand in March and April 2015.
For those of you planning a similar trip here are some statistics:
Total km 41.164 in 132 days
Diesel 3968 L = 9.64 L/100 km
Diesel cost €0,072 / km
Car repair €0,053 / km
Daily living cost €32 for 2
Average hotel cost €68 (8 nights in total)
Visa cost €1,563 for 2 people
If you need more information please do not hesitate to ask (via reaction) we are happy to help like we have also received help in planning this trip.
Happy traveling!
Rudy and Jamaliah Welling
The Polish cities of Gdansk and Warsaw were an eyeopener. The old silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara are fantastic with their large decorated Medressa (schools). The Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) are an adventure to drive through especially if the passes have just been opened. East Kazachstan has the most hospitable people we met. Mongolia is a country were everybody treks around and camps along streams and lakes. Russia is so vast. The countryside is beautiful (especially lake Baykal) but access is limited to the cities with St Petersburg, Moscow, Susdal, Tobolsk, Tomsk, Ulan-Ude and Vladivostok being the highlights. The places for us to go back to are Mongolia and the regions we could not visit ie the Altai and Tuva. If we were to do it again we would have spent some more time in Mongolia and defiantly driven the 13,000 km back from Vladivostok slower (now 26 days) to enjoy the country side and cities a bit more.
When we got back the camper was overhauled. The steering mechanism was wobbly and needed some new bearings etc. One of the Sheikel shock absorbers was leaking and replaced under guarantee. A second spare tyre was installed on the metal rack on the back of the camper together with a much smaller aluminium storage box, which hopefully will hold up on the next washboard roads. Further more metal mosquito screens were purchased to fit in the windows so Jamaliah will feel safer and have fresh air.
With Rudy sleeping on the top bed and Jamaliah on the couch at the bottom we bought an extra mattress for her to make the bed more comfortable. The lower bench was also shifted forward a bit so that folding chairs and table can be stored behind it.
Passepartout is now ready for the next trip. This will be in June/July when a New Zealand couple will use her while we use their camper in New Zealand in March and April 2015.
For those of you planning a similar trip here are some statistics:
Total km 41.164 in 132 days
Diesel 3968 L = 9.64 L/100 km
Diesel cost €0,072 / km
Car repair €0,053 / km
Daily living cost €32 for 2
Average hotel cost €68 (8 nights in total)
Visa cost €1,563 for 2 people
If you need more information please do not hesitate to ask (via reaction) we are happy to help like we have also received help in planning this trip.
Happy traveling!
Rudy and Jamaliah Welling
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10 Februari 2015 - 13:29
Elvira:
Hè Rudie en Jamaliah,
Wat een bijzondere reis hebben jullie toch gemaakt!
Graag horen en lezen we jullie verhaal!
Voor reistips zullen we zeker jullie benaderen, mochten we ooit plannen Hebben.
Dank je voor het delen van jullie mooie avonturen met ons!
Hartelijke groetjes, De drentjes -
13 Januari 2017 - 11:19
Willem-A.:
Goeie morgen,
Enige jaren terug was ik met de zwerfwagen in Oezbekistan en legde ik het oor te luister bij vrachtwagenchauffeurs uit Oulan Ude. 'Ja, Vladivostok, dat is mogelijk'. De ervaring leert echter dat 'mogelijk' vele gradaties heeft en vaak veel tijd kan vragen.
Vandaar dat ik ongelofelijk verrast ben dat iemand de tocht reeds heeft ondernomen. U moet met u beide een schat aan informatie hebben.
Mijn tijd is echter beperkt tot 2 maanden. En dat is voor de heen-en-terug. Ik besef ten zeerste dat het rijden, rijden en rijden wordt. Maar Samarkant is ook gelukt in 30 dagen.
Is er een mogelijkheid dat ik bij jullie langs komen kan voor een namiddag/avond met niets anders dan vele vragen?
Alvast dank,
Willem-A. Hameeuw
Gavere, België -
13 Januari 2017 - 15:33
Rudy WF Welling:
Willem,
Als je me een e-mail stuurt naar wellingrwf@yahoo.com dan kunnen we hier verder over praten.
Hieronder is een samenvatting van onze terug reisdar was 31,000 km in 27 dagen. Het kan dus well maar je mist een hoop. Achteraf hadden we langer over de terugweg moeten doen. Maar ja als je om draait dan wil je ook graag naar huis om de kinderen etc. te zien.
Ik zie je e-mail graag tegemoet.
Ruud
01 August Vladivostok 145 27.964 Vladivostok
02 August Vladivostok 54 28.018 Vladivostok
03 August Vladivostok 47 28.065 Vladivostok
04 August Vladivostok 668 28.733 Khabarovsk
05 August Khabarovsk 757 29.490 BC Belogorsk
06 August BC Belogorsk 822 30.312 BC Fred 4 in dorp
07 August BC Fred 4 in do 595 30.907 BC along road
08 August BC along road 765 31.672 Ulan-Ude
09 August Ulan-Ude 208 31.880 Lake Baikal @ Turka
10 August Lake Baikal @ 258 32.138 BC Istomina on Baikal
11 August BC Istomina on422 32.560 North of Irkutsk
12 August North of Irkuts 823 33.383 BC outside Kansl
13 August BC outside Kan 259 33.642 BC Divinogosk
14 August BC Divinogosk 588 34.230 BC Thomsk
15 August BC Thomsk 299 34.529 Novosibirsk
16 August Novosibirsk 707 35.236 BC Omsk
17 August BC Omsk 667 35.903 Tobolsk
18 August Tobolsk 409 36.312 BC Lake Gurino
19 August BC Lake Gurino 509 36.821 BC Nizhneirginskoe
20 August BC Nizhneirgins 390 37.211 BC Perm
21 August BC Perm 509 37.720 Hotel Mamadysh
22 August Hotel Mamadys 184 37.904 BC Kazan
23 August BC Kazan 481 38.385 BC Nizhny Novgorod
24 August BC Nizhny No 222 38.607 Suzdal
25 August Suzdal 474 39.081 BC Zubcov
26 August BC Zubcov 431 39.512 BC Brigi (LA)
27 August BC Brigi 516 40.028 Camping Augustow (Pol)
28 August Camping Augu 382 40.410 Camping Gdansk
29 August Camping Gdan 429 40.839 Camping Warnitz (DU)
30 August Camping Warni 325 41.164 Home (NL)
27 days 13,099 km
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