Days 6. & 7.: Ufa – Ural – Kazakstan border (Troitsk) The distance from Ufa to the border is only 500 kilometres but since we had driven over 12 hours on four consecutive days we decided to take our time and travel in two days. We left early in the morning towards the smaller road through Ural that the people …
Days 4 and 5: Moscow – Kazan – Ufa I Driving on, and a nocturnal intruder
Days 4 and 5: Moscow – Kazan – Ufa Our journey continued with an early morning start from our hotel, west of Moscow. We discovered first in the morning that the two-month flat rate Internet package we bought in Vyborg had run out of credit. It was a bit of a struggle to get the video uploaded for you all …
Only for the brave!
Many have probably thought about how our sales for adverts works. Joonas Malvisto, the coordinator of our sales team sheds some light on this – and sells adverts! Joonas, how has the project taken off? What have been the reactions to our advert sales? – During the search for our first sponsors there were dozens of sent emails, applications and …
Day 3: St Petersburg – Moscow I Lessons learned
Route: St Petersburg – Road M10 – Moscow Distance: 725km Total distance: 1440km Road conditions: Generally near cities 4 lanes and at the narrowest 2 lanes. Condition of the drivers: Humble and quick to learn Check list: Driving lessons learned for the rest of the journey We woke up at 5:30 am at the shelter and after washing up and …
Day 2: Anjala – St. Petersburg
Route: Anjala, Vaalimaa, Hamina, Vaalimaa, Vyborg and St. Petersburg Today’s drive: 345km Total mileage: 715km Road condition: Good in general, occasionally holes in the asphalt or 5 cm deep tracks on the lane Drivers’ condition: Fresh and enthusiastic Notes: On the way back drive the ring road on top of the flood protection system of St. Petersburg It was great …