St. Petersburg, 02.05.2019 From Rabocheostovsk the drive back to the main highway from Murmansk to St Petersburg took about 45 mins through Kem and over a pretty beaten up stretch of road. The impressions of Solovki were still fresh. The Mini moved slowly while I managed to take some pics driving by. I realised manyContinueContinue reading “Russian Karelia”
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The island of priests and prisoners
Solovki, 31.05.2019 It was late when I left Murmansk. I had wanted to reach the port of Rabocheostovsk by 20.00. This now seemed impossible As I drove further South I mentally prepared for camping, at about 18.30 I started to look for a places to pitch the tent. Around here there were no datchas atContinueContinue reading “The island of priests and prisoners”
Murmansk
30.05.2019 The road to the border takes just 15 minutes from Kirkenes. The Norwegian border station was deserted at 08:15 when I walked in. A counter window opened, and a mix of blond Viking Ken and Robocop greeted me, a ton of equipment hanging on his belt, all black, but no weapon. “Hello. Norsk?” “No”.ContinueContinue reading “Murmansk”
Finnish Karelia, Laponia
Kirkenes, 29.05.2019 It’s been just 14 days since I left Barcelona, and I’m on another planet somehow. I thought I had changed planets three days ago when I reached Helsinki in the morning. Finland is one of those places in a Scandinavia that seen from Southern Europe or the US is very far away, terriblyContinueContinue reading “Finnish Karelia, Laponia”
Baltica
Tallink, 27.05.2019 The ferry has just left Tallinn, bringing the chapter through the baltic states to an end. This is probably the cleanest, most modern and best organized ferry I’ve taken in my entire life. As I drove the Mini up the ramp I thought about the many summer ferries in Greece or the boatsContinueContinue reading “Baltica”
