RTW trip....Delica is getting ready

[evgo]

Yes. I use a similar repair set

[delicabits]

Any photos of the lift set up.

[kamil]

Any photos of the lift set up.

Lift is still in box in our livingroom

[kamil]

Hi, I have just finished list of places where we want to go in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Main attractions are Ural, Black Sea, Kavkaz, Aral Sea, Altai, Pamir Highway, Bajkal and Far East of Russia. So if yoy want to join us, feel free and let us know so we can discuss some details.

[delicioso!]

sounds like an awesome plan Kamil! power to you! on my to do list at least is labrador/alaska/baja for starters...then s.america....one day.....one day...

have you checked expedition portal yet? lot's of overlanders there for sure, and a mitsu section as well
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/

and in case you haven't seen these world record holder couple's site, worth the read for more inspiration, i believe you can contact them as well...
http://www.weltrekordreise.ch/a_starte.html
most countries visited, most distance covered, and so on....they're in the philippines right now.

best of luck!

[Asm]

Kamil, my best regards on your trip, unfortunately, I live far from places where you will pass. Pleasure with you would meet and has offered the help.

P.S. Do not judge strictly, I use Google translator

[kamil]

Kamil, my best regards on your trip, unfortunately, I live far from places where you will pass. Pleasure with you would meet and has offered the help.

P.S. Do not judge strictly, I use Google translator

Thank you. I would love to visit Kamchatka, but it is for another expedition. You are so lucky live in place like this.
Here is a list of places which we want to see in Russia
MOSCOW
SOUTH-WEST OF MOSCOW
TULA...samovar museum, prianik museum...cake, 324
YASNAYA POLYANA.. 14kmS of Tula,estsate where Tolstoy was born and buried, 327

VOLGA REGION
NIZHNY NOVGOROD..Volga and Oka river, great views, 434
KAZAN...439
ULYANOVSK..birthplace of Lenin, 444
SAMARA..Samarskaya Luka NP, Zhiguli Hills, 446
SARATOV..Sokolovaya Gora, promenade along Volga, 452
VOLGOGRAD..WWII museums, lockok the Volga-Don canal,Mamaev Kurgan hill, 455

URAL REGION
PERM-36...25km from Chusovoy,labour camp,memorial in village Kuchino, 471
KUNGUR..network of caves,472
EKATERINSBURG..base forexploring Ural, Shirokorechinskoe cemetery, GaninaYama..Romanov family, 473
ZYURATKUL NP... hiking,Lake Zyuratkul, 482
TAGANAY NP..near Zlatoust, hiking, 483
TURGOYAK LAKE..near Miass, 483
BANNOYE...birch groves and lakes..photogenic, 486

KAVKAZ
STAROCHERKASSK..old Russia feel town, 493
KISLOVODSK...mineral water, walking,Krasnoe Solnysho Hill..great viewpoint,Olkhovka river Valley..walking,513

BLACK SEA COAST
ABRAU-DYURSO..sparkling wine factory with sampling, 497
SOCHI...497
ZALENAYA ROSCHA..Stalin's sanatorium, 505
AGURA VALLEY..7km E of Sochi, Sochi NP, hiking, Mt Fisht2687m, 505
ADLER..laid back promenade, one of the best laces, 506
KRASNAYA POLYANA..spectacular road from Adler, ski centre, 506

CENTRAL KAVKAZ
DOMBAY..Teberdinski Natural Reserve, stunning mountains, Alibek valley, hiking, 518
CHEGEM VALLEY..17kmNW of Nalchik,250m high and 20m wide canyon, 524
CHEREK VALLEY...Bezengi..base for great hiking, 525

ELBRUS AREA
CHEGET POLYANA,TERSKOL,AZAU..villages in Baksan Valley, 525
BEZENGI.. day hikes around Dykhatu, 527

WESTERN SIBERIA/ ZAPADNAJA SIBIR/
OMSK..546
NOVOSIBIRSK..551

ALTAI
Must have Altai republic registration. For travel beyond Kosh-Agach and further south than Ust-Koksa must have permit.
TELETSKOE LAKE..near Artybash village, 570
MAYMA to CHEMAL...along Katun River, 571
CHUYSKY TRAKT..M52Ust-Sema to Olgii/Mongolia/, 400km of great views, Chemal to Kosch-Agach..14hr drive, 573


EASTERN SIBERIA/ VOSTOCNAJA SIBIR/
USINSKI TRAKT/M54/...road between Minusinsk and Kyzyl, great views from 598km, 595
ERGAKI MOUNTAINS...hiking, 596
KYZYL to ABAKAN...6hr spectacular scenic drive, 602
LAKE DUS KOL, LAKE KHADYN...salt lakes, swimming, camping, turn off M54 at 840km marker,602
KAZYL to ERZIN...scenic road, Moren, Lake Tore-Khol..20km past Erzin..camping spot...MUST HAVE PERMITS BEYOND ERZIN??, 603

BAIKAL
LISTVYANKA... lakeside village, 628
MALOE MORE....Kurma village, walking, 633

SOUTH BAIKAL
TUNKA VALLEY..30km W of Kultuk,great scenery, walking, 635
ARSHAN..hot springs, walking, 635

EASTERN BAIKAL
UST BARGUZIN....nice town with views, 637
SVYATOY NOS..20km muddy track from Ust Barguzin,Zabaikalsky NP,one of the best places in Bikal, hiking, 637
BARGUZIN VALLEY..great scenery, 638

NORTH BAIKAL
BAIKALSKOE...45kmS of Severobaikalsk, small fishing village, hiking, 641
GOUDZHEKIT...hot springs spa, 642

SOUTHERN BURATIYA & ZABAIKALSKY TERRITORY
NOVOSELENGINSK.. 90min from Ulan-Ude, photogenic viewpoints, possible border crossing to Mongolia in Kyakhta/ tea town,4hr from Ulan Ude/, 651
CHITA to AGINSKOE..nice drive, Tsugol Datsan..best buddhist temle in Russia, 657

RUSSIAN FAR EAST
KHABAROVSK....664
VLADIVOSTOK...671
NAKHODKA....beaches, coastal scenery, 682
SLAVYANKA.. 4wd beaches, 683
KOMSOMOLSK -NA-AMURE.mountains, nice town, 685
SAKALIN...697

[Asm]

And it would be desirable to add: KAMCHATKA, volcanoes, thermal geysers, off-road

I invite to look our club Delica OFF-Road Kamchatka http://delica-dorog.net/
Gallery: http://delica-dorog.net/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=37
Forum: http://delica-dorog.net/forum

[kamil]

And it would be desirable to add: KAMCHATKA, volcanoes, thermal geysers, off-road

I invite to look our club Delica OFF-Road Kamchatka http://delica-dorog.net/
Gallery: http://delica-dorog.net/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=37
Forum: http://delica-dorog.net/forum

It would be, but it is not a overnight drive from Vladivostock
Is it possible to get there by road without needing 6x6 or 8x8?????

[Asm]

No, only 6х6 or 8х8, from Vladivostok is easier by sea, though from Vancouver likely would be closer and is cheaper

http://en.visitkamchatka.ru/ - Kamchatka travel guide

[kamil]

No, only 6х6 or 8х8, from Vladivostok is easier by sea, though from Vancouver likely would be closer and is cheaper

http://en.visitkamchatka.ru/ - Kamchatka travel guide

After this trip, we are planning to go from Alaska to Argentina..so we can stop in Kamchatka.

[Asm]

Let's be glad to see you on Kamchatka

[kamil]

Let's be glad to see you on Kamchatka

See you in few years time in Kamchatka

[kamil]

We have fitted JAOS 2" lift kit and pictures are here http://delica.rajce.idnes.cz/JAOS_lift_kit/

[kamil]

Here is a update about Russian part of our trip.
We will enter Russia near Krasnodar in late march 2012.
Krasnodar - Sochi - Mineralnye Vody - Volgograd - along river Volga to Niznij Tagil - Yekaterinburg - Kazakhstan - Pamir Highway - Kazakhstan - Novosibirsk - Altai Mountains - Krasnoyarsk - Irkutsk - Lake Baikal - Chita - Khabarovsk - Vladivostock.
We will leave Russia in the end of October.
I can speak Russian and we will have local guides/ my friends/ for most of the trip, so we should have a lot of fun and vodka.
Anyone fancy to join us?