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The Mecca of all Abandoned Things
< on 8/27/2013 1:51 AM >
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Got to Chernobyl...

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Shut the front door! This is AMAZING!!!! Oh how you have hit the top of my bucket list! I love, love, love #29! Thank you for sharing.




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amazing. i'm actually working on planning a trip now to Pripyat. what company did you use? was there any leeway in entering the buildings?




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< Reply # 3 on 8/27/2013 3:31 AM >
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I feel like such a loser now, but these are awesome.




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Oh my Lanta....best thread and trip ever this basically tops everything thats ever been posted in the PSW other than the Bay Bridge climb




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Got to Chernobyl...


Never heard of it.
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Seriously though, JEALOUS!
Please let us know how one goes about doing this.
I don't particularly see myself traveling to the other side of the globe to do it. But hey, you never know!




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This is incredible! Great work!

I'll be in Ukraine next year and I'm planning on visiting this site.

As such, I'd also love to hear about the company and gear you used as well as any precautions you took.




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did you go check out duga-3 when you were there?




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Hoe lee crap! The mother of all explores. That is awesome. I'm with Photloose, it's on my bucket list too.

I've been all through the building with the pool and over to the ferris wheel, in Call of Duty 4.




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I've been all through the building with the pool and over to the ferris wheel, in Call of Duty 4.


Sadly I don't think that counts as exploring... My husband asked me why I wanted to go there when I could do it from the safety of the x-box... *shakes head* just not the same ;)




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amazing. i'm actually working on planning a trip now to Pripyat. what company did you use? was there any leeway in entering the buildings?


Hey,

We went through this group: UkrainianWeb.com

I wouldn't recommend the tour group, they didn't really tell us much about the site or the history. There wasn't any leeway in choosing which buildings we could go into. You can't go into most of them now anyway because they are starting to cave in.

I would recommend doing the 2 day trip. I did the 1 day trip and could have spent weeks there if it was safe.




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Never heard of it.
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Seriously though, JEALOUS!
Please let us know how one goes about doing this.
I don't particularly see myself traveling to the other side of the globe to do it. But hey, you never know!



Hey,

It's really easy to do. They day have tours from Kiev. You definitely can't sneak in, there are 3 security checkpoints you have to pass in order to get in. Also, you can only spend a few hours there, the radiation is till pretty high and some of the areas are pretty dangerous to go to, so you need a guide to go with you.




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This is incredible! Great work!

I'll be in Ukraine next year and I'm planning on visiting this site.

As such, I'd also love to hear about the company and gear you used as well as any precautions you took.


Hey,

There weren't too many precautions. The tour told us we needed to throw our shoes away after, which I did. I thought I would bring some sweat pants and a cheap shirt and threw those away as well. You need cover as much of your body as you can, so wear long sleeves and a hat.




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Hey,
You definitely can't sneak in, there are 3 security checkpoints you have to pass in order to get in.


Crap! I won't lie, this was my original plan

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Hey,

There weren't too many precautions. The tour told us we needed to throw our shoes away after, which I did. I thought I would bring some sweat pants and a cheap shirt and threw those away as well. You need cover as much of your body as you can, so wear long sleeves and a hat.


This is very helpful information! Thank you!

Also, where did you get your geiger counter? One of the two pictured looks jimmy-rigged, haha. Those things are usually expensive but obviously necessary, so I'd like to go the semi-cheap route.




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Crap! I won't lie, this was my original plan



This is very helpful information! Thank you!

Also, where did you get your geiger counter? One of the two pictured looks jimmy-rigged, haha. Those things are usually expensive but obviously necessary, so I'd like to go the semi-cheap route.


You don't need to buy one, just make sure the tour guide has one. One of the guys on my tour bought one online from Japan for $150 but we didn't really need to have two of them.




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bought one online from Japan



the japanese definitely know a little bit about radioactivity both past and present




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that geiger counter gives me the chills. So unreal.




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Super Fucking Jelli!!!!! Iv watched countless documentaries and all they do is make me want to go more! Very very cool post!




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just so nice.




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