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We Travelled 26.000Km In 4 Months From Romania To Mongolia With Our 6-Year-Old Sitting In A Sidecar
After our previous trips around Europe and to the Caucasus, we decided to try something else, so we traveled to Mongolia, on a four-month, 26.000kms trip in our sidecar motorcycle, through 12 countries.
You can see our route in the picture below.
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frederic eeckman 7 years ago
They wish :/ ethnic and political conflicts, economic troubles, a law banning women under the age of 23 from traveling abroad without a parent or guardian, a law that imposes jail terms on gay-rights activists and others, I guess they surely could do with a bit of luck :/
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Don’t let the opinion of the average yank fool you. Iran is an amazing and beautiful country.
Hazel Waring 7 years ago
How are people asking if these are real pandas?! What the hell people?
Desiree Summer 7 years ago
laugh at me all you want but I am terrified of pandas, this is my worst nightmare. I legitimately have the most disgusted look on my face whilst my hand is covering half of my face and typing this comment.
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no laughing from me. I am deathly scared of spiders. I can't even handle pictures of them. No judgement!
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Dina 7 years ago
Second part of the comment seems to imply something unpleasant
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Saskia Schreven 7 years ago
Why do show these pictures when you blur the face of your own child?
adoracat 7 years ago
Probably for the same reason as I refer to my children as Satan and Demonspawn (although they were called that at home) online rather than by their given names. Or why hubby is TheEngineer and our grandbaby is the Wee Dictator. Anonymity of a sort for people online, especially not showing children who can easily be identified online.
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Jeff Schrade 7 years ago
A friend of mine who has travelled the world said that one thing she found everywhere she went is the smiles of children. The only exception she experienced came when she visited Vladivostok, Russia, shortly after that city was opened to westerners. During her stay there a woman came up and said, “If I could get my daughter to America, I could die happy.”
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Full Name 7 years ago
They ran out of gas 8 months ago. What do you think's been moving that bike along?
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Victor Calamity 7 years ago
These are great photos, I hope this trip leaves you with equally great memories!
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Dinetk 7 years ago
Not everyone is a native speaker.. this happens on YouTube as well. Please respect us!
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Victor Calamity 7 years ago
Um... is anybody going to point out how COOL it is that they are having lunch above a creek?
BlueJean Yogini 7 years ago
What time of year is it? Love the local culture....What an experience!
Benicio del Pilitch 7 years ago
@Mama Panda : andrew kurkovsky made it into a pun and i thought it was funny and quite clever, and i upvoted it before posting my initial comment. correcting the spelling is ok, when it's done nicely, and when they also show appreciation for the rest. otherwise it's called mockery at best. i'm not a native speaker and as such i know it can be intimidating to post in a foreign language, so i guess i was being overly protective. i wasn't expecting to be stepping on so many toes though, i'm finding this quite interesting ! i think it's more of a general missunderstanding but everyone (perhaps including me) is being very aggressive. that's sad. let's make war or something... @Just a Purpler : how can you tell whether it was a problem or not ?
Sarah Birrelle 7 years ago
I'm with Priscilla. It's looks amazing, but I'm from Canada where a fam did a very similar thing. They kidnaped/ransomed. Lived 6 yrs in captivity where the mother and children suffered unimaginable indignities. It's got NOTHING to do w/fast food, or sheltered North American existences and EVERYTHING to do with world issues and the current state of political affairs in these countries. Are some great photos /memories worth the risk? Not to me, not for my daughter. There r places to go where pretty similar memories can be made without these dangers. Some would argue its brave and cultured. Others will say it's unnecessary risk, esp for the mother and 6 y/o girl in some of these parts unfortunately
Potato 7 years ago
And what makes you assume that Uzbekistan is not "safe"?
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I've been through landscapes like this, in New Zealand. No contest, though. This place is wilder, more striking.
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I'm glad they've got the motorcycle in nearly every shot...it's surely a member of the family!
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Gary Wayne Hall 7 years ago
I have not had the good fortune to see many photos of the places you all visited. How beautiful and amazing to see the friendliness of the people and the vast vistas! Your child will have so many amazing memories of this journey. I hope you can make this into a book so people can purchase and enjoy!
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Navin Shetty 7 years ago
Awesome, thanks for sharing. Always had a dream of having one such adventure of lifetime. But my time hasn't arrived yet :(
Pam Falcioni 7 years ago
Yikes, this must have been an exciting little mistake, especially for the sidehack passengers.
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4Sunshine 7 years ago
This was truly the trip of a lifetime to an area we seldom get to see. And you've given an incredible gift to your son. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures and please continue to enjoy traveling the world. (Somehow I don't think this is the only trip of its kind you're going to take.) May you always have clear skies and safe passage.
nks 7 years ago
amazing content, this is the reason why I visit bored panda, not all that political social justice c**p that bored panda been recently filling up with.
Full Name 7 years ago
At least 2 people have downvoted you being against SJW's. Notice how they just downvoted you instead of trying to explain why we should care about their causes. Oh yeah, because they just like to be outraged.
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Katie Smith 7 years ago
Everyone talking about this being a much more valuable educational experience than text book, you are, in part, correct. However, it would be nice for people to stop denigrating formal education. It is very important that children have both. This young boy will have a great start having had such amazing experiences.
Trisha Dragon 7 years ago
I clicked on this on a bored whim thinking I wouldn't give a c**p. Pleasantly surprised.
Ged Maybury 7 years ago
Fabulous. I ran out of comments. Proves there are still adventures to be had. Stay safe.
Pam Falcioni 7 years ago
Incredible photography, very different than I'm used to seeing of this area.
4Sunshine 7 years ago
This was truly the trip of a lifetime to an area we seldom get to see. And you've given an incredible gift to your son. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures and please continue to enjoy traveling the world. (Somehow I don't think this is the only trip of its kind you're going to take.) May you always have clear skies and safe passage.
nks 7 years ago
amazing content, this is the reason why I visit bored panda, not all that political social justice c**p that bored panda been recently filling up with.
Full Name 7 years ago
At least 2 people have downvoted you being against SJW's. Notice how they just downvoted you instead of trying to explain why we should care about their causes. Oh yeah, because they just like to be outraged.
Load More Replies... Katie Smith 7 years ago
Everyone talking about this being a much more valuable educational experience than text book, you are, in part, correct. However, it would be nice for people to stop denigrating formal education. It is very important that children have both. This young boy will have a great start having had such amazing experiences.
Trisha Dragon 7 years ago
I clicked on this on a bored whim thinking I wouldn't give a c**p. Pleasantly surprised.
Ged Maybury 7 years ago
Fabulous. I ran out of comments. Proves there are still adventures to be had. Stay safe.
Pam Falcioni 7 years ago
Incredible photography, very different than I'm used to seeing of this area.
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