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Driving from Moscow to St. P

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Dutch2220 Just Starting Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 3	Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:04 pm    Post subject: Driving from Moscow to St. P Hello, Just curious about driving in Russia. My mate and I have planned on driving from Russia to St. P., then from there to Kiev. I have heard horror stories about driving in Russia, however the train seems to take an inordinate amount of time going from city to city. Is this the faster way to go? I also heard horror stories about driving in Poland, but found that to be simple and pleasant. Of course, I live in Los Angeles so if you can drive here you can drive anywhere. Thanks for any advice!
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:17 pm    Post subject: Driving in Russia is not that terrible, but I would not drive to Kiev if I was you. Borders are not friendly places and renting a car and taking it to Ukraine may be difficult, to say the least. In general, the smaller cities outside of Moscow and St Petersburg and other major cities are not that developed. Many roads are bad (like in Latin America), the signs are absent in many places and the rental company may not even allow you to drive your car outside of main city centers. But I don't know all the details. Let's just say that LA freeways cannot be even compared to the suburban russian roads. Here are some links to consider: http://www.waytorussia.net/Transport/International/Car.html http://vladivostok.usconsulate.gov/wwwhacsdriving.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/travel/whilehere/russia.html
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Fire_Goddess Guest	Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:33 pm    Post subject: Driving in Los Angeles is a cake walk compared to other places because we have wider lanes in L.A.
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tripchik Lounge Lizard Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 136 Location: Exile	Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:09 am    Post subject: Fire_Godzilla wrote: Quote: Driving in Los Angeles is a cake walk because we have wider lanes in L.A. Well, you need them because you're all so spaced out.
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Fire_Goddess Guest	Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:22 am    Post subject: tripchik wrote: Fire_Godzilla wrote: Quote: Driving in Los Angeles is a cake walk because we have wider lanes in L.A. Well, you need them because you're all so spaced out. LOL
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Rick Moderator Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 854 Location: Касабланка	Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:11 pm    Post subject: I doubt if driving will be faster on those long stretches than taking a train that just goes on through the night. Unless you want to drive in shifts, as you won't be able to sleep behind the wheel Also the roads in Los Angeles might have less holes in them...
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