BLH's tour of Chernobyl. Hello Digg/Reddit/world!!

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by Moggy » Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:57 pm

I have been reading "The Dark Tourist" by Dom Joly and there is a great chapter about his time in and around Chernobyl. His tour guide was Sergei as well, I wonder if it was the same guy that showed BLH around (although Sergei in the Ukraine is probably as common as "John" over here!).

I would love to go to Chernobyl but I think the book has given me more of a craving to visit North Korea. Now that would be a strange trip!

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by smurphy » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:00 pm

david778866 wrote:I think basically everyone has heard of the Chernobyl incident, but not many actually get to see the real magnitude of it all. These pictures bring in a new level of reality to that incident. It sent chills down my spine!

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I spent far longer than I should have looking for Chernobyl related info in those links.

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by ignition » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:24 pm

smurphy wrote:
david778866 wrote:I think basically everyone has heard of the Chernobyl incident, but not many actually get to see the real magnitude of it all. These pictures bring in a new level of reality to that incident. It sent chills down my spine!

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I spent far longer than I should have looking for Chernobyl related info in those links.


Same :fp:

I don't know if this has been posted or not (has been a while since I've ventured into this thread), but I just found this Discovery Channel documentary, which looks interesting. May give it a watch later tonight!

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by degoose » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:47 am

Only just saw your post Brer but amazing photos and I am dead jealous as well. In the last year I started randomly reading up on Chernobyl and pripyat and also watched Chernobyl diaries , it's an ok horror film but I watched it more for imagery.

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by Mommy Christmas » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:22 am

Its cool to look back at this after 4 years. Caused a bit of a stir on here at the time. We became popular as strawberry float.

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by jamcc » Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:08 am

Mommy wrote:Its cool to look back at this after 4 years. Caused a bit of a stir on here at the time. We became popular as strawberry float.


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by Moggy » Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:38 am

Mommy wrote:Its cool to look back at this after 4 years. Caused a bit of a stir on here at the time. This thread became popular as strawberry float.


FTFY.

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by Bunni » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:37 pm

Clarkman wrote:I'm trying to convince my girlfriend into coming with me in Christmas. Phenomenal thread this one.


Aye we're looking to go for Anungs birthday. I'd love to go work in one of the orphanages with kids with disabilities. Would be dead interesting to see what radiation does to the body.

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by Tineash » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:39 pm

Bunni wrote:
Clarkman wrote:I'm trying to convince my girlfriend into coming with me in Christmas. Phenomenal thread this one.


Aye we're looking to go for Anungs birthday. I'd love to go work in one of the orphanages with kids with disabilities. Would be dead interesting to see what radiation does to the body.


OH MAN I bet those kids are REALLY strawberry floated UP that would be AWESOME!

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by Bunni » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:47 pm

Actually I just have interest in both physics and congenital conditions from a medical point of view. I'd be there to learn, not laugh. (Though there was a kid on a BBC documentary not long ago with no arms or legs who sorta cartwheels everywhere on his stumps which was pretty badass :shifty: )

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by degoose » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:12 pm

Mommy wrote:Its cool to look back at this after 4 years. Caused a bit of a stir on here at the time. We became popular as strawberry float.


i completely strawberry floating missed it when it was originally posted or at least i don't remember it although i didn't use to view the OT section to much back then.

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by Prototype » Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:49 am

Always cool to look at these pics again. Just realised this thread got over a million views!

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by Curls » Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:52 pm

Brerlappins little hat wrote:8-)

Anyone thinking about doing it, go while you can. I read recently theyre cutting off access to alot of areas. Even when i was there you couldnt go to the vehicle graveyard.


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by Thrupneybithead » Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:53 pm

I've been doing a lot of reading on the subject since this thread was bumped in November. I missed it first time round. I am however putting some serious thought into going over there later this year...

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by don_pepperoni » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:46 pm

Hi

Is there any possibility to contact the author of this post, Brerlappin.
I know it's been a long time since he post this but i'm planning a tour to Chernobyl and i want some advices from someone who already take the tour.

Can you send me a private message with your email, please?

Many thanks in advance.

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by floydfreak » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:18 am


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by Finiarél » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:34 am

floydfreak wrote:


Been looking for something like this after watching Top Gear the other week, Cheers! :wub:

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by floydfreak » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:47 am

no worrys im currently watching it & its really interesting lots of stuff i never knew :shock:

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by Rightey » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:18 am

don_pepperoni wrote:Hi

Is there any possibility to contact the author of this post, Brerlappin.
I know it's been a long time since he post this but i'm planning a tour to Chernobyl and i want some advices from someone who already take the tour.

Can you send me a private message with your email, please?

Many thanks in advance.


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