Mt Ararat Ride Report

Just got back from Mt. Ararat. We crossed Italy, Greece,Turkey,Georgia, Armenia. The trip was 12.000Km. On our way back we crossed Bulgaria, Romania, Ucraina,Polonia, Slovacchia, Austria. If you have any questions or you are planning on doing this trip, please ask. Cheers. My next dream is to go to Mongolia. Did any of you did it ? Info PLEASE.











HERE SOME VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HKrf6BRBwU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggZYbcNIlU&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYJciVUqAg&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6FiWuI-wL8&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqVR9y1VZc0&feature=related
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Sorry about the size of pics. I do not know how to make them smaller. Please let me know so I can post more. Thanks. I have done movies. Just go to youtube and check the videos made by romafras. Cheers.

Use a photo editing programm such as photoshop or acdsee to resize your pictures.

We need more of them!

Lefteris

I use Vallen JPegger , a free program. Works good.
I really thought your information on said place was good learning and not out of line. Keep them coming.

your travel seems great. Send us some more pics and tell us about the people who are living in this place, no mater how the place is named.

O.

Thanks Olivier, definitely a place to visit. Mt Ararat is for many people a holy Mountain. When you go there you can feel something magical about the place. I am reading a book called ARARAT written from Frank Westerman in which he explains very well the region. I saw your video in the Sahara. Very impressive. Bravo.

Hi Roma
Please post more pics. I'm heading that way in a couple weeks. I'm also going to the Kurdish part of Iraq, which they also call Kurdistan. As you point out, they have their own flag, & also have a separate border to the rest of Iraq.

I figure since they live there, they can call it anything they want to.

Oh, I went to Mongolia last year, theres a story about it in my 'Chopper' trip thread from last year, or for specific info, just send me a PM...

the border guards there are idiots, so be ready for them

Doug

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Here are the videos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HKrf6BRBwU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggZYbcNIlU&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYJciVUqAg&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6FiWuI-wL8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqVR9y1VZc0&feature=related

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I got back from Uckraine and I had to wait 3 hours at the border. It is all part of the adventure I guess.
BTW. If you go to Mt Ararat, make sure you do the road that goes from the city of Siirt to Pervari - catak. That is an alternative way to go to Van. One of the most remarkable road I ever did. You can see it on my video. Cheers

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ahhh Ukraine... beautiful country, wonderful people, except for the police

And if someone has a problem with what Roma calls the places he went, why dont you get up off your asses, go there yourself, and do your OWN friggin ride report!

many of these posts will be heading down the toilet to the basement very soon I am guessing. Which is good, no one wants to read political crap in RR's, especially me.

Im from Redneckistan. Wanna see it on the map?

Doug

+1

My wife is Armenian and I have some pretty strong and ingrained opinions about this subject, but this RR is no place for that. Take it to Jo Momma or STFU!

I want to see more of these awesome pictures!

Thanks for the Ride Report, Roma!

If you want to discuss politics, please do so in CSM.

The political posts have been moved to Head Explody.

Thanks,
Photog
RR Mod & Site Admin

This doesn't mean that I'm not reading it.(for example I enjoy your reports & have one adv sticker at my transporter.)
We'll be riding on the same territory at the 1st of August & this is my promise to you;I'll report it (2400 km dualsport, mostly passing the mountains offroad)

If you want to show it on Google Earth, why not ?

Ride Safe...
Peace...(This is my last word about this subject.)

Your ride seems nice but the topic name
Mount Ararat is in the borders of TURKEY (TÜRK&#304;YE) It's name is A&#287;r&#305; Da&#287;&#305;. And in the city I&#287;d&#305;r.
There's no place named kurdistan.

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Great Picture! Where was it taken?