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I can come visit! .... as soon as i get a car (by james85)
A 12,400 mile super highway is being proposed that would take you from Britain to America in what would be the ultimate road trip.
It is an idea being put forward in a way to improve Russia's tourism, with the hope that people would be more willing to travel through the country having a much more desired destination at the end, like the States.
The Siberian Times report that the route would be based on The Trans-Sibera Railway, going through cities like Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk and Vladivostok. Not exactly most sought after tourist locations it must be admitted.
Head of Russian Academy of Science says that the project is 'ambitious and very expensive' and that it not only gives the chance to improve roads in the country, but also the railway.
‘It will solve many problems in the development of the vast region. It is connected with social programs, and new fields, new energy resources, and so on. The idea is that basing on the new technology of high-speed rail transport we can build a new railway near the Trans-Siberian Railway, with the opportunity to go to Chukotka and Bering Strait and then to the American continent.
— Vladimir Fortov, the Head of the Russian Academy of Science
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The real selling point for the rest of the world, is that you could theoretically travel, by car, from Britain via the Channel Tunnel and then all the way to the USA.
With it being 12,400 miles, it could take more than 200 hours to get over there, and that is probably only as far as Alaska. However, you'd just have to make a road trip as epic as that.
It is an idea being put forward in a way to improve Russia's tourism, with the hope that people would be more willing to travel through the country having a much more desired destination at the end, like the States.
The Siberian Times report that the route would be based on The Trans-Sibera Railway, going through cities like Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk and Vladivostok. Not exactly most sought after tourist locations it must be admitted.
Head of Russian Academy of Science says that the project is 'ambitious and very expensive' and that it not only gives the chance to improve roads in the country, but also the railway.
‘It will solve many problems in the development of the vast region. It is connected with social programs, and new fields, new energy resources, and so on. The idea is that basing on the new technology of high-speed rail transport we can build a new railway near the Trans-Siberian Railway, with the opportunity to go to Chukotka and Bering Strait and then to the American continent.
— Vladimir Fortov, the Head of the Russian Academy of Science
’
The real selling point for the rest of the world, is that you could theoretically travel, by car, from Britain via the Channel Tunnel and then all the way to the USA.
With it being 12,400 miles, it could take more than 200 hours to get over there, and that is probably only as far as Alaska. However, you'd just have to make a road trip as epic as that.
Who ever travels that road better have a car that gets good gas milage & hope they won't get a flat tire or have car troubles not to mention the weather they may encounter as well.
Id want to do it though just so I can come visit etc
Last edited by james85; 25-Mar-15 9:30 pm.
Wonder what the cost of fuel vs a plane ticket wld be....hmmm.....
Get 30 miles to a gal....thats 400 gallons...at, say, $3 a gallon....$1200. Somebody check my math lol
Get 30 miles to a gal....thats 400 gallons...at, say, $3 a gallon....$1200. Somebody check my math lol
Last edited by WalkSoftly; 25-Mar-15 9:38 pm.
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