XWORLD, Stage 3: Adventure on the Black Sea - From Istanbul to Astrakhan
The third stage of the XWORLD tour 2008/2009 crossed the Carpathian Mountains in Rumania and the endless expanses of the Ukraine and Russia to the Caspian Sea. This is an account of the journey by the participants who drove from Istanbul to Astrakhan with Land Cruisers. And gave breakdown assistance and received lavish hospitality.
Impressionen der Etappe 03: Istanbul – Astrakhan 5.-18. April 2008
- 7. April 2008 - Border Turkey/Bulgaria, Bye Bye Turkey!
- 9. April 2008: Romania - river crossing with a ferry
- 10. April 2008: Offraod through Transylvania
- 10. April 2008: Offraod through Transylvania
- 10. April 2008: Offraod through Transylvania
- 10. April 2008: Offraod through Transylvania
- 10. April 2008: Offraod through Transylvania
- 10. April 2008: Offraod through Transylvania
- 11. April 2008: Romaina, crossing the Carpathian Mountains, visit of an ancient monastery
- 11. April 2008: Romania, crossing the Carpathian Mountains
- 12. April 2008: Crossing the border from Romania to Moldova
- 12. April 2008: Offroad through Moldova
- 13. April 2008: Moldovia
- 13. April 2008: Moldovia
- 13. April 2008: Ukraina - stone chips repairs on sunroof of one of the vans
- 13.April 2008: Moldova
- 13. April 2008: Crossing the border from the Republic of Transnister (separate state of Moldova and unacknowledged by the world community) to the Ukraina
- 13. April 2008: Ukraina near Dneprpetrovsk - collecting firewood
- 13. April 2008: Ukraina near Dneprpetrovsk - procurement of beverages
- 13. April 2008: Ukraina near Dneprpetrowsk, camp
- 13. April 2008: Ukraina near Dneprpetrovsk - camp
- 13. April 2008: Ukraina near Dneprpetrowsk, camp
- 14. April 2008: Crossing the border from the Ukraina to Russia
- 15. April 2008: Russia- Wolgograd, former Stalingrad, memorial of the battle of Stalingrad
- 15. April 2008: Russia- Wolgograd, former Stalingrad, memorial of the battle of Stalingrad
- 15. April 2008: Russia near Wolgograd
