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You'd think that my favourite memory of the trip would be visiting a desolate city with a rich historical background to it, featured in lots of pop culture and notoriously difficult to visit, especially in this present day... well, my favourite memory was being with my friend in the backseat of...

Once again, I find myself doing a mega report. Every time I tell myself I’ll make it shorter, only to end up writing more. I’ve done a big intro here to set the scene but there’s plenty. I’ve got to thank UrbanX from DP and @The_Raw for some general advice on visiting these bases. We didn’t get...

On the morning of Saturday April 26th 1986, at 01:23:58 am the world changed, and a very large nail was hammered into the coffin of the USSR. At unit 4 of the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear power plant, 3 KM from the city of Pripyat, a safety test was being carried out to see if the power...

I know I know, another Chernobyl one. Posting this so i've got some explores under my belt on the forum. I'll try post photos of stuff that isn't seen as often! (Although it's been heavily covered) Background: Well we all know what happened here, but in the late 80s a failed nuclear...

History Wardley is now largely a residential area of Gateshead, however it was once home to a cluster of collieries which employed thousands in the area. It was officially opened in 1855. In 1911, the original Wardley Colliery closed and was replaced by Follingsby Colliery. Following almost...

This is one of my older searches and low and behold the one day we chose to find this the weather gave us absolute hell. Anyway sometime last march me and my group went out on search for this colliery which used to be a indoor paintball arena as well if i remember correctly and its hidden just...

I think everybody knows about this area and must not say much about it. We where there for 3 days in February and it was amazing. Enjoy the pics.

The three of us are crouched, huddled on the icy roof of apartment block number 15, watching the sharp torch beams of the Ukrainian police department scan the buildings of Lenina Avenue, downtown Pripyat. I'm not sure if they are looking for us, or are just beginning a routine patrol of the...

lucky enough to spend 3 days in the exclusion zone so much to see so many pictures; have posted just a few that represent the visit; fun times being locked in your hotel at 10pm curfew and limited access to beer; thank fk for beef jerky as the food was dire; especially that served up in the...

3 days in the exclusuion zone reactor No 4 Prypyat Chernobyl; overnight stays within the zone locked in the hotel at 10pm curfew and restricted access to beer!! Also getting to meet some of the self settlers who returned to the area of their own accord not long after the disaster; just a few...

September 2018 I have wanted to see this place with my own eyes since I was a young boy seeing images and footage on TV, I visited for two days with a non member and spent the night in the Chernobyl Town hostel . Despite spending two days in the exclusion zone I can confidently say that we...

History This was an old Colliery (as suggested by the name), but it only started mining coal in 1871, after being purchased by somebody beforehand. I couldn't find any information on that. It was then later closed in 1911 as it was replaced by another Colliery (Follingsby Colliery). A little...

Background history Wardley Colliery, Pelaw ,Gateshead was once the main source of coal for the area, opened in 1855. It closed in 1911 due to another colliery opening up (Follonsby Colliery). It reopened after modernization started until August 1974. Around 2007 it reopened as a paintabll arena...

Forgive me Father, it has been several years since my last explore - but I beg your forgivness by offering you an very small exotic type. The Jerusalem Gate, also called the Golden Dome Gate is one of four gateways within the Green/International Zone in Baghdad. It was just a security barrier...

Hello, I visited Ukraine this week and had a great time! Please see below for a link to my Chernobyl video playlist. Currently I have 2 up, but should have one or two more soon. Here are some of my favourite pictures from the visit: My full album can be found here: Chernobyl...