Welcome to 28DaysLater.co.uk - 28DL - The UK Urban Exploring / Urban Exploration / Urbex Forums. Create an account | Login | Request new password
Hi war x did Chernobyl in April this year with ex-lore as a single man there were 7 of us in total inc 2 single ladies, Must be honest I found Kiev very safe to go wandering on my own using the metro public transport. Inside the exclusion zo e you have to stay with the official guide but prypyat and the surrounding country side is awesome,also meeting the self settlers was fantastic. We had lunch inside the nuclear power plant with the workers and the food was foul!! Don’t have the misconception about everywhere in the zone being desert3d,it isn’t. There are many hundreds of workers at the plant and the nuclear waste receiving plant. But all in all a great experience.Wondering if anyone on here has been to Chernobyl. Looking at going soon, but I’ll be a female single traveller (unless one of you want to join me!!)
Just wondering how safe Ukraine is and anything I need to know?
Have to disagree about a lot of what you say, in the exclsi)n zone there were only one other small group at prypyat when we were there in April, and we were the only group who stayed in the hotel in the zone overnight. The guides will take you to places within prypyat if you specifically ask, bearing in mind that it is foolish to disregard radiation exposure, for instance we were able to enter the main area of the hospital as the readings were just below safe limits , but the basement areas were off limits due to higher readings. There is a difference between exploring and exploring with a death wish!We went with Misha too. He was sound and understood what people wanted to do. I would strongly advise against going on a 'generic' trip tho. You need to get a group of explorers together and make it clear beforehand that you want to see everything and not just get off the bus at every tourist spot and snap a photo of the outside. I was quite suprised how touristy it has got now pipyat was like a coach park most of the day. 1000s of every day punters following the rules but to get to see most of the good stuff you need a proper multi day trip with a guide who's on side and 'knows people' so they can bend all the rules..
It looks so intriguing, I can’t wait to goHave to disagree about a lot of what you say, in the exclsi)n zone there were only one other small group at prypyat when we were there in April, and we were the only group who stayed in the hotel in the zone overnight. The guides will take you to places within prypyat if you specifically ask, bearing in mind that it is foolish to disregard radiation exposure, for instance we were able to enter the main area of the hospital as the readings were just below safe limits , but the basement areas were off limits due to higher readings. There is a difference between exploring and exploring with a death wish!
That last photo is in Kiev at the mother monument right?Hi war x did Chernobyl in April this year with ex-lore as a single man there were 7 of us in total inc 2 single ladies, Must be honest I found Kiev very safe to go wandering on my own using the metro public transport. Inside the exclusion zo e you have to stay with the official guide but prypyat and the surrounding country side is awesome,also meeting the self settlers was fantastic. We had lunch inside the nuclear power plant with the workers and the food was foul!! Don’t have the misconception about everywhere in the zone being desert3d,it isn’t. There are many hundreds of workers at the plant and the nuclear waste receiving plant. But all in all a great experience.
Have to disagree about a lot of what you say, in the exclsi)n zone there were only one other small group at prypyat when we were there in April, and we were the only group who stayed in the hotel in the zone overnight. The guides will take you to places within prypyat if you specifically ask, bearing in mind that it is foolish to disregard radiation exposure, for instance we were able to enter the main area of the hospital as the readings were just below safe limits , but the basement areas were off limits due to higher readings. There is a difference between exploring and exploring with a death wish!
Very Safe these days.
Part of my work I do industrial radiography, this uses a radioactive isotope. Usually Iridium 192 with a source strength of between 5 and 12 curie's.
At my barriers I'm allowed 7.5 µSv (Microsieverts) an hour and any member of the public could work all day there without it being a problem. I'm allowed 20 µSv (Microsieverts in a shift. If I put our meter next to our source when it's in it's protective housing it's not uncommon to see readings of around 220 µSv (Microsieverts) an hour which is stilled deemed safe as that's where we handle it.
Most of the time around Chernobyl we were seeing readings of 0.2 µSv (Microsieverts) and hour, odd area where it was around 2 or 3 µSv (Microsieverts) and had to actively be shown areas where the readings were higher by the guide, 80 µSv (Microsieverts) an hour was the highest I saw which is significantly less than what I get exposed to at work in the UK while working to the strict guidelines. After all safety is paramount
The basement of the hospital has been filled with sand for many years now to prevent access, so it's not possible to go down there even if you wanted to.
Pictures are allowed in Auschwitz. I was there in Feb and it is one of the best tours iv ever done. However cant take pictures in gas chambers. Chernobyl next.Wow thank you for a in-depth reply, too be honest the figure data us beyond my knowledge, I really want to do this trip as a new 'wonderet" I will go on a guided tour.
I want to go to Auschwitz but I don't want or think cameras are a good idea or if u could emotionally take ant pictures.
Guess it's a balance (shit hole humanity at its worst 'jurmanity' horrific)
The world will k8ll itself, were primitive...