Advice on driving through ex-Soviet Block countries in a 911.
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Just get a Trump 2016 bumper sticker and you'll be received like family...
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Anyway......I'm a native born American but I speak fluent Russian. I spent a year living in Moscow, and have traveled extensively through Eastern Europe. I can't can't count how many clueless people from the US and Western Europe I saved/helped in various places in the former soviet bloc countries, because these tourists thought things worked the same in Montenegro as it does in Paris. Very different places to travel through.
If people don't understand that, then they haven't seen as much of the world as they think.
#19
to OP, I am sure you will have a good time and enjoy the trip
#20
Great question. I only wanted to drive the Transfagarsan highway in Romania. That's it. That required a pickup in Leipzig, drive to Romania and then return to Stuttgart or Leipzig. Everything was planned perfectly and then I asked my wife what she thought - first mistake. Here is what changed: Spend 2 nights in Berlin first. Added Venice for two nights which made us drive through Serbia, Croatia. Slovenia and Bosnia. Then she added Verona to see Romeo and Juliet's balcony. Then drive to Lake Como, then Mont Blanc on the French side. Then we had to drive to Stuttgart. This trip is 1 year in the making and had many iterations including going to Turkey, Albania, Greece, Norway etc....It was crazy. This route is how we landed with the many compromises between us. lol First world problems.
Damn those Other Halves ... however you will not be disappointed.
Funny how the US views Europe - probably same as I thought my first US trip was going to go - shot or raped within the first hour
Hopefully you will meet some good people like I did!
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If I was an American who spoke only English, Serbia would not be at the top of my to visit list.
I expect you wouldn't feel too comfortable visiting Nigeria right now.
#22
Africa is not a good example, lived there before moving to Middle East and have traveled to most of the countries ... but South America would be different for me
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I am sure we will meet some great people. They are everywhere.
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We did Euro delivery and the most adventurous place we visited was Prague, but learned later that places in Germany were worse for car theft!
We did Euro delivery and the most adventurous place we visited was Prague, but learned later that places in Germany were worse for car theft!
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Driving through 8 ex-Soviet Block countries...
Comrade Subshooter:
Technically, I believe you will be driving through only four of the former
Soviet Block countries. They would be East Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Hungary & Romania. Back then, the Czech Republic & Slovakia were
one single country. And Yugoslavia (today's Croatia, Bosnia/Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Slovenia, Kosovo, Serbia-Vojvodina & Macedonia) was
not considered a puppet of the Soviets after Tito & Stalin split in 1948.
Nor did it ever joined the Warsaw Pact. So it was not Soviet Block.
If you want to reach more Ex-Soviet Block countries on your Porsche
European Delivery, you need to extend your trip to Poland & Bulgaria.
But you are still short of eight!
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If, however, you change your goal to visiting as many ex-Warsaw Pact
countries as possible, you get additional results. Albania was part of
it until 1968...and that you can hit easiy after Serbia. And if you don't
want to set foot on the Soviet Motherland (CCCP) to reach the magic
8 number, you can alternatively detour by boat to that sunny socialist
paradise - Cuba. Although technically not a member of the Warsaw
Pact, it was there in spirit until the bitter end! In fact, it still is!
Счастливого пути!,
Eduardo
Scottsdale
Technically, I believe you will be driving through only four of the former
Soviet Block countries. They would be East Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Hungary & Romania. Back then, the Czech Republic & Slovakia were
one single country. And Yugoslavia (today's Croatia, Bosnia/Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Slovenia, Kosovo, Serbia-Vojvodina & Macedonia) was
not considered a puppet of the Soviets after Tito & Stalin split in 1948.
Nor did it ever joined the Warsaw Pact. So it was not Soviet Block.
If you want to reach more Ex-Soviet Block countries on your Porsche
European Delivery, you need to extend your trip to Poland & Bulgaria.
But you are still short of eight!
***
If, however, you change your goal to visiting as many ex-Warsaw Pact
countries as possible, you get additional results. Albania was part of
it until 1968...and that you can hit easiy after Serbia. And if you don't
want to set foot on the Soviet Motherland (CCCP) to reach the magic
8 number, you can alternatively detour by boat to that sunny socialist
paradise - Cuba. Although technically not a member of the Warsaw
Pact, it was there in spirit until the bitter end! In fact, it still is!
Счастливого пути!,
Eduardo
Scottsdale
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We wouldn't want to get to Leipzig and then realize that we over packed.
Comrade Subshooter:
Technically, I believe you will be driving through only four of the former
Soviet Block countries. They would be East Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Hungary & Romania. Back then, the Czech Republic & Slovakia were
one single country. And Yugoslavia is today's Croatia, Bosnia/Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Slovenia, Kosovo, Serbia-Vojvodina & Macedonia was
not considered a puppet of the Soviets after Tito & Stalin split in 1948.
Nor did it ever joined the Warsaw Pact. So it was not Soviet Block.
Technically, I believe you will be driving through only four of the former
Soviet Block countries. They would be East Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Hungary & Romania. Back then, the Czech Republic & Slovakia were
one single country. And Yugoslavia is today's Croatia, Bosnia/Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Slovenia, Kosovo, Serbia-Vojvodina & Macedonia was
not considered a puppet of the Soviets after Tito & Stalin split in 1948.
Nor did it ever joined the Warsaw Pact. So it was not Soviet Block.
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+1. https://www.stopngo.com/
We did Euro delivery and the most adventurous place we visited was Prague, but learned later that places in Germany were worse for car theft!
We did Euro delivery and the most adventurous place we visited was Prague, but learned later that places in Germany were worse for car theft!
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I am doing a European Delivery in about 6 weeks and taking a slightly different route than most would take. I will be driving through 8 ex-Soviet Block countries and I am a bit concerned about what to do if I get a flat, destroy a tire or something worse.
Below are some of the things I have done to prepare.
1. I have watched hours of driving videos through all of these countries along the route that I am taking to ensure I understand road quality, traffic conditions and driving habits. Roads are surprisingly good and comparable to I-95 in most places.
2. I have plotted all the Porsche dealerships along my route so I know which one to call or where to get towed to. Basically every capital has a Porsche dealership. Even Bratislava has a small Porsche dealership.
3. Of course, I have the goo and compressor that comes with the car.
4. Porsche provides customers with a road side assistance during European Delivery but I'm not sure how effective that is going to be in Romania or Serbia.
Any other suggestions? Are there other types of small fix-a-flat kits that I should bring just in case? I wont be able to remove the wheel though myself and I would not haul the tools along to do it.
Route is below: Thanks.
Below are some of the things I have done to prepare.
1. I have watched hours of driving videos through all of these countries along the route that I am taking to ensure I understand road quality, traffic conditions and driving habits. Roads are surprisingly good and comparable to I-95 in most places.
2. I have plotted all the Porsche dealerships along my route so I know which one to call or where to get towed to. Basically every capital has a Porsche dealership. Even Bratislava has a small Porsche dealership.
3. Of course, I have the goo and compressor that comes with the car.
4. Porsche provides customers with a road side assistance during European Delivery but I'm not sure how effective that is going to be in Romania or Serbia.
Any other suggestions? Are there other types of small fix-a-flat kits that I should bring just in case? I wont be able to remove the wheel though myself and I would not haul the tools along to do it.
Route is below: Thanks.
I've done Euro delivery 3 times, and my recommendation is that you should stay at least 2 days in every hotel you use. Otherwise your balance of sightseeing, relaxing, vacation will be out of whack with the ratio of driving. While we all love cars, long drives daily defeats the purpose of a vacation. Plus it's hard on your spouse.