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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content"><channel><title>EveryTrail Feed</title><description/><link>http://www.everytrail.com</link><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:34 -0200</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:34 -0200</pubDate><image><url>http://www.everytrail.com/images/everytrail-logo.png</url><title>EveryTrail</title><link>http://www.everytrail.com</link><description>GPS travel community, geotagging, geotagged photos, Google Maps, GPS tracks, waypoints, coordinates</description><width>144</width><height>41</height></image><item><title><![CDATA[Chernobyl - From the Exclusion Zone to Reactor Four]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting Chernobyl and the abandoned city of Pripyiat has always been at the top of my list of things to visit, and luckily I got the chance during a stopover in Kiev on my way to Sweden.  Due to issues with the Ukranian goverment, a lot of tours had been cancelled but I managed to book one through http://www.stayinkiev.com/ which was very fortunate.The tour started at independance square in central Kiev, which was then an hour and a half bus ride to the border of the exclusion zone, where I started my GPS trail.  At the exclusion zone border, there is a passport check and then you reboard the bus for the rest of the trip to Chernobyl town.In Chernobyl we met our guide, who explained what we will be seeing in the day. Our first stop was the abandoned city of Prypiat.  On the way we passed the powerplant and reactor four, which you can see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wplzxJGGJa0 The town of Prypiat was surreal, it has been 25 years since the disaster and nature has started reclaiming the abandoned city.  Its hard to tell how long it will still be standing for.  Our guide warned us not to wander too far, as apparently there are a lot of wild animals around such as wolves.In Prypiat we explored the abandoned amusement park and large swimming pool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4lhMYPEWas We also had the opportunity to go to the top floor of one of the hotels and get a good overview of the city and the nearby reactor four.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZONXxU6xQU After visiting Prypiat we had a chance to get up close to Reactor number four and see the sacophagus that was built to contain the Radiation.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYEN3-rEEkAlso at reactor four was a bridge that contained some large catfish +2m!!These are not big because of the radiation, but because of a lack of predators.After Reactor four, it was time to go home.  I highly recommend this tour if you are ever in the Ukraine, it is a once in a lifetime opportunity and it is safe.  The level of Radiation you experience is the same as taking an international flight, or having a CAT scan.  <br><img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/3267933-P1080268.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/3267952-P1080275.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/3267984-P1080286.jpg"/> <img src="http://images.everytrail.com/pics/thumbnail/3268013-P1080287.jpg"/> ]]></description><guid>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1225465</guid><link>http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1225465</link><pubDate>Sat, 6 Aug 2011 12:03:46 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
	