A harmadik út

Vámbéry nyomában

4th May - 25th August 2013.

14 countries, 7700km

2 wheels

Moldova

Capital: 
Chișinău
Population: 
4 324 450
Area: 
33 843 km²
Cycled distance: 
245 km

The borders of PRM (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic).were opened by soldiers with machine guns and I was guided to the immigration office. Yes, it is a given there. I requested a travelling permit and what I was given by the officer was a ten hours transit permission. I will have time till 8 in the morning to get out of the “country” or else I will be in deep trouble. Of course I could have got a tourist visa for a couple of days, but I would have to have a Letter of Invitation and a hotel reservation as well.
It is almost unreal that in an European country – which by the way does not even exist, as no one recognised its existence – they treat you like in the middle east in the 21st century. But let’s not stop here...

I am always excited when entering a new, unknown country. On the border, in spite of no cue in front of me, I had to wait for 10 minutes to get my entrance approved. When finally was allowed to enter the country from the shadows of the building where the custom officers were standing I got chased by five angry dogs. The custom offices did not even bothered looking. These were my first steps on Moldovan soil.

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