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Chernobyl Becomes Tourist Hot Spot

Posted by michael on from the we're-not-above-puns dept.

prostoalex writes "18 years ago on April 26, the Chernobyl disaster occurred in Central Ukraine. Nowadays, as British Telegraph reports, the radioactive disaster area is becoming a tourist hot-spot with 3000 visitors paying $200 for a guided tour each year."

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  1. Re:Hot Spot? by Paulrothrock · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not hot as in popular, hot as in radioactive.

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  2. Photo diary of a biker through the Chernobyl... by fifirebel · · Score: 1, Redundant
    ...area can be found here: http://www.kiddofspeed.com/.

    And do not forget to visit Bob the Angry Flower, that's where I got the link... and this week's cartoon (Bombs of love) is hilarious too.

  3. For All You Bikers Out There by AlanQStout · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here is a woman who is a biker and rides through the "Dead Zone", she explains in detail all the security, chemical washes, and some interesting things about the dead zone such as: The asphalt doesnt carry the radiation, so the sides of the road are 2x as radioactive as the middle. She offers the truth. http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

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  4. ghost town - Chernobyl images by stelo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you are interested in what your are missing not visiting Chernobyl, check out the photographic story posted at http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html Elena rode her bike through Chernobyl and took great pictures on this absolute unreal world. Stefano